Overview
- The U.S. defenseman acknowledged the viral joke at the Milan-Cortina Games, quipping that he is "usually seeing ghosts," according to the Boston Globe’s Matt Porter.
- Fans revived the long-running gag with Italy-themed twists, spreading posts and edits across Reddit, Threads and X.
- The meme dates back to his Vancouver Canucks tenure and has followed him to the Minnesota Wild and now the Olympics.
- Team USA completed the preliminary round 3–0 with wins over Latvia, Denmark and Germany.
- The Americans play a quarterfinal on Wednesday, Feb. 18, with the opponent still to be determined, as Hughes skates alongside his brother Jack.