If Quinn Hughes doesn’t sleep on airplanes, he might not get any sleep at all this week. Fresh off his Olympic gold medal in Italy, his raucous team party in Florida, his invite to the White House in Washington, D.C., a brief stop in Minnesota, and then a big road win in Colorado, the Minnesota Wild defenseman will enjoy some time on the celebrity A-list – and several more flights – in the coming days.

After Friday night’s game in Utah, Hughes will be jetting to New York City to appear as a guest on Saturday Night Live. With that out of the way, he will fly back to Minnesota for the Wild’s afternoon game versus St. Louis on Sunday. From there, it’s back to the Big Apple where on Monday he and his brother Jack will appear alongside Team USA women’s star Hillary Knight on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Then he will make another trip to Minnesota, for the Wild’s Tuesday night home game versus Tampa Bay.

Even before the details of the national TV appearances were revealed, Hughes told reporters in Denver before the Wild’s 5-2 win over Colorado that the past few weeks have been amazing.

“It’s been…a whirlwind, and it’s just crazy,” he said, after a second period assist versus the Avalanche extended his franchise-best streak to 11 games. “It’s over, and it flew by and you’re back in this locker room and as a player with the Wild, we’ve got a lot to look forward to.”

Younger brother Jack, who scored the overtime-winning goal in the finale versus Canada, plays just across the river from New York City, for the New Jersey Devils. But with them playing a 5 p.m. ET game in St. Louis on Saturday, it is up in the air whether he will be able to make it to the NBC Studios in Midtown Manhattan in time for the live broadcast of SNL.

On Monday, Fallon will welcome the trio of Olympians along with actors Nicole Kidman and Luke Thompson. The show, which airs at 10:35 p.m. Minnesota time, will also feature a cooking demo by Chef Mario Carbone.

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