Jack and Quinn Hughes couldn't get past a bouncer this weekend, and the clip of it happening is now everywhere online.
A video circulating on social media shows the two Olympic gold medal-winning brothers being denied entry at the door of a venue.
The bouncer in the clip isn't subtle about it either, blocking their path and getting visibly rude with two guys who happen to be among the best players in hockey.
It's the kind of moment that wasn't going to stay quiet once someone hit record.
Jack Hughes is coming off a season with 27 goals and 50 assists for 77 points in 61 games with New Jersey.
Quinn Hughes had an even bigger year on the back end, posting 7 goals and 69 assists for 76 points in 74 games with Minnesota, then adding 15 points in 11 playoff games.
That's two of the best players at their positions in the league, getting stonewalled at a door like anybody else.
Here's the sequence that's making the rounds, a giant of a bouncer standing his ground against two guys who are used to standing their ground on the ice.
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Fans joke Ottawa would never let this happen
RGF's post that came with the clip cut straight to the punchline. This never happens to the Hughes brothers if they're in Ottawa.
It's a running joke in hockey circles that Canadian markets treat their stars like royalty, doormen included.
New Jersey finished 42-37-3 for 87 points last season, 21st overall, while Minnesota went 46-24-12 for 104 points and 7th overall.
Neither résumé mattered one bit at whatever door this was.
Would an Olympic gold medal have gotten them past the rope? That's the running bit online, and it's funnier the more you think about how absurd this whole scene actually is.
Nobody's identified the venue, and neither Hughes brother has said a word publicly about it yet.
But the internet has already decided who won this exchange, and it wasn't the two All-Stars standing outside...
Should NHL stars get special treatment from bouncers at clubs and bars?
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