The Making of a Miracle: The Untold Story of the Captain of the 1980 Gold Medal–Winning U.S. Olympic Hockey Team by Mike Eruzione with Neal Boudette is the story of the legendary “Miracle on Ice” as told by the captain of the team and the man who scored the winning goal.

It is the best American dark horse sports story ever told: how a group of school kids and unsigned novices, under the tutelage of unbelievable mentor—and amazing disciplinarian—Herb Brooks, beat the world class Soviet hockey group on their approach to winning the gold award at the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics. Nobody accepted the scrappy Americans had a genuine shot at winning. Despite being undefeated, the U.S.— the most youthful group in the opposition—were going head to head against the four-time gold medalist Russians. Be that as it may, the Americans’ unstoppable hopefulness, expertise, and brave demeanor assisted them with beating the prepared Soviet group and convey their notable success.

As captain, Mike Eruzione drove his group on the ice on that Friday, February 22, 1980. Be that as it may, beating the U.S.S.R was just one of the various difficulties Mike has looked in his life. In this moving journal, he relates the snags he has survived, from his regular childhood in Winthrop, Massachusetts, to his fight to make the Boston University crew; his difficulties in the lower levels and global competitions to his determination to the U.S. group and their run for gold. He additionally discusses the repercussions of that spectacular success that enlivened and joined the country during a period of emergency in its set of experiences.

Eruzione has carried on with a hockey life loaded with unforeseen curves and astounding turns. Al Michaels’ acclaimed bring in 1980—”do you have faith in marvels? Indeed!”— might have been about Mike himself. Loaded up with striking pictures—from his dedicated, powerful dad to the crabby Herb Brooks to the Russian corridor of famers Tretiak, Kharlamov, Makarov, and Fetisov—this vivacious, intriguing think back is bound to turn into a games exemplary and is an unquestionable requirement for hockey fans, particularly the individuals who saw that inexplicable day.

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About the 1980 U.S. Men’s Hockey Team

In perhaps the most emotional bombshells in Olympic history, the longshot U.S. hockey group, comprised of college players, overcomes the four-time defending gold-medal winning Soviet group at the XIII Olympic Winter Games in Lake Placid, New York.

The Soviet group had caught the past four Olympic hockey golds, returning to 1964, and had not lost an Olympic hockey game since 1968. Three days before the Lake Placid Games started, the Soviets crushed the U.S. group 10-3 in an exhibition game at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The Americans looked rough, however not many blamed them for the loss as their average age was just 22. Mike Eruzione, the team captain. was enlisted from the little known Toledo Blades of the International League.

Be that as it may, when it went to the games the Soviet crew, recently viewed as the best on the planet, tumbled to the young American group 4-3 in front of 10,000 observers. After two days, the Americans defeated Finland 4-2 to secure the hockey gold.

About the Author

Mike Eruzione is the director of special outreach at his alma mater, Boston University. He has been a television commentator, a motivational speaker, and a hockey coach. He lives in Winthrop, Massachusetts.

Neal Boudette, is a graduate of Boston University and a reporter for the New York Times. He lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Other Books You May Like

The Boys of Winter: The Untold Story of a Coach, a Dream, and the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team by Wayne Coffey: Told with warmth and an uncanny eye for detail, The Boys of Winter is a cozy, discerning depiction of one Friday night in Lake Placid and the enduring power of the phenomenal.

Miracle in Lake Placid: The Greatest Hockey Story Ever Told by John Gilbert: Forty years after the “Miracle on Ice” enthralled the world, this book profoundly analyzes the effect that particular occasion had on the individuals who played and coached it and how that game changed the direction of American hockey forever.

Remembering Herbie: Celebrating the Life and Times of Hockey Legend Herb Brooks by Ross Bernstein: This moving book is a recognition for a man whose name is inseparable from hockey: the late Herb Brooks. It is a sincere story told through meetings with almost 100 individuals. Some spilled out their feelings while others shared inspiring or entertaining stories.

The Making of a Miracle Podcasts

The Mike Lupica Podcast – Mike Eruzione: The legendary sports writer brings Eruzione on to discuss the Miracle on Ice and much more.

Bob Ryan’s Boston Podcast – Mike Eruzione: Bob Ryan traveled north to Winthrop where he found hometown hero Mike Eruzione for an extraordinarily authentic rink side chat about hockey in the hub and certain memories that still live on 40 years after Gold.