The U.S. Olympic men’s hockey team carried their gold medal-winning celebration from Milan to Miami on Monday, Feb. 23, as they returned home from a whirlwind experience at the just-completed 2026 Winter Games.
With their plane rerouted because of the blizzard in the northeast, Team USA couldn’t help but stroll into the chic E11EVEN Miami nightclub to keep the party going.
The club rolled out the red carpet for a sold-out celebration while an estimated 2,000-plus people waited in a line that stretched around the block for a chance to join the festivities.
Wearing their Olympic gold medals and wearing Team USA attire, the hockey players led the patriotic revelers in singing the national anthem.
Team USA’s victory lap will continue, even as the National Hockey League concludes its Olympic break and resumes its regular season on Wednesday, Feb. 25.
The American squad is expected to be in attendance and recognized during President Trump’s State of the Union speech on Tuesday night.
Olympic hero Jack Hughes, who scored the game-winning goal in overtime of the gold medal game vs. Canada, seemed to confirm that he and his teammates will be in Washington for President Trump’s address.
‘We’re so proud to represent the U.S., and when you get the chance to go to White House and meet the president, we’re proud to be Americans and that’s so patriotic,’ Hughes told the Daily Mail.
‘No matter what your (political) views are, we’re super excited to go to the White House tomorrow and be a part of that.’
The U.S. women’s hockey team, which also won gold at the Milano Cortina Winter Games, was invited to attend the State of the Union address as well, but declined due to ‘previously scheduled academic and professional commitments.’