The 1980 USA Hockey Victory

Paper Summary:

The paper overviews the era of the Cold War and the events leading up to the Winter Olympic hockey tournament. The paper discusses the role of the players and of the coach Herb Brooks and emphasizes the mighty Soviet hockey team in relation to the American college students. The paper concludes that it is doubtful that any Gold medal achieved by any U.S. team or individual will have the impact that the 1980 Team USA victory had.

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Introduction
The Cold War
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"They called it the "Miracle on Ice" because in sporting language, it was a miracle. How else does one describe the fact that a bunch of college students - having been well trained in the matters of playing ice hockey but not having skated together for that long - taking on and beating a hard-core team of professional Soviets? And all of this took place on the high-visibility stage of the Winter Olympics, for the world to see and for non-believers to rub their eyes in disbelief. ABC sportscaster Al Michaels was so excited when the clock ran out on the last game, which lifted Team USA into the "Gold" stratosphere, he yelled, "Do you believe in miracles?""

Sample of Sources Used:

• Anderson, Dave. "'Big Doolies' Of the World." The New York Times. February 25, 1980.
• Blass, Eileen. "What makes miracles? Work." USA Today. February 19, 2006.
• Eskenazi, Gerald. "American Tie Swedes On Goal in Last 27 Seconds." The New York Times.February 12, 1980.
• Eskenazi, Gerald. "U.S. Defeats Soviet Squad In Olympic Hockey by 4-3." The New YorkTimes, February 1980.
• Naughton, Jim. "Iceman on a Hot Spot." The New York Times. February 9, 1980.

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