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Hockey gurus: how did the U.S. Beat Russia. In '80
Posted on 5/26/15 at 10:17 pm
Posted on 5/26/15 at 10:17 pm
Watching Miracle again tonight and have to ask how did the U.S. Beat Russia? A bunch of college kids taking on the best team in the world? Was it the fact that our guys trained for almost a year to beat the Russians, got lucky, had some innovative offense/defense, the Russian team looking ahead to the gold medal match, or were we just that good? If I remember correctly most of the players didn't have stellar pro careers after this.
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Posted on 5/26/15 at 10:21 pm to secondandshort
Tikinov pulled the greatest goalie in a generation
The US team was motivated by a tyrant
The players on the US had very good NHL careers, not all but some.
Craig stood on his head at times.
The US team was motivated by a tyrant
The players on the US had very good NHL careers, not all but some.
Craig stood on his head at times.
Posted on 5/26/15 at 10:21 pm to secondandshort
They scored more goals
Posted on 5/26/15 at 10:23 pm to secondandshort
It was a miracle.
On ice.
On ice.
Posted on 5/26/15 at 10:28 pm to sms151t
I'm not a hockey guy but seems if your goalie gets hot you have a pretty good chance of winning.
Posted on 5/26/15 at 10:29 pm to sms151t
Sms right on all counts
Posted on 5/26/15 at 10:29 pm to secondandshort
Can neither confirm nor deny whether sorcery was involved
Posted on 5/26/15 at 10:34 pm to TbirdSpur2010
Though the Hockey Gold was impressive and unexpected. It was not the most improbable and astonishing thing of the games.
Eric Heiden winning all 5 speed skating distances is just insane.
It's like Usain Bolt winning the mile half mile and 10k in the same Olympic game.
Eric Heiden winning all 5 speed skating distances is just insane.
It's like Usain Bolt winning the mile half mile and 10k in the same Olympic game.
Posted on 5/26/15 at 10:37 pm to secondandshort
The team got to train longer than most of the other teams in the tournament.
The Soviet team was having internal struggleS before the US game. They struggled in their two games leading up to it
Still remarkable win though and not sure if we will see something like it again
The Soviet team was having internal struggleS before the US game. They struggled in their two games leading up to it
Still remarkable win though and not sure if we will see something like it again
Posted on 5/26/15 at 10:38 pm to sms151t
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Though the Hockey Gold was impressive and unexpected. It was not the most improbable and astonishing thing of the games. Eric Heiden winning all 5 speed skating distances is just insane. It's like Usain Bolt winning the mile half mile and 10k in the same Olympic game.
Wrong and wrong. The hockey team winning gold was WAY more improbable. I think the Russians beat us by something like 10 goals a few months earlier. Heiden's skating feat isn't even remotely similar to Bolt winning a 100 meter and 10k.
Posted on 5/26/15 at 10:41 pm to RedMustang
Wrong it had never been done before or has it been done since. That is way more impressive.
The hockey win was more political motivated in repeating the stories.
But as far as improbable it's Heiden
The hockey win was more political motivated in repeating the stories.
But as far as improbable it's Heiden
This post was edited on 5/26/15 at 10:43 pm
Posted on 5/26/15 at 10:42 pm to UnluckyTiger
I guess kind of a perfect storm of talent, bad opposing coaching move, training and motivation.
Posted on 5/26/15 at 10:47 pm to sms151t
Tikinov made a series of terrible decisions and Jim Craig stood on his head. The US was massively outplayed and honestly... got lucky. But luck is the residue of design.
Posted on 5/26/15 at 10:51 pm to secondandshort
Home ice helped, too, I'm sure.
Not to a great degree, but at least a little
Not to a great degree, but at least a little
Posted on 5/26/15 at 10:51 pm to Baloo
Didn't he break the klm line up for some reason also?
Posted on 5/26/15 at 10:52 pm to sms151t
quote:
Tikinov pulled the greatest goalie in a generation
Posted on 5/26/15 at 10:52 pm to Baloo
It's pretty tough to have to play with the lead for ten minutes against a better team. I wikid the game and it said Herb kept pushing with the lead rather than playing defense and sitting on it.
Posted on 5/26/15 at 10:53 pm to secondandshort
The US and A had a want.
Posted on 5/26/15 at 10:55 pm to sms151t
quote:
Tikinov pulled the greatest goalie in a generation
And this
Posted on 5/26/15 at 10:55 pm to WestCoastAg
People talk about the goalie switch but neither of them or Tikhonov are responsible for the best hockey team on the planet only scoring one goal in the final two periods against a college team.
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