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It was played between the hosting United States and the Soviet Union on February 22, 1980, during the medal round of the men's hockey tournament. Though the Soviet Union was a four-time defending gold medalist and heavily favored, the United States upset them and won 4–3.
The men's ice hockey tournament at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States, was the 14th Olympic Championship. Twelve teams competed in the tournament, which was held from February 12 to 24, 1980.
The 1980 United States Olympic Hockey Team will forever remain etched in our memories as one of the greatest sporting events of all-time. In fact, Sports Illustrated selected the team's victory over the Soviet Union en route to winning the gold medal as the No. 1 sports moment of the 20th century.
Lake Placid, N.Y. | Feb. 12-24. The 1980 United States Olympic Hockey Team will forever remain etched in the memories of sports fans as one of the greatest sporting events of all-time. In fact, Sports Illustrated selected the team's victory over the Soviet Union en route to winning the gold medal as the No. 1 sports moment of the 20th century.
In one of the most dramatic upsets in Olympic history, on February 22, 1980, the underdog U.S. hockey team, made up of college players, defeats the four-time defending gold-medal winning...
The 1980 U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team won the gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games Lake Placid 1980 following its historic victory against the Soviet Union in the semifinals, famously dubbed “The Miracle on Ice.” Led by head coach Herb Brooks, the team was entirely comprised of amateur hockey players and was the youngest team in the tour...
On Feb. 22, 1980, the United States ice hockey team, composed exclusively of amateur players, stuns the defending gold medalist Soviet Union at the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York....
So who were these guys, the American amateur college-level hockey players? Here are their names, listed by their positions, their ages in 1980, their hometowns, and their colleges in brackets.
From the SI Vault: "The Golden Goal," how the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team pulled off its Miracle On Ice win over the vaunted Soviet Union en route to the gold medal in Lake Placid.
The United States hockey team celebrates on the ice after defeating the Soviet Union team on February 22, 1980, during the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.