1980 Olympic Hockey USA vs USSR, "Miracle On Ice". 2/22/1980 I know this is already on youtube, but thought I would go ahead and post my copy. Maybe it will be a little better quality.
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@heyboy333335 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this game and thinking it was over when the Soviets took the 3-2 lead. It was an awesome game. The day after the game a Soviet MIG flew close to an american carrier and the US sent up 2 planes to intercept it. The pilot of the MIG radioed the US planes and congratulated them on the US win.
@kdonovan2215 жыл бұрын
heyboy33333 great story about the Mig’s thank you
@victorbonilla46344 жыл бұрын
That Soviet pilot was last seen in his new residence... Siberia..👤😂
@johnmchugh89624 жыл бұрын
I remember sitting in front of the TV, and a banner crawled across the screen, the US 4 and the Soviets 3, final. This was not shown live. I ran into the other room where my father and older brother were reading the evening newspaper. I was shouting, "we beat the Russians in hockey." I was accused of making this story up until the game was actually broadcast. As Flyer fans, we had a previous memory of beating (up) the Soviets four years earlier, when other NHL franchises had little success. This group of 'kids' from Minnesota, Boston, and wherever wasn't given a shot.
@frasierthebichon74224 жыл бұрын
heyboy33333 ......source please ?
@Devils-jc1xh4 жыл бұрын
@@johnmchugh8962 The referees alliowed The Broad Street Bullies to play like the Hanson brothers until the Soviet coach pulled his team off the ice. The Soviets would have crushed the Flyers on the PP if the North American refs had called the blatant penalties. That game was a catastrophe.
@tonygambino59056 жыл бұрын
To add to how impressive this was. For people that aren't diehard hockey fans. In 1979 this same Soviet team PUMMELED the NHL All Stars by a score of 6-0. That team had 19 future hall of famers on it. Then, the year AFTER this game, 1981, the again PUMMELED Team Canada with Wayne Gretzky and the best of Canada by a score of 8-1. And we come along with a group of college kids. Its unprecedented. Forget Buster Douglass/ Mike Tyson. This is THE greatest upset in sports history. That Soviet team was a machine. They skated circles around the best NHL Canadian players at the time. I would equate this, in other sports, with an all-star high school basketball team beating the NBA Champs or a D-3 college basketball team beating the Dream Team. I might even equate it with a women's team beating an NBA team. Its that big. The skill level was that different.
@thedominatior395 жыл бұрын
And to think that 81 Canada team had Mike Bossy, Wayne Gretzky, Guy Lafleur, Gilbert Perreault etc
@WaltGekko5 жыл бұрын
The basketball equivalent actually did happen in late 1982, when Chaminade (then an NAIA school) upset then-#1 Virginia with Ralph Sampson (Chaminade is now Division II and is the host school for the Maui Invitational). Next closest is probably this past year's NCAA tournament when Maryland-Baltimore County (UMBC) upset (again!) #1 Virginia in the first round, the first time since the Men's Tournament in 1985 expanded to 64 (now 68) teams that a 16 seed knocked out a 1 seed.
@mrog54815 жыл бұрын
I agree. The statement that they might win 1 out of 10 I think misses the mark. It was more like 1 out of 1000.
@davidcraddick33375 жыл бұрын
You left out the part where the Soviet goalie made it into the HoF without ever playing in the NHL, the only person in the HoF to have accomplished that feat.
@loumac29555 жыл бұрын
I was stationed at Maxwell AFB in Montgomery Alabama on Feb 22, 1980. As a huge hockey fan, this Olympics was of huge interest to me, especially because Mark Johnson was a hometown Pittsburgh Penguins property. Not much was expected of this group (maybe a Bronze medal) but after a dramatic last minute tie in their opener and a big win over a favored Czech team, people started to take notice but no one expected a win over the mighty soviets. My father in Pittsburgh Pa. called me around 5:00 that afternoon and told me he had heard the final score on the radio and wanted to know if I wanted to know. I was sure they had lost and just hoped we had given them a game and said what the heck, tell me. My dad told me not just the final score but when every American goal came and who scored it. So that evening watching the game with a room full of fellow airmen, several of whom, to steal Al Michaels line, didn't " know a blue line from a clothes line", I watched what is still one of the most exciting sporting events I've ever seen knowing when everything was going to happen. I just watched it again and I still can't stop smiling. A week to the day that the USA cinched the Gold medal with their win over Finland, I drove home to see Mark Johnson (the real hero of the 1980 US Olympic hockey team) make his debut with the Pens at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh. It was a Sunday afternoon scoreless tie with the New York Islanders (no OT back then) but I was really happy to be there. In my life I have been lucky enough to be at World Series games, Stanley Cup Final games, 3 Steelers Super Bowls and numerous other big sporting events but watching the US beat Russia on a tv with rabbit ears in far away Alabama, knowing the final score 39 years ago tonight, is still one of my most cherished sports memories. The lift that we, and the entire US military, got that night and the whole country got from this amazing game can't be described. Thank You boys!
