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Check in if you watched the 1980 game.
Posted on 2/22/26 at 10:24 am
Posted on 2/22/26 at 10:24 am
I was 17 the last time we won gold.
GEAUX USA !!
GEAUX USA !!
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Posted on 2/22/26 at 10:26 am to kajunman
Yes, I watched the 1980 match, but also watched the 1960 Miracle while a freshman at LSU.
Posted on 2/22/26 at 10:28 am to blueridgeTiger
WOW! I wasn't born in 60. How wonderful for you to have seen all 3 games.
Posted on 2/22/26 at 10:30 am to kajunman
I was 11 ... on delay but my dad would not tell me who won.
In those days, the Soviets were damn near unstoppable in hockey until that day.
In those days, the Soviets were damn near unstoppable in hockey until that day.
This post was edited on 2/22/26 at 10:31 am
Posted on 2/22/26 at 10:31 am to theballguy
Great time for America in 1980. Glad you got to see it. And good on your dad.
Posted on 2/22/26 at 10:48 am to kajunman
I was 18. It was glorious and so unexpected.
Back then, you had a team of current or recently graduated non-professional college hockey players for the US, while other countries had national teams that played together year-round. And very few of the 1980 team ended up being very successful NHL players.
Now Olympic teams have active NHL players on them.
Back then, you had a team of current or recently graduated non-professional college hockey players for the US, while other countries had national teams that played together year-round. And very few of the 1980 team ended up being very successful NHL players.
Now Olympic teams have active NHL players on them.
Posted on 2/22/26 at 10:59 am to kajunman
Interestingly, the 1960 match was not carried live, but was on a one-hour delay. At one point, the local station interrupted to announce that it would display the final score at the bottom of the screen for 10 seconds. I looked away and did not see that score and enjoyed watching the game as if it were live.
Posted on 2/22/26 at 11:01 am to kajunman
Watched on delay. I was 11. So fricking pumped.
Somewhere in infinity, Herb Brooks is smiling.
Somewhere in infinity, Herb Brooks is smiling.
Posted on 2/22/26 at 11:10 am to blueridgeTiger
Ya, a lot of posters don't realize what it was like watching delayed Olympic results. Same thing for the 1980 game.
Posted on 2/22/26 at 11:15 am to kajunman
Watched from my dorm room my freshman year.
Some idiot blurted out the final score bout 5 mins into the match.
Some idiot blurted out the final score bout 5 mins into the match.
Posted on 2/22/26 at 11:17 am to RD Dawg
quote:Is he still living ? Hate those guys.
Some idiot blurted out the final score bout 5 mins into the match.
Posted on 2/22/26 at 11:19 am to kajunman
I believe he flunked out...not a big surprise.
Posted on 2/22/26 at 11:21 am to mdomingue
Eruzione was as popular as Batman for a while.
Posted on 2/22/26 at 11:21 am to RD Dawg
. Figures !!Posted on 2/22/26 at 11:22 am to kajunman
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Eruzione was as popular as Batman for a while.
The fact that I can still tell you who the captain of that team was to this day says something.
Posted on 2/22/26 at 11:23 am to udtiger
Brooks was awesome. Perfect coach for that team.
Posted on 2/22/26 at 11:23 am to kajunman
I did. Legendary game. The Soviets in 80 were a great team, but not as good as the group they had in 84 to 88. That team had the famous "Russian Five" that ended up in the NHL and changed the NHL forever. By far their best group ever and one that blitzed a lot of NHL teams.
The Red Wings were something to see in those days.
The Red Wings were something to see in those days.
This post was edited on 2/22/26 at 11:25 am
Posted on 2/22/26 at 11:24 am to mdomingue
quote:No doubt. That gold meant something to the cold war generation. Few remember we beat Finland for the gold.
The fact that I can still tell you who the captain of that team was to this day says something.
Posted on 2/22/26 at 11:26 am to Beau Fontenot
It was truly the miracle of miracles to beat Russia at the time.
Posted on 2/22/26 at 11:31 am to kajunman
My step father who has passed taught me the game of hockey during those Olympics. He was from Hartford Connecticut. I still remember sitting in the living room in Ft Lauderdale listening to him explain what was happening including the rules.
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