USA Hockey's Hilary Knight, Megan Keller Join Hughes Brothers on "SNL," Joke About Trump Invite and "Heated Rivalry"
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.
TL;DR
- Hilary Knight, Megan Keller, Jack Hughes, and Quinn Hughes appeared on "Saturday Night Live."
- Knight's opening remark referenced President Trump's invitation to the men's team, which he later stated he'd have to extend to the women to avoid impeachment.
- Knight called Trump's joke "distasteful and unfortunate."
- The men's team acknowledged they could have reacted differently to Trump's remarks.
- The women's team declined Trump's invitation due to pre-existing travel plans.
- Knight and Keller made the "SNL" appearance shortly after playing in their respective professional leagues.
- The appearance also touched on the HBO Max show "Heated Rivalry," which is based on a novel about a gay hockey romance, and is preparing for its second season.