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Jack Hughes

2001 - today

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His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Jack Hughes is the 419th most popular hockey player (up from 641st in 2024), the 18,280th most popular biography from United States (up from 20,045th in 2019) and the 27th most popular American Hockey Player.

Jack Hughes is most famously known as the American ice hockey center and alternate captain for the New Jersey Devils (NHL) who scored the dramatic overtime golden goal—a wrist shot from a Zach Werenski pass 1:41 into OT—for Team USA's 2-1 victory over Canada in the men's hockey final at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, securing the U.S.'s first men's Olympic hockey gold medal since the 1980 "Miracle on Ice" (exactly 46 years later) and ending a 46-year drought. The 24-year-old, drafted No. 1 overall by the Devils in 2019, had four goals and seven points in six Olympic games, including the clutch winner moments after losing two front teeth to a high stick in the third period—earning praise as "an animal" for his grit and toughness. Surprisingly, despite the gruesome injury (he laughed it off post-game, joking about U.S. dentists while proudly declaring love for his country and teammates), his heroics elevated him to instant national legend status, with tributes from President Trump, widespread media acclaim, and a patriotic celebration that included waving the American flag, cementing his legacy as a clutch performer and face of modern U.S. hockey alongside brothers Quinn (also on the gold-medal team) and Luke.

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Jack Hughes is currently trending after scoring the dramatic overtime "golden goal" for Team USA, clinching the gold medal in the 2026 Winter Olympics men's hockey final against Canada on Sunday. This historic 2-1 victory marked the first Olympic gold for the U.S. men's team since the "Miracle on Ice" in 1980, breaking a 46-year drought. Hughes, a New Jersey Devils star, also made headlines for continuing to play and scoring the winning goal despite losing teeth from a high stick to the mouth earlier in the game. His achievement has also been celebrated within the Jewish community, with many recognizing him as the first hockey player with a Bar Mitzvah to score an Olympic game-winning goal.

References:

  1. https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-hockey-star-jack-hughes-clinches-gold-medal-for-team-usa-at-winter-olympics/
  2. https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/article-887558
  3. https://www.news4jax.com/sports/2026/02/22/jack-hughes-lost-teeth-from-a-high-stick-to-the-mouth-before-his-olympic-gold-winning-goal/
  4. https://www.clickondetroit.com/sports/2026/02/22/jack-hughes-lost-teeth-from-a-high-stick-to-the-mouth-before-his-olympic-gold-winning-goal/
  5. https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/sport/artc-jack-hughes-makes-history-as-1st-jewish-male-athlete-with-olympic-golden-goal
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Among Hockey Players

Among hockey players, Jack Hughes ranks 419 out of 676. Before him are Mark Pavelich, Ján Laco, Jaroslav Halák, Patrice Bergeron, Pierre Turgeon, and David Krejčí. After him are Andrei Mezin, Janneke Schopman, Tomáš Kopecký, Jimmie Ericsson, Vyacheslav Butsayev, and Dennis Seidenberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2001, Jack Hughes ranks 131. Before him are Lucas Beltrán, Lola Young, Angourie Rice, Matt Lintz, and Zhong Chenle. After him are David Schumacher, Gonçalo Inácio, João Gomes, Oussama El Azzouzi, David Mazouz, Noè Ponti, and Sergio Camello.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jack Hughes ranks 18,288 out of NaN. Before him are Hersey Hawkins (1966), Bryce Johnson (1977), Luke Jensen (1966), Wednesday 13 (1976), Erick Sermon (1968), and Victor Rasuk (1984). After him are Adam Hicks (1992), Jennifer Nettles (1974), Zack Greinke (1983), Danny Granger (1983), Josie Davis (1973), and Ian Crocker (1982).

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Among Hockey Players In United States

Among hockey players born in United States, Jack Hughes ranks 27. Before him are Jim Craig (1957), Jeremy Roenick (1970), Phil Housley (1964), John LeClair (1969), T. J. Oshie (1986), and Mark Pavelich (1958). After him are Neal Broten (1959), Brian Rafalski (1973), Auston Matthews (1997), Bill Guerin (1970), Chris Drury (1976), and Doug Weight (1971).

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