1980 Olympic Hockey Team Roster

Real game footage of the major points in the 1980 Olympic Hockey game between the US and USSR

Real game footage of the major points of the 1980 Olympic Hockey game between the united states and USSR. Original play-by-play call of the Miracle On Ice, perhaps the greatest upset on the history of team sports. When the united states shocked Russia, 4-3, at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympics, Curt Chaplin was covering the game as a sports reporter in the ABC Radio Network. Looking at a camera platform in the crowd, he did the play-by-play call in the game into his tape recorder, capturing the event on tape forever.

Miracle – Coach Brooks Addresses Team Pre Game

herb brooks speech

Pre game pep talk by Coach Brooks before gane with Russia 1980

herb brooks quotes

So hockey game between the modular USSR and the usa, passed on winter Olympic gamesin February 13 through February 24, 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, has been named miracle on ice on February, 22nd, 1980. Acting in the rank of operating world champions and Olympic games, the Soviet command unexpectedly has lost to the national team made of players of student’s commands. The match has played a pivotal role in distribution of medals in hockey tournament: having won final match of final tournament against Finland, the national team of the USA has won gold medals.

Miracle scene Again, Again, Again

Famous scene from Walt Disney’s movie Miracle where Herb Brooks played by Kurt Russell.

The majority has apprehended it as ridiculous accident, but for many citizens of the USA «the Miracle on ice» has appeared one of the brightest events of 2nd half of XX-th century. Under the certificate of sister in the player of national team in the USA, she didn’t see such quantity of flags in streets since 60th years. «But then we burnt down them»

Team rosters United States :

• G Jim Craig age 21 North Easton, MA Boston U.
• D *Ken Morrow age 22 Flint, MI Bowling Green
• D *Mike Ramsey age 19 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota
• C *Mark Johnson age 22 Madison, WI Wisconsin
• RW Mike Eruzione (C) age 25 Winthrop, MA Boston U.
• LW *Dave Silk age 21 Scituate, MA Boston U.
• D Bill Baker age 22 Grand Rapids, MN Minnesota
• C Neal Broten age 20 Roseau, MN Minnesota
• D Dave Christian age 20 Warroad, MN North Dakota
• RW Steve Christoff age 21 Richfield, MN Minnesota
• RW John Harrington age 22 Virginia, MN Minnesota-Duluth
• G Steve Janaszak age 22 Saint Paul, MN Minnesota
• LW *Rob McClanahan age 22 Saint Paul, MN Minnesota
• D Jack O’Callahan age 22 Charlestown, MA Boston U.
• C Mark Pavelich age 21 Eveleth, MN Minnesota-Duluth
• LW Buzz Schneider age 25 Babbitt, MN Minnesota
• RW Eric Strobel age 21 Rochester, MN Minnesota
• D Bob Suter age 22 Madison, WI Wisconsin
• LW Phil Verchota age 22 Duluth, MN Minnesota
• C Mark Wells age 21 St. Clair Shores, MI Bowling Green

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