{"id":67195,"date":"2026-02-25T05:15:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T05:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/trump-says-u-s-mens-hockey-goalie-connor-hellebuyck-will-receive-presidential-medal-of-freedom\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T05:15:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T05:15:54","slug":"trump-says-u-s-mens-hockey-goalie-connor-hellebuyck-will-receive-presidential-medal-of-freedom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/trump-says-u-s-mens-hockey-goalie-connor-hellebuyck-will-receive-presidential-medal-of-freedom\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says U.S. men&#8217;s hockey goalie Connor Hellebuyck will receive Presidential Medal of Freedom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Fresh off an Olympic <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/us-hockey-canada-milano-cortina-winter-olympics-gold-medal\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">gold medal-winning performance<\/a><\/span>, Team USA men&#8217;s hockey goalie Connor Hellebuyck will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, President Trump announced during his <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/state-of-the-union-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">State of the Union address<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The members of this hockey squad will be very happy to hear that, based on their vote, and my vote, and in this case my vote was more important, that I will soon be presenting Connor with our highest civilian honor &#8230; the Presidential Medal of Freedom,&#8221; Mr. Trump said Tuesday night, saying he had asked the team to vote on whether Hellebuyck should receive the honor during the team&#8217;s <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/us-mens-hockey-team-state-of-the-union-gold-medals\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">visit to the Oval Office earlier in the day<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump made the announcement after inviting members of Team USA into the House chamber with their gold medals, which earned them an extended standing ovation and chants of &#8220;U-S-A!&#8221; from both sides of the aisle. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s the first time I&#8217;ve ever seen them get up,&#8221; Mr. Trump said, referring to Democratic members of Congress.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve never seen a goalie play as well as Connor Hellebuyck,&#8221; Mr. Trump said, earning the goalie another round of applause, during which he kissed his gold medal and pumped his fist.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/25\/194ced1f-fe39-4d05-8c4f-b2935eb26d36\/thumbnail\/620x413\/6d37d92dce6dc91c76d3efb0e51cf071\/gettyimages-2262890583.jpg#\" alt=\"President Trump Delivers The State Of The Union Address \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/25\/194ced1f-fe39-4d05-8c4f-b2935eb26d36\/thumbnail\/620x413\/6d37d92dce6dc91c76d3efb0e51cf071\/gettyimages-2262890583.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/25\/194ced1f-fe39-4d05-8c4f-b2935eb26d36\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/7e67e01e9a7772ebc4cdccce34df101d\/gettyimages-2262890583.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Connor Hellebuyck and the U.S. men&#8217;s Olympic ice hockey team at President Trump&#8217;s State of the Union address on February 24, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Kenny Holston-Pool \/ Getty Images \/ Kenny Holston\/The New York Times<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hellebuyck stopped 41 of Team Canada&#8217;s 42 shots during the game for gold. With the score tied 1-1 in the third period, he made a crucial save by stretching his stick out behind him and getting just enough of it in front of a point-blank shot from Devon Toews, deflecting the puck away from the goal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I asked him, &#8216;The one shot, the one where you put the stick in the back, and it hit the stick and bounced off, do you practice that or was that a little lucky?'&#8221; Mr. Trump said of the remarkable stop. &#8220;He refused to answer that question.&#8221; \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Team USA would go on to win 2-1 in sudden-death three-on-three overtime, when Hellebuyck again made a crucial save to keep the game alive for the U.S. The win came on the 46-year anniversary of the last gold medal men&#8217;s ice hockey win for Team USA, when they took down the heavily favored Soviet Union in the &#8220;Miracle on Ice&#8221; at the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump said every member of the team &#8220;rapidly put up their hands&#8221; when he asked them to vote on whether Hellebuyck should be awarded the medal. &#8220;What a special job you did. What special champions you are. Thank you very much,&#8221; he added, addressing the rest of the team.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. women&#8217;s hockey team, which also won gold by defeating Canada,\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/us-womens-hockey-team-declines-state-of-the-union-invitation\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">declined Mr. Trump&#8217;s invitation<\/a><\/span>\u00a0to attend the State of the Union, citing scheduling conflicts. However, Mr. Trump said during the State of the Union that they would also &#8220;soon be coming to the White House.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>What other athletes have been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom?<\/h2>\n<p>The list includes dozens of superstars such as Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan and Babe Ruth. Here are the athletes and coaches who have been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Connor Hellebuyck, hockey<\/li>\n<li>Simone Biles, gymnastics<\/li>\n<li>Magic Johnson, basketball<\/li>\n<li>Lionel Messi, soccer<\/li>\n<li>Jim Thorpe (posthumously), multiple sports<\/li>\n<li>Katie Ledecky, swimming<\/li>\n<li>Megan Rapinoe, soccer<\/li>\n<li>Babe Didrikson (posthumously), golf, track and field<\/li>\n<li>Tiger Woods, golf<\/li>\n<li>Jerry West, basketball<\/li>\n<li>Dan Gable, wrestling<\/li>\n<li>Jim Ryun, athletics\/track and field<\/li>\n<li>Alan Page, football<\/li>\n<li>Roger Staubach, football<\/li>\n<li>Babe Ruth (posthumously), baseball<\/li>\n<li>Michael Jordan, basketball<\/li>\n<li>Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, basketball<\/li>\n<li>Willie Mays, baseball<\/li>\n<li>Yogi Berra (posthumously), baseball<\/li>\n<li>Charlie Sifford, golf<\/li>\n<li>Ernie Banks, basketball<\/li>\n<li>Stan Musial, baseball<\/li>\n<li>Pat Summitt, basketball<\/li>\n<li>Dean Smith, basketball<\/li>\n<li>Bill Russell, basketball<\/li>\n<li>Billie Jean King, tennis<\/li>\n<li>Buck O&#8217;Neil (posthumously), baseball<\/li>\n<li>Frank Robinson, baseball<\/li>\n<li>Muhammad Ali, boxing<\/li>\n<li>Jack Nicklaus, golf<\/li>\n<li>Arnold Palmer, golf<\/li>\n<li>Roberto Clemente (posthumously), baseball<\/li>\n<li>John Wooden, basketball<\/li>\n<li>Hank Aaron, baseball<\/li>\n<li>Arthur Ashe (posthumously), tennis<\/li>\n<li>Richard Petty, stock car racing<\/li>\n<li>Ted Williams, baseball<\/li>\n<li>Earl Blaik, football<\/li>\n<li>Pierre Baruzy, boxing (awarded the medal for his role in the French Resistance during World War II)<\/li>\n<li>Jackie Robinson (posthumously), baseball<\/li>\n<li>Paul Bryant (posthumously), football<\/li>\n<li>Joe DiMaggio, baseball<\/li>\n<li>Jesse Owens, track and field<\/li>\n<li>Robert J.H. 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