Overview
- Us Weekly reported via an unnamed source that McRae and Hughes are exclusively dating, a claim echoed by multiple outlets, while neither has publicly confirmed it.
- The source says Hughes initiated contact by messaging McRae on Instagram, leading to them starting to see each other in late 2025.
- The pair were first linked publicly in December when McRae attended a New Jersey Devils game before they were photographed together in New York City.
- They are reportedly juggling busy schedules and hope to spend more time together when Hughes' NHL season ends in mid-April.
- The dating reports follow Hughes’ overtime gold-medal winner at the 2026 Winter Olympics, and his agent refuted a separate marriage rumor as a case of mistaken identity.