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The Miracle on Ice;

An in-depth look in on the phenomena

What the U.S. hockey team did to the Soviets on the ice at Lake Placid in 1980 hardly compares to what they did to the hearts and minds of American people. "It's the most transcending moment in the history of our sport in this country,"

Look into the US team;

They were all still in college and together had an average age of 21.6 years.

Whereas Team USSR were at their peak with an average age of 27 and having won 4 consecutive Olympic Gold medals together before this series

As stated by the History Channel, "It was a major upset for the Soviets, who were considered the world’s best team at the time, even better than any professional team in North America. The victory was particularly charged because the U.S. and Soviet Union were still Cold War enemies. On February 24, the Americans defeated Finland, 4-2, for the gold. The Soviets won the silver and Sweden took the bronze."

"Great moments... are born from great opportunity. And that's what you have here, tonight, boys. That's what you've earned here tonight. One game. If we played 'em ten times, they might win nine. But not this game. Not tonight. Tonight, we skate with them. Tonight, we stay with them. And we shut them down because we can! Tonight, WE are the greatest hockey team in the world. You were born to be hockey players. Every one of you. And you were meant to be here tonight. This is your time. Their time is done. It's over. I'm sick and tired of hearing about what a great hockey team the Soviets have. Screw 'em. This is your time. Now go out there and take it." - Herb Brooks (US Coach)

This quotation shows the fire and motivation behind the play in this controversial game. This speech could have easily been applied to anything related to the U.S. - Soviet battles. Also this quotation relates back to how dominant the Soviet team was in 1980, making this game an incredible upset.

The Game Itself

ROSTER:

United States (#, Position, Name, Age, College)

30 G Jim Craig 21 Boston U.

3 D Ken Morrow 22 Bowling Green

5 D Mike Ramsey 19 Minnesota

10 C Mark Johnson 22 Wisconsin

24 LW Rob McClanahan 22 Minnesota

8 RW Dave Silk 21 Boston U.

6 D Bill Baker (A) 22 Minnesota

9 C Neal Broten 20 Minnesota

23 D Dave Christian 20 North Dakota

11 RW Steve Christoff 21 Minnesota

21 RW Mike Eruzione (C) 25 Boston U.

28 RW John Harrington 22 Minnesota-Duluth

1 G Steve Janaszak 22 Minnesota

17 D Jack O'Callahan 22 Boston U.

16 C Mark Pavelich 21 Minnesota-Duluth

25 LW Buzz Schneider 25 Minnesota

19 RW Eric Strobel 21 Minnesota

20 D Bob Suter 22 Wisconsin

27 LW Phil Verchota 22 Minnesota

15 C Mark Wells 21 Bowling Green

ROSTER:

Soviet Union (#, Position, Name, Age)

20 G Vladislav Tretiak 27

2 D Viacheslav Fetisov 21

7 D Alexei Kasatonov 20

16 C Vladimir Petrov 32

17 LW Valeri Kharlamov 32

13 RW Boris Mikhailov (C) 35

19 RW Helmuts Balderis 27

14 D Zinetula Bilyaletdinov 24

23 RW Aleksandr Golikov 27

25 C Vladimir Golikov 25

9 LW Vladimir Krutov 19

11 RW Yuri Lebedev 28

24 RW Sergei Makarov 21

10 C/RWAleksandr Maltsev 30

1 G Vladimir Myshkin 24

5 D Vasili Pervukhin 24

26 LW Aleksandr Skvortsov 25

12 D Sergei Starikov 21

6 D Valeri Vasiliev 30

22 C Viktor Zhluktov 26

SOURCES: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0349825/quotes

http://www.orda.org/miracle/players.php

http://proicehockey.about.com/cs/history/a/miracle_on_ice.htm

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