USA hockey's Hilary Knight, Megan Keller join Hughes brothers on "SNL," joke about Trump invite and "Heated Rivalry"
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This time it was Hilary Knight's turn to provide a big laugh — with an assist from the "Saturday Night Live" writers — in the wake of a weeklong dust-up involving the United States women's and men's Olympic gold medal-winning hockey teams. In:
This time it was Hilary Knight's turn to provide a big laugh — with an assist from the "Saturday Night Live" writers — in the wake of a weeklong dust-up involving the United States women's and men's Olympic gold medal-winning hockey teams.
Knight, the U.S. women's captain, along with teammate Megan Keller and men's team brothers Jack and Quinn Hughes, made a surprise appearance during "Heated Rivalry" star Connor Storrie's opening monologue on "SNL" on Saturday night.
With the Hughes brothers already on stage alongside Storrie, Knight and Keller joined them to a loud and lengthy ovation. The four players wore USA jerseys with their gold medals draped from their necks.
Knight opened by saying: "It was going to be just us, but we thought we'd invite the guys, too."
The remark was a clear reference to a controversy that arose when the men received a congratulatory call from President Trump following their 2-1 overtime win against Canada on Feb. 22 at the Milan Cortina Games.
