NJ Gov. Mikie Sherrill booed at Devils game honoring US Olympic hockey hero Jack Hughes

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill was booed by fans attending the NJ Devils hockey crippled astatine the Prudential Center connected Wednesday.

The crippled marked the NHL instrumentality of Team USA Olympic leader Jack Hughes since helium scored the winning extremity against Canada successful the golden medal crippled connected Sunday.

Sherrill was successful attendance to invited Hughes and different Olympic players backmost to stateside ice, but erstwhile she was announced by the PA spokesperson for the ceremonial puck drop, the Newark assemblage erupted successful relentless boos for her and her husband, Jason Hedberg.

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Jack Hughes #86 of the New Jersey Devils during a pregame Olympic Ceremony with New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill and Devils Owners David and Allison Blitzer connected Feb. 25, 2026 astatine the Prudential Center successful Newark, New Jersey.  (Rich Graessle/NHLI via Getty Images)

Still, Sherrill went connected to marque a societal media station that included photos of her, Hughes and different players, celebrating the golden medal. Sherrill was mocked successful response, arsenic galore critics pointed retired however loudly she was booed.

"You managed to someway get booed loudly during the astir festive happening astatine the Rock ever," 1 X idiosyncratic wrote.

Another idiosyncratic wrote, "Didn’t everyone boo you?"

Sherrill has been a people of disapproval from patriotic Americans dating backmost to her 2025 campaign, erstwhile it was revealed she was kept from participating successful her Naval Academy commencement owed to disciplinary enactment involving midshipmen stealing trial answers successful a peculiarly challenging electrical engineering people required for each non-engineering majors.

Sherill downplayed her involvement, saying, "I didn’t crook successful immoderate of my classmates, truthful I didn’t locomotion but graduated and was commissioned arsenic an serviceman successful the U.S. Navy, serving for astir 10 years with the highest level of favoritism and honor."

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill presents the authorities emblem to Jack Hughes #86 of the New Jersey Devils successful a pregame invited location ceremonial connected Feb. 25 successful Newark, New Jersey, pursuing Team USA's golden medal win. (Ishika Samant/Getty Images)

Just this week, the Justice Department filed a suit against New Jersey and Sherrill, accusing the authorities of expanding its sanctuary policies and obstructing national migration enforcement done a caller enforcement order.

Still, Sherill's beingness didn't halt anyone astatine the Prudential Center from celebrating Hughes and institution connected Wednesday.

Prior to the puck driblet against the Buffalo Sabres, the Devils honored each of their Olympians from 2026, including those who represented overseas nations. No 1 received a warmer reception from the assemblage than Hughes, arsenic fans chanted "U-S-A!"

Hughes astir broke down successful tears portion addressing the crowd.

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"I’m truthful arrogant and I’m truthful blessed that the men’s and women’s USA hockey teams brought golden medals backmost to the United States of America," Hughes said to the crowd. "You guys are making maine emotional, but I’m truthful arrogant to correspond the New Jersey Devils organization. And I’m so, truthful arrogant to correspond the large authorities of New Jersey – truthful proud.

"From the bottommost of my heart, each of my teammates, USA teammates, we conscionable privation to convey you guys for each the emotion and support. We consciousness it."

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