Jack Hughes makes Team USA Olympic team, Luke Hughes does not

NHL 4 Nations Face-Off - Championship | Ben Jackson/4NFO/GettyImagesJack Hughes will represent his country at the 2026 Winter Olympics, an announcement by USA Hockey confirmed on Friday. The New Jersey Devils' official X account congratulated their star player for making the team.

Red, White, and Hughes.

Jack's joining Team USA at The Winter Olympics! pic.twitter.com/wMwMtxNsr9

— New Jersey Devils (@NJDevils) January 2, 2026This isn’t a huge surprise, as Hughes is one of the best American players in the NHL when healthy. What is surprising is that it was a question as we got closer to decision time. Hughes returned weeks early from a hand injury, but he hasn’t been superstar Jack Hughes since…