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2/22/09

Miracle On Ice 29th Anniversary

Happy 29th Anniversary, Miracle On Ice

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by Toejam

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Today is the 29th anniversary of the single most important hockey game in the history of US hockey. The improbable, some say impossible, 4-3 American victory over the Russians at the Lake Placid Olympics. For those of us that are old enough to remember it, this is one of those moments that we will never forget.

Entering the game, the Soviets had not lost in Olympic competition since 1968, and dismantled the United States team, 10-3, in an exhibition game earlier in the year.

Aside from its international domination, the Soviet team also went 5-3-1 against NHL teams and beat the NHL All-Stars, 6-0, a year earlier.

But none of that mattered on February 22nd, 1980, when the greatest upset in sports history happened.

Raise a glass to those heroes who put US hockey on the world map.......

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2/22/09

snbslugger

Scott wrote:

For me, this is the #1 greatest moment in sports.

Agreed. There is no sporting event in the history of American sport that meant so much to so many. I don't think it would be overstating to ask the question "What kind of America would we have in 2009 if the Russians had won?"

Every time I hear those final seconds called by Al Michaels, I get goosebumps and a little something in my eye at the same time. If there is any example of an event setting up so perfectly, this was it.

2/22/09

dumpsterdave6

0	Damn I miss the Cold War! It was so much cooler than the wars we wage today.

2/22/09

celticfc411

1	That's probably the one sporting event I wish I was alive to see

2/22/09

kteacher

2	I was only 3 when this happened so I don't really remember it, but I do watch the movie Miracle at least a couple times a year.

2/22/09

gobigblue1960

Thank You for this post. Because hockey is a foreign developed sport, it will never receive the respect it deserves, The 1980 Miracle on Ice is a showcace of the game of hockey as it was meant to be played...together as a team, 20 men, college kids basically, being coached to understand how to "play your game, play your game". That was coach Herb Brooks test to his team..if you do your job, play your game, then you will persevere. Mike Eruzione, the Captain, scored the game winning goal that Friday night. As a then 20 year old, i was memerized that night, and couldn't wait for the gold medal game two days later. Hockey is a great sport, and the 1980 USA Gold Medal winners are at the top of the list.
Thanks for the menory.

2/22/09

Jubanator14

2	"Do you believe in miracles, YES!" That is probably my favorite call of all time.

2/22/09

Toejam

0	one of my many doctors had a picture he had taken from behind the US goalie at the moment of victory. He had it framed along with a ticket stub from the game......if he had only turned his back for a second.......