February 27, 1960 - The Forgotten Miracle

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The phrase "U.S. men's hockey gold medal" usually conjures up visions of Lake Placid, of goaltender Jim Craig draped in the Stars and Stripes searching for his father, or announcer Al Michaels asking if we "believe in miracles."

But 1980 was not the first time the United States achieved Olympic hockey gold. The less publicized—but no less miraculous—1960 U.S. men's hockey team also shocked the world with its stunning victory in Squaw Valley, Calif

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