New Jersey’s far-left Governor Mikie Sherrill and her husband were met with deafening boos from a packed house of patriotic hockey fans at the Prudential Center during Wednesday night’s NJ Devils game against the Buffalo Sabres.
Sherrill and her husband, former U.S. Navy intelligence officer Jason Hedberg, were introduced prior to the Devils’ matchup with the Buffalo Sabres while honoring Team USA’s Olympic stars, including Devils’ own gold-medal hero Jack Hughes.
But what was meant to be a triumphant “welcome home” moment instead turned into a loud expression of voter discontent.
The Devils had organized the ceremony to honor members of their roster who participated in the 2026 Winter Olympics. Hughes received a hero’s welcome from the hometown crowd.
Hughes, visibly emotional, addressed the crowd:
“I’m so proud and I’m so happy that the men’s and women’s USA hockey teams brought gold medals back to the United States of America.
You guys are making me emotional, but I’m so proud to represent the New Jersey Devils organization. And I’m so, so proud to represent the great state of New Jersey – so proud. From the bottom of my heart, all of my teammates, USA teammates, we just want to thank you guys for all the love and support. We feel it.”
WATCH:
To: Jersey
From: Jack#NJDevils | @usahockey pic.twitter.com/5Tu5JfgxFk— New Jersey Devils (@NJDevils) February 26, 2026
But the festive atmosphere turned sour the moment the PA announcer introduced Sherrill for the ceremonial puck drop.
According to multiple reports, fans unleashed relentless boos as the Democrat governor stepped onto the ice.
One X user, Big Pete NY, posted a clip with the caption: “New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill and husband booed LOUDLY at NJ Devils Buffalo Sabres game.
New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill and husband booed LOUDLY at NJ Devils Buffalo Sabres game. 😂🤣😂🤣 pic.twitter.com/LCW7ctmMb8
— Big Pete NY (@BigPeteNY44) February 26, 2026
Another video:
You missed the part where the entire stadium booed your Democrat Governor. Can’t leave that out after how the left has treated jack and the rest of team USA pic.twitter.com/brwFX2NP6W
— 🇺🇸 (@authAmeri) February 26, 2026
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