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Jack Hughes’ Jewish Mom, Ellen Weinberg-Hughes, Is a Hockey Legend, Too

JL;DR SUMMARY Ellen Weinberg-Hughes, the mother of NHL star Jack Hughes, is a celebrated figure in ice hockey, sharing in her family's Olympic triumph. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish HeritageIce HockeyInternational Jewish Sports Hall Of FameQuinn HughesJack HughesWomen's SportsOlympic GoldHughes FamilyEllen Weinberg HughesU.S. Women's Hockey Team

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Lombardy, Italy
"Americas hockey team just won its first Olympic gold in over 40 years at the Milano Cortina Olympics this Sunday, all thanks to an overtime goal from Jewish New Jersey Devils player Jack Hughes."
Newark, New Jersey, United States
"Americas hockey team just won its first Olympic gold in over 40 years at the Milano Cortina Olympics this Sunday, all thanks to an overtime goal from Jewish New Jersey Devils player Jack Hughes."
St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
"Her oldest son, Quinn Hughes, a defender for the Minnesota Wild, played alongside brother Jack."
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
"Weinberg-Hughes was raised Jewish in St. Louis, Missouri and Dallas, Texas."
Dallas, Texas, United States
"Weinberg-Hughes was raised Jewish in St. Louis, Missouri and Dallas, Texas."
Durham, New Hampshire, United States
"And Weinberg-Hughes did. She was lucky to play hockey for the University of New Hampshire, which was way ahead of its time for offering womens sports scholarships."
Norway
"but before the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics in Norway, the Norwegian ice hockey federation hired her as a USA Hockey ambassador to help promote womens hockey."
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"Her husband was busy as director of player development for the Toronto Maple Leafs."

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