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.
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Sounds like you have never known any hockey players.
With 10 other people I once racked up a 5k bar bill. Done that kind of thing precisely once and regret nothing. I imagine Pat’s $150k was about equal to my $500 when compared to our net worth.
Dos Equs missed a great “most interesting man in the world” marketing opportunity...
I can buy a hella stereo for $5k. That’s how I measure spending.
Pole Dancer...
HA!
I was with an Indycar owner that told us the Race got in the way of The Party !
He owned Three Bars in Indianapolis.
Lucky for him he was buying for a bunch of light-weights. The Canuks would have drunk at least EIGHT figures-worth.
It’s good of him to do something nice for the hockey team, but hell’s bells, $150,000??? For booze?
OK, OK, I’ll admit that I’m rather cheap, or maybe I’m just rather jealous that I don’t have $150,000 to spend like that.
Spending 150k that night is how the rich spread their wealth. the servers were likely tipped well. Plenty of staff, and the owner made a bundle. I like the plan.
How much of it was tip revenue?
25 players so only $6000 each with tax and tip.
when I was much younger I thought a bar tab for myself of $300 was excessive, but apparently the dollar has been devalued a lot since then.
remembers the price of gold in 1999 nearly $300/oz
checks price today nearly $5200/oz so I guess not as bad as I thought.
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