US men's hockey star Matthew Tkachuk reflects on Trump's phone call with team

President Donald Trump talked to the U.S. men’s hockey squad and invited them to his State of the Union code aft their golden medal triumph implicit Canada astatine the Winter Olympics.

American Olympian Matthew Tkachuk reflected connected the president’s telephone telephone arsenic helium arrived astatine Miami International Airport a time aft the squad secured a golden medal.

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United States' hockey subordinate Matthew Tkachuk signs autographs aft arriving astatine Miami International Airport from the Milan Cortina Olympics, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, successful Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

"It was ace cool," helium told reporters arsenic helium walked into the terminal. "It’s an grant proceeding from the President of the United States. Hearing that helium was supporting america and each the different athletes wanting america to bring location arsenic galore golden medals arsenic we can. We’re decidedly honored to correspond him and the hundreds of millions crossed the state and to bring a golden medal back."

The Florida Panthers prima was besides asked however winning a golden medal compared to winning the Stanley Cup.

United States' Matthew Tkachuk (19) celebrates aft the United States defeated Canada successful a men's crystal hockey golden medal crippled betwixt Canada and the United States astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics, successful Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Tkachuk and the Panthers are back-to-back reigning Stanley Cup champions. He pointed retired the large quality was what the triumph meant to the state arsenic a whole.

"It’s astir much meaningful to everybody other successful the consciousness of it’s a mode to unite the full country," helium said. "When you spell done the two-month grind and the 82-game grind successful the NHL season, you don’t comparison that. That’s arsenic hard of a trophy arsenic you’re going to triumph successful sports, the Stanley Cup.

"But erstwhile it comes to bringing unneurotic Americans, whether they similar hockey oregon not, the Olympics, an Olympic hockey subordinate astatine that signifier against Canada, that’s arsenic precocious arsenic it’s gonna get."

United States' Matthew Tkachuk (19) celebrates aft the United States defeated Canada successful a men's crystal hockey golden medal crippled betwixt Canada and the United States astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics, successful Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026.  (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

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Tkachuk didn’t corroborate whether the squad volition beryllium astatine the State of the Union, but suggested that they volition enactment successful Miami connected Monday nighttime and past caput to D.C. connected Tuesday.

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