Olympic gold medalist US men's hockey team visits White House to celebrate historic win over Canada

The U.S. men’s national hockey team lands in Washington, D.C., ahead of the State of the Union.

Team USA's Olympic gold medal-winning men's hockey team arrived at the White House for their meeting with President Donald Trump on Tuesday, as the players are also expected to attend Trump's State of the Union address. 

The White House later put out a post on Instagram showing off several moments from the visit. 

The team made history with its 2-1 overtime win over Team Canada at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in the gold medal game on Sunday. New Jersey Devils star Jack Hughes hit the golden goal to deliver the U.S. its first men's hockey gold medal since the 1980 Miracle on Ice team. 

Canada has historically been the most dominant Olympic hockey team in history, with a world-best nine gold medals. Sunday's win also avenged a loss to Canada in the NHL's 4 Nations Face Off exhibition in early 2025, which came amid heightened tensions between the two countries over Trump's tariff policy. 

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Trump called the players after Sunday's win, congratulating and thanking them during the locker room celebration.

Trump told the men's team after inviting them to Tuesday's State of the Union that he'd "have" to invite the women's team, otherwise "I probably would be impeached." The players laughed in response to Trump's joke. 

Video of the exchange has since gone viral, with some women's hockey fans criticizing Trump and the men's players for making light of the women's team's gold medal victory, which also came against Canada. The women's team has since declined Trump's invitation to Washington, citing scheduling conflicts. 

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