Auston Matthews captained Team USA to Olympic gold in Milan. Now, his Olympic teammate Matthew Tkachuk has revealed that Matthews texted him every game night. He would send Tkachuk a video of Dylan Larkin dressed in what the team would be wearing to the game the next day.
The players from Team USA, who won the first men’s Olympic hockey gold medal for the United States in 46 years, have all become American heroes since the gold medal game on February 22.
Visited Donald Trump
For instance, the Hughes brothers have appeared on Saturday Night Live and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
The entire team also received a phone call from President Donald Trump while celebrating in the locker room. The call created controversy after a joke Trump told. The team later visited the White House and met with Trump.
Auston Matthews’ text to Matthew Tkachuk
Stories about the strong bond the team formed during the tournament continue to surface. On the Wingmen podcast, hosted by brothers Matthew and Brady Tkachuk, Matthew shared another great story. He revealed that Auston Matthews used to send him a text the night before every game.
“10 PM the night before games, I’d get a text from the captain, Auston Matthews,” Matthew Tkachuk said on the podcast. “He would send a video of Dylan Larkin every night before the games, wearing the outfit we were going to wear for the game the next day.”
You can watch the story below.
