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Jewish hockey star Jack Hughes’ overtime goal propels US to historic gold medal in Olympic hockey

JL;DR SUMMARY Jack Hughes, the Jewish hockey star for the New Jersey Devils, clinched a historic gold medal for the U.S. men's hockey team at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan. 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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American Jewish CommunityJewish AthletesJewish PrideInternational SportsIce HockeyJack HughesOlympic GoldUsa Men's HockeyHughes FamilyMiracle On Ice

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Milan, Lombardy, Italy
"...victory in the Mens Gold Medal match between Canada and the United States of the 2026 Winter Olympic games in Milan, Feb. 22."
Canada
"...teams 2-1 overtime victory in the Mens Gold Medal match between Canada and the United States..."
New Jersey, United States
"The New Jersey Devils star center, who had scored twice in Team USAs semifinal win, sent the puck between..."
Minnesota, United States
"Quinn Hughes is a defender for the Minnesota Wild and a former captain of the Vancouver Canucks who won the NHLs..."
Massachusetts, United States
"The third Jewish member of the U.S. team, Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman, won the one game he played, a Feb. 14 preliminary-round..."

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