1980 Hockey Team

How did the 1980 hockey team change America economically, i cant think of anymore other than making $ and stuff.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle_on_ Ice
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle_on_ Ice
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle_on_ Ice
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle_on_ Ice

It would've made cash!

2008-10-06 16:34:47 by JOE A

Just wanted to know which of these two famous event is more recognizable, memorable, and/or important; When the United States hockey team defeated the USSR in one of the greatest sporting upsets of all time in the 1980 Winter Olympic Games, also known as The Miracle on Ice, or Kerri Strugs landing her vault one footed to win the gold medal for the USA at the 1996 Summer Olympics after badly injuring her left ankle?

great choices since I also considered these events as not only one but THE greatest moments in Olympic history. but if i'm going to choose one of these, I will choose the Miracle on Ice simply because it took 6 players in the ice rink to beat the highly favored Soviet Union team. In other words, it was TEAMWORK at its best for the US team in order to defeat the best international hockey team in the world at that time.

2009-04-09 20:27:30 by Zak

how exactly did the US 1980 hockey team beat the soviets? they should have lost by 10 goals!! it's not like they were more of a team or had worked harder. How did the US win? the USSR had the best goalie in the world, the best center, the best coach and were undefeated in the Olympics since the 64. so how did they do it?

This is the best example I can think of a group of people wanting something so bad, and doing everything they can to make it happen.

On a side note..........the 1980 US Olympic team has the highest percentage of players (13/20) who went on to play in the NHL of any Olympic hockey squad prior to 1998.

That alone says somethintg about how truly amazing that American team was. When taking into account the NHL careers that Kenneth Morrow, Neal Broten, Michael Ramsey, Mark Johnson and David Christian had, the miracle may not have been as much as miracle as we have been led to believe.because when it comes right down to it, from top to bottom, that is one of the best assembled teams anytime anywhere!

2007-12-22 11:54:52 by ???

I've been looking everywhere for a depth chart for this team and here's what I got from the movie miracle
Line 1
Johnson-Silk-Maclanahan
Line 2, 3 or 4
Pavelich, Harrington, and Schneider
Defense Pair 1
Ramsey, Morrow?

the miracle on ice was literally, a miracle

even whatshisname, the captain, said that in 1000 games, they should never have won

2010-07-11 00:39:44 by franjman42

Is that like a college football team beating the 2007-2008 New England Patriots in a football tournament?
Ok but is it comparable to a college team beating the 2007-2008 Patriots on the center stage?

Simply put, it is the greatest upset in the history of USA sports. When you factor in the political aspect of the era, this victory was more than just a competitive match between 2 counties. It was largely viewed ( at the time) as a victory over communism.

2009-06-10 22:19:29 by ML