@sneedus34763 жыл бұрын
Absolutely unbelievable performance by Jim Craig saving 39 shots against the Soviet Union... wow. All I can say is wow.
@jamessollazzo48602 жыл бұрын
then think about the other side: 4 goals on 16 shots! this is where they lost the game!
@nutrock5222 жыл бұрын
@@jamessollazzo4860 as a goaltender when you get little shots and you spend long stretches without saves you get kinda jarred when a shot finally comes your way. Not like I’d be rooting for Russia anyway lmao
@danieljordan71942 жыл бұрын
My thoughts exactly 😤 What a legendary performance by Craig that day.Outstanding👍🇺🇲
@cacornhusker2940 Жыл бұрын
"....have you ever seen him when his game is ON??"
@adrianweiler4888 Жыл бұрын
Actually 17 shots the best goalie in the world didn't have a good save percentage anyways
@angusthecat16893 жыл бұрын
41 years ago today. the greatest moment in american sports history and nothing else is even close
@guyman88443 жыл бұрын
The 2008 summer olympics men’s 4x100 freestyle relay come from behind win was a pretty amazing moment as well.
@cadenmerrifield4363 жыл бұрын
Isn’t it crazy how this is watched on KZbin by kids who weren’t even born when this happened.
@Ecto19443 жыл бұрын
@@cadenmerrifield436 my dad way 10 when this game was played...the internet is probably the closest we’ll get to time travel
@jeromes51833 жыл бұрын
For me it was the Kerri Strug vault with the severe ankle sprain - I tear up just thinking about it. But I get it.
@runcaz78023 жыл бұрын
Billy Mills winning the 10,000 meters at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics has its place right alongside this.
@wmst50655 жыл бұрын
Funny, you know how it ends but it still feels like the damned clock isn't ticking down fast enough.
@vondihowe98014 жыл бұрын
And you still hold your breath till that buzzer rings!
@sandranorman54694 жыл бұрын
Eruzione said they had no idea the effect they were having on a nation hungry for a positive result.
@jacksongaeng40274 жыл бұрын
‘Merica.
@chicken_9534 жыл бұрын
I watched this a hundred times and I still get chills watching this!
@imilf20034 жыл бұрын
@@chicken_953 yup me 2
@bobdonovan345 жыл бұрын
1st Period Goals USSR 14:05 USA 20:34 USSR 26:45 USA 30:20 2nd Period Goal USSR 37:58 3rd Period Goals USA 1:23:20 USA 1:26:45 Last Minute of Game + Do you believe in Miracles!! 1:45:44
@zipzapzam65515 жыл бұрын
Bob Donovan oh my god thank you so much
@rxnbeer5 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@harrisonutoft58715 жыл бұрын
Bob Donovan yes and thank you 🙏 sir
@darualid5 жыл бұрын
0:01.... hockey!!
@robertharvey90475 жыл бұрын
Devils coach John USA draft day
@tragickdisgruntledfu2 жыл бұрын
Still the Greatest Sporting Event Ever!!! 42 years ago Today!!! I can't believe no one else has posted. I will never forget this game. Do you believe in Miracles??? Yes!°
@mikestevenson5762 ай бұрын
Was it a sporting event or something way bigger?
@Yuriy_Mironov2 ай бұрын
Are you pidar?
@pherdeenand28552 ай бұрын
@@Yuriy_Mironov Вата ты е..аная.
@jameschar2410 ай бұрын
Probably the greatest play-by-play call in American sports history.
@user-lv2ot4pq7x2 ай бұрын
Even just the opening..."I'm sure there are a lot of people in this building who do not know the difference between a blueline and a clothesline. It's irrelevant. It doesn't matter" The one thing that is left out is the power of manifestation especially within a group that is ONE.
@jwebbs2 ай бұрын
@@user-lv2ot4pq7x great reply
@jeffmurray16812 ай бұрын
Al Michael's was incredible. He didn't miss a shot or a name and called it in real time. And of course, there was the "do you believe in miracles!"
@charger91054 жыл бұрын
There will never be another sporting event like this. Ever.
@johnny.vongkhamchanh1713 жыл бұрын
Ken Morrow would win this game, a gold medal, then the Stanley cup all in this year. He then won 3 more cups in a row.
@mclovin95783 жыл бұрын
As a Canadian I was rooting for the US and was dancing for Joy. While I don't disagree about this being an amazing sporting event...Canada beating the Soviets in '72 was pretty amazing, too.
@bahhumbug98243 жыл бұрын
@@mclovin9578 Yeah but that that was thanks to a cheap shot by Bobby Clarke. He totally hacked at that dude's ankle.
@mclovin95783 жыл бұрын
@@bahhumbug9824 I don't disagree with you there. That was a shit play. I'm just saying it was the type of sporting event that falls under that "One of a kind" umbrella.
