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Michael Anthony Eruzione ( / ɪˌruːziˈoʊni /, Italian pronunciation: [erutˈtsjoːne], born October 25, 1954) is an American former ice hockey player. He is best known as the captain of the 1980 Winter Olympics United States national team that defeated the Soviet Union in the famous "Miracle on Ice" game, in which he scored the game-winning goal.
Feb 7, 2020 · In an excerpt from his new book, Mike Eruzione takes readers inside the final desperate minutes of the US Olympic hockey team’s 1980 “Miracle on Ice.”
Feb 1, 2020 · On the night before the big game 40 years ago, Mike Eruzione was drinking Miller High Life with his parents in a Winnebago they had hired for the Olympics. After knocking back a few beers, he...
Feb 22, 2020 · For Mike Eruzione and his teammates, though, no moment will ever be bigger than the Miracle on Ice. While that iconic moment defined sports for a generation of hockey fans, the 1980 Lake Place Olympics took place 40 years ago. After winning the gold medal, what happened to Mike Eruzione? Remembering the Miracle on Ice
Apr 25, 2021 · Mike Eruzione, a gold medal winner for the 1980 U.S.A. hockey team, was center stage in the most significant team-sporting event of the 20th Century. If the 1938 Joe Louis-Max Schmeling bout was billed as ‘Democracy vs. Fascism’, then the 1980 ‘Miracle on Ice’ story was ‘Democracy vs. Communism’.
May 30, 2017 · Mike Eruzione was the captain of the U.S. hockey team that shocked the world by beating the Soviet Union in the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics. Learn how he became a leader, survived the coach's cuts, and scored the winning goal in the "Miracle on Ice".
Skippered by the 25-year-old Mike Eruzione, the US team was made up of largely inexperienced amateur and college players. Inspired by the support of the home fans, however, the Americans drew with Sweden and beat Czechoslovakia, Norway, Romania and West Germany in the first round to join the Soviets in the round-robin medal group.
