1980 Miracle on Ice sports memorabilia
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You remember the famous hockey game between the United States and Russia during the 1980 Olympics when the US Hockey team took home the gold medal? Sure you do, it was history in the making! A movie was even made of that famous event entitled "Miracle" starring Kurt Russell.
Well today you can take home a piece of that history!
This is Mike Eruzione's (US hockey team captain) signed hockey stick (and dated) placed in a beautifully designed shadow box with a US Olympic hockey puck and his picture, followed by a short synopsis of that famous day.
Just in case this event still does not bring back memories here is how the online encyclopedia explains that historic event (take note on what Mike Eruzione did to help win the game).
"The United States men's hockey team, led by head coach, Herb Brooks, [] won the gold medal in the 1980 Winter Olympics. The USA team's victory over the heavily favored Soviet team in the medal round was dubbed the Miracle on Ice.During the first intermission the Soviet coach replaces Tretiak with backup Vladimir Myshkin, causing Brooks to tell his players, "well, boys, you've just put the best goaltender in the world on the bench." Early in the second period the Soviets score a goal to go up 3-2, and Craig is knocked down on the play. As the third period is about to begin, Brooks calls the team over for one final inspiration, telling them, as the crowd chants "USA, USA" over and over again and says, "Listen to them. That is what you've done here tonight. Now we've come from behind in every game in this tournament, and we can do it again...We can beat these guys!" Early in the final period the Soviet team is called for a penalty, giving the Americans a man advantage. Johnson scores his second goal of the game just as the penalty is about to expire. Television announcer Al Michaels asks his partner Ken Dryden, "A couple of months ago, did you think this was even remotely possible?" Later Eruzione enters the game and scores to give the US a 4-3 lead; it would turn out to be the game-winning goal. The entire team skates onto the ice as the crowd celebrates.
Now, however, the US team goes into a bunker mode, as the Soviet team becomes increasingly aggressive to score in the final ten minutes. As the game winds down, Brooks reminds the team to remain poised and play their game, while the now-desperate Soviet coach unravels and forgets to pull his goalie. In the final seconds Michaels gives his famous exclamation, "Do you believe in miracles? Yes!!!" The players rush onto the ice in ecstasy and mob USA captain Mike Eruzione, and Brooks, after receiving a hug from his assistant Craig Patrick, a nod from the Soviet coach, and a smile from wife Patti in the stands, leaves the ice for a moment of solitude. The Americans go on to defeat Finland to clinch the gold medal" (Wikipedia, 2007).
Reference:
Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia (September 26, 2007). Retrieved on September 29, 2007 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle_(movie).
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