USA Hockey Magazine

THE HOLIDAYS ARE A SPECIAL TIME to share good food and good times with friends and family. From backyard football games to street hockey contests in the drive- way, there's plenty of fun around the house followed by family feasts and presents to open. USA Hockey Magazine asked some of the top players in the game for their favorite holiday memories and family traditions. Talking Turkey 34 // NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2022 USAHOCKEYMAGAZINE.COM U.S. Stars Share Their Favorite Holiday Memories And Traditions Dunne Pajama Party! Tkachuk C hristmas BRADY TKACHUK Ottawa Senators "I love both Thanksgiving and Christmas because it is a time to be around family and friends. A l s o t h e g r e a t m e a l s d u r i n g those holidays. We always have t u r k e y, h a m , g r a v y, m a s h e d potatoes, mac and cheese and sweet potato casserole, which is awesome. And for both meals." QUINN HUGHES Vancouver Canucks " C o m i n g d o w n s t a i r s o n Christmas Day and seeing your presents and then opening them together with family was always my favorite. I also loved having a big breakfast and just hanging out with my brothers. It was awesome, too, to try out any new hockey stuff we got on the out- door rink in our backyard. That was really enjoyable as well. JOSH PAULS U.S. National Sled Team " M y m o m 's s i d e o f t h e f a m - i l y i s v e r y I t a l i a n , s o d u r i n g Thanksgiving and Christmas we always had the traditional dinners with turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and things like that. Then we always had Italian food like meatballs, lasagna and baked ziti. I have really fond memories of those meals, espe- cially since I've moved away and don't get that much anymore. A n o t h e r f o n d m e m o r y i s spending Thanksgiving in St. John's, Nova Scotia, right before Covid hit. We had a fish dinner in the hotel lobby with some of my teammates. It was great to spend the holidays with them." Hughes enjoyed trying out new Christmas hockey gear with his brothers in the backyard

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