The Miracle on Ice
The Soviet team had won the last gold medals the last four years, since 1964 and had not lost an Olympic ice hockey game since 1968. Just three days before the Lake Placid games began, the Soviet Union had beaten the US Team 10-3 in an exhibition game at Madison Square Garden. Americans seemed to looked unorganized and outmatched, but few blamed them. With a median age of only 22 the team was made up of college players, they were the youngest US Olympic squad ever. The team captain Mike Ergioni was found in the Toledo Blades who played in the International League. The Soviets were the No.1 Seed and went undefeated, winning five games in the first round. The US team in comparison was the No.7 seed, but the team also went undefeated in the first round albeit with one draw. The team's coach Brook had given up on the traditional North American style of playing hockey. Instead, his layers quickly crossed the ice. The young Americans did not hesitate to give up their traditional positi...