Overview
- During the Feb. 28 opening monologue, Connor Storrie brought out U.S. gold medalists Jack and Quinn Hughes along with Hilary Knight and Megan Keller.
- Hilary Knight joked that it was originally “just us” before they “invited the guys,” drawing prolonged cheers from the Studio 8H audience.
- The exchange nodded to recordings of Trump telling the men he would “have to” invite the women to the White House or risk being “impeached,” a line that prompted locker-room laughter and backlash.
- The women later declined the State of the Union invite citing scheduling, while the men attended; some men, including Jeremy Swayman, have since said they should have reacted differently.
- Media coverage characterized the joint appearance as a good‑natured reunion as Storrie notched a breakout hosting milestone tied to his hockey drama Heated Rivalry.