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Amid Olympics, new documentary recalls America’s miracle on ice — and what ‘The Boys of ‘80’ won for red, white and blue
Everyone who witnessed it remembers where they were. The victory of the gold-medal-winning US men’s hockey team over the Soviets at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, NY, was the greatest American sporting event of the 20th century,
Members of the gold-medal-winning 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team get recognized around the towns they now call home.
Miracle: The Boys of ‘80” aptly balances archival footage and contemporary reactions, offering an exciting sports documentary while also pulling on the heartstrings with its nostalgic tone.
A Netflix documentary revisits the hockey game at the 1980 Olympics in which the American underdogs beat the Soviets.
U.S. Olympic hockey team defenseman describes what it’s like to revisit the site of the “Miracle on Ice” game in which the United States beat the Soviet Union, setting the stage for a gold medal win against Finland.
"Miracle on Ice" goaltender Jim Craig had words of wisdom for the U.S. women's ice hockey team ahead of their gold medal game against Canada.
Beyond the three that played for the Amerks, several other members of the Miracle on Ice team passed through Rochester following their Olympics success. Forwards Dave Silk and Mark Wells, and defenseman Jack O'Callahan, similarly joined AHL teams after the Olympics and played at the then-War Memorial (now Blue Cross Arena).
"Miracle on Ice" star Mike Eruzione ripped American Olympic skier Hunter Hess over the comments he made about representing Team USA at the Milan Cortina Games.
A couple from Niskayuna had front-row seats to the "Miracle on Ice" in Lake Placid on Feb. 22, 1980, witnessing a historic hockey game.