The "Secretary of Defense" nickname seems to be sticking for Team USA goaltender Connor Hellebuyck after he was spotted with a sweet plaque while flying to Washington D.C. to meet President Donald Trump in the Oval Office ahead of his State of the Union address. Hellebuyck and many of his U.S. teammates took an Air Force plane to the nation’s capital to visit the White House, and Dylan Larkin shared a photo of the netminder holding a light-blue-colored plaque with a bald eagle and "Secretary of Defense" written across the top. As the men’s hockey team was heard laughing at Trump’s joke, the phone call exchange has since gone viral, with some criticizing Trump and the team for joking about the women’s accomplishment.
Published at: 2026-02-24 23:25:45
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