In his first time hosting Saturday Night Live, Heated Rivalry breakout star Connor Storrie was a consummate pro while delivering his opening monologue \u2014 though his words provided an assist for the Team USA men\u2019s hockey team to seemingly patch up its recent controversy.<\/p>\n
Storrie began with the typical opener fare, poking fun at the Crave Canada show\u2019s \u201cspicy\u201d scenes by showcasing a single-second clip of his character, Ilya Rozanov delivering the word \u201cOK,\u201d as the only one cleared to air for promo on broadcast.<\/p>\n
In an extended bit, an earnest Storrie then pivoted to a trio of dramatic asides, in which he played up being a self-serious actor. But upon delving into the difficulties of his HR role \u2014 learning Russian and how to play hockey \u2014 he was interrupted by brothers Quinn Hughes and Jack Hughes, who were part of the men\u2019s hockey team that won Olympic gold in Milan.<\/p>\n
Quinn Hughes assured Storrie he was \u201cgreat\u201d at playing hockey on screen, while Jack Hughes said, \u201cI got my teeth knocked out in the final, does that happen in your show?\u201d<\/p>\n
Watch on Deadline<\/p>\n
\u201cMetaphorically,\u201d Storrie replied cheekily, wagging his eyebrows at the Studio 8H audience.<\/p>\n
But the applause the Hughes siblings got paled in comparison to the extended cheers received by Team USA women\u2019s hockey champions Hilary Knight and Megan Keller, who also clinched Olympic gold.<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t worry, we saw your show,\u201d Keller told Storrie, after the Hughes brothers admitted they hadn\u2019t watched Heated Rivalry yet.<\/p>\n
It was a not-so-subtle truce to end the kerfuffle spurred by a locker room video that featured the men\u2019s team, post-win, laughing along with President Donald Trump when he joked he had to reluctantly also invite the women\u2019s team to the White House.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was gonna be just us, but we thought we\u2019d invite the guys too,\u201d Knight said knowingly.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Quinn Hughes admitted that the last time the men won gold was 46 years ago, while the women did so two \u201cwhole Olympics ago.\u201d<\/p>\n
Watch the monologue above.<\/p>\n
Admittedly, it\u2019s frustrating that Storrie\u2019s debut was overshadowed by the Hugheses having to awkwardly deliver redress for their team\u2019s misogyny. Earlier this week, the two had appeared on Good Morning America and tepidly addressed the video, as well as the men\u2019s team\u2019s decision to visit with Trump in the Oval Office. (The women\u2019s team declined the invitation.)<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m glad you mentioned the women\u2019s team again. We\u2019re extremely happy for them. Obviously, a lot going on with social media right now surrounding our team and their team,\u201d Quinn Hughes said in part.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Jack Hughes said during a press conference later: \u201cIt is what it is now, like, we have so much respect for the women\u2019s team, they have so much respect for us, and we\u2019re all just proud Americans. We\u2019re happy that we both swept the Olympics.\u201d<\/p>\n
Knight told GMA Thursday, \u201cI thought the call in itself was distasteful and an awesome learning moment to refocus the narrative and understand our words matter, and how we speak about women matters, and we need to celebrate this team.\u201d<\/p>\n
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