
Two days after making the save that helped the Team USA men’s hockey team win their first gold medal at the Olympics in 46 years, goalie Connor Hellebuyck was named a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Donald Trump during Tuesday night’s State of the Union address.
The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest honor a civilian can receive from the United States government. Quite a few professional athletes have been given the award, including Tiger Woods, Alan Page and Roger Staubach, and posthumously Babe Ruth, all by Trump. Past presidents honored athletes like Billie Jean King, Michael Jordan and Simone Biles, to name a few.