Posted on 02/26/2026 1:19:27 AM PST by Libloather
Team USA's men’s hockey team didn't have to pull out their wallets while celebrating their Olympic gold medal in Miami on Monday night. Instead, Pat McAfee stepped in to pick up the six-figure tab.
Following a 2-1 overtime victory against Canada to secure gold at the Milan Cortina Winter Games, the American squad touched down in South Florida and headed straight to E11EVEN nightclub.
The celebration featured players spraying the crowd with Armand de Brignac and Bel Aire Gold champagne, alongside a heavy rotation of E11EVEN Vodka, Don Julio 1942, Dame Mas Tequila, Happy Dad, and Michelob Ultras.
Throughout the night, the team belted out the "Star-Spangled Banner" and other pro-American anthems.
Midway through the festivities, a surprise video message from McAfee appeared on the club's massive screen to deliver an assist off the ice.
"Boys, thank you for representing the United States of America in such a great way," McAfee said in the video message.
"It was an honor to watch you win. Enjoy the hell out of it. Tonight, all of your drinks are on me at E11EVEN Miami and the rest of the United States of America. Cheers, boys, we appreciate you."
The total for the night came out to exactly $150,000, which McAfee covered in full.
(Excerpt) Read more at outkick.com ...
Dear FRiends,
We need your continuing support to keep FR funded. Your donations are our sole source of funding. No sugar daddies, no advertisers, no paid memberships, no commercial sales, no gimmicks, no tax subsidies. No spam, no pop-ups, no ad trackers.
If you enjoy using FR and agree it's a worthwhile endeavor, please consider making a contribution today:
Click here: to donate by Credit Card
Or here: to donate by PayPal
Or by mail to: Free Republic, LLC - PO Box 9771 - Fresno, CA 93794
Thank you very much and God bless you,
Jim
How many players on a soccer team? They must have been soaking each other with Dom Perignon!
Soccer? Close enough.
How much do drinks cost these days?
You put the puck in the net.
Yes -—soccer.
“You put the puck in the net.
Yes -—soccer.“
Em… while skating. At great speed. With sticks, putting the puck in the net using upper body strength and acuity. While being tackled
I went to a fight once and
A Hockey Game broke Out.
.
I love that We Slapped the Canucks!
They went to a club. Five times as much as the bottle cost? Cha-ching.
Skating backwards, forwards, sideways and airborne.
There are several exclusive night clubs in South Beach that will take you to the cleaners -
You could rent a hall and BYOB for around 2 grand.
Dumbest use of $150k ever. Markup on liquor at a bar is insane.
HOORAY Pat McAfee!
Your normal craft brewery beer is $7 - $9 a glass, low end drinks $12.
I just know I’d have picked up the 2019 C7 ZR1 vice settling for the 2019 C7 Grand Sport if they beers were a few dollars cheaper at the breweries.
Hit Vegas in the 90’s. Hard Rock. Saw Vince Neil sitting at a table but that’s besides the point. Heard that drinks were free at the bar as long money is being placed in the video poker machines inlayed in the bar. Bartender did look a little like Madmani come to think of it. “Even Padron Silver?” Got a shot. Sipped that one. Asked Madmani how much it would normally cost. $15. Pricey without tip. These days? 50? No idea.
Nightclubs make their money on bottle service. Girls go with the bottles. $150-500 a bottle and you will quickly lose track as the girls convince guys to order more bottles.
It’s why stupid people never have money.
Ugh. Pat McAffee. I can only imagine how loud he is when he’s loaded.
Cheers for the win, but it seems to me there should be some concern if alcohol toxicity. IMHO, seems like that much alcohol isn’t good for anybody.
But congratulations for the win, the gold and the patriotism!
The USA team members are all multi-millionaires...Does McAfee think they are amateur players, since it’s the Olympics? 😂
With his money it’s like me spending 500 dollars. Good for Pat. Every 46 years , a person can loosen up the wallet. Go USA
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.