Back in 1992, Ellen Hughes played for the USA Women’s Hockey Team. She proudly wore the red, white and blue and lived out her dream on the ice.
Years later, her dream grew even bigger.
Ellen built a life, got married, and raised three sons. One of them is Jack Hughes.
She once represented her country. Now she has watched her sons do the same, even helping Team USA beat Canada for a gold medal.
From player to proud mom, it is a full circle American story that longtime fans love to see.
Jack Hughes and his mom respond to U.S. men’s hockey controversy
As the backlash continues to swirl — and rightfully so — over the United States men’s hockey team laughing at Donald Trump’s remark about having to invite the gold medal-winning women’s hockey squad to the State of the Union, there’s been some response.
Jack Hughes and his mother, Ellen Weinberg-Hughes — herself a former member of the U.S. women’s national team that won a silver at the 1992 Women’s World Championship — have spoken out.
The New Jersey Devils star who scored the golden goal against Canada in overtime was asked about the women’s team turning down the invitation to the State of the Union and had this to say to the Daily Mail:
His mother delivered this statement to TODAY:
“People that cheered on that don’t watch hockey, people that have politics on one side or on the other side, and that’s all both the men’s team and the women’s team care about.”
“If you could see what we see from the inside, and the men and women sharing, you know, dorm rooms and halls and flex floors and the camaraderie and the synergy and the way the women cheered on the men and the way the men cheered on the women — that’s what it’s all about. And the other things they cannot control. They care about humanity. They care about unity and they care about the country.”
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