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Restaurant Owner Celebrates Hockey Gold with Free Crab Cakes

2/25/2026

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John Minadakis, owner of Jimmy's Famous Seafood, expressed pride in his American and Greek-American heritage after the U.S. men's hockey team won gold against Canada.
This followed a HuffPost article criticizing patriotic Olympic displays.
Minadakis responded on social media, garnering over 16 million views.
Fox News Digital sought comment from HuffPost but received no reply.
He offered free crab cakes for life to both the men's and women's hockey teams.

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John Minadakis, owner of Jimmy's Famous Seafood, expressed pride in his American and Greek-American heritage after the U.S. men's hockey team won gold against Canada.
This followed a HuffPost article criticizing patriotic Olympic displays.
Minadakis responded on social media, garnering over 16 million views.
Fox News Digital sought comment from HuffPost but received no reply.
He offered free crab cakes for life to both the men's and women's hockey teams.