@bunt16913 жыл бұрын
Kids best an all star team
@smitchix14 жыл бұрын
I'm 51 years old. I was 11 when I watched this. I will never forget it. I cried watching the end today...again.
@tyronejackson8323 жыл бұрын
Me too, buddy, I was 16 at the time and watching this game now in 2021, it’s still intense even though I know the outcome. Absolutely the best sports moment.
@thetwinlabfuel38933 жыл бұрын
as well, my friend.USA
@rocknrollbob71993 жыл бұрын
Think I was 13, and hanging on EVERY second. Still grabs me.
@ultrametric93173 жыл бұрын
I was 21 and in love with Denise Biellmann, an extremely hot Swiss figure skater, my other happy memory of these games :) The USA still needed a tie with Finland on Sunday to get the gold - talk about nerve wracking!
@azryder29193 жыл бұрын
Me too
@quicktastic3 жыл бұрын
Michael's 'do you believe in miracles?' is great, but I also appreciate his long silence after that and just let everyone soak in the moment. That is an art that has gone away in sports broadcasting.
@bobm2410 Жыл бұрын
Amen...silence speaks volumes
@soccerguy24333 ай бұрын
Michael didn't say it
@mikestevenson5762 ай бұрын
I mainly appreciate Ken Dryden talking through the winning goal and wrecking the call.
@jamesfields29162 ай бұрын
Greatest call in sports history followed by the greatest cover in Sports Illustrated history. The only cover with no description. The photographer said no words were necessary.
@MissLilRedRooster3 жыл бұрын
This was SERIOUSLY the best moment in sport history in that century. Even for non-hockey fans, THIS was the moment that defined a generation of sports.
@hristo56892 жыл бұрын
In American history*. Only 4 nations cared about hockey at the time. It wasn't even the best hockey upset of that decade (Poland beating the USSR 6-4 in 1976 was). Overall the biggest upset in sports last century was Uruguay beating Brazil 2-1 at the 1950 World Cup.
@alexanderjakel80012 жыл бұрын
@@hristo5689 Enh. No. Only about 1 countries cares about Uruguay, ever. Maybe 2, if Argentina was ever worried about going to war with them. And more than 25 countries were invested in the sport of hockey at the time, which for the winter Olympics, is a veritable goddamn coup. It led to hockey becoming the third watched sport on this planet- no comparison to soccer and cricket of course, but hey- we'll take it. ;) And Poland's victory was in the IHWC- a far cry from the importance of the Olympics.. partially why nobody gives a shit about that to this day. Idunno, maybe I need to visit Montevideo and Warsaw and see the footage of these glorious upsets myself. Until then, just accept the fact my brother.
@hristo56892 жыл бұрын
@@alexanderjakel8001 “Nobody has ever cared about Uruguay” Coming from a guy who admitted himself that soccer is the most popular sport in the world. And why are you talking about a war? Are politics ALWAYS connected to sports to Americans? Probably the reason why you put so much impact to the Olympics - the most valuable sporting competition for political fanatics, especially communists. “More than 25 countries invested in hockey at the time” I can’t believe someone can be this delusional... Ice hockey has never even been a top 10 most popular sport, to say the very least. It’s never even been the most popular version of hockey. Max 6 countries cared about it in 1980. Now it’s 8 and only in 3 it’s the most popular sport. According to you if a country has a hockey team that means they invest huge money in the sport. I guess China must eat and breathe hockey, having a national team that will perform at the Olympics after all. “Partially why nobody gives a shit about that to this day” It’s been the most mentioned defeat in Russia. Maybe you don’t realize this but the Soviet Union was BY FAR the greatest and most dominant hockey nation in history who were literally toying with Canadians and never losing a series/semifinal/final/important game to them. That’s why it doesn’t take any more embarrassing than them losing to a country where barely anybody knows that there’s a sport called ice hockey. If the Soviets cared that means it’s a big deal.
@litledevel152 жыл бұрын
@@hristo5689 yeah … no
@419HLR Жыл бұрын
@@hristo5689 you sound foolish
@JTDutch5 жыл бұрын
"In a political or nationalistic sense, I'm sure this game is being viewed with varying perspectives ... but manifestly, it is a hockey game. The United States and the Soviet Union, on a sheet of ice in Lake Placid, New York." I don't think enough people really appreciate how great that quote is. It's absolutely incredible. Al Michaels set this moment in time up so perfectly and honestly.
@daboys12155 жыл бұрын
It started out as "just a hockey game" but it turned out to be so much more. It turned into history. What other game are people watching on KZbin nearly 39 years later?
@aaronbradley32325 жыл бұрын
Asshole lmao
@conskate4 жыл бұрын
Dryden adding just the right amount of salt
@alexanderkruger43144 жыл бұрын
I wrote my undergrad and my masters papers on this game and how it affected the cold war. This is one of my favorite quotes ever from a person.
@spwb2k4 жыл бұрын
Before the Miracle on Ice, Al Michaels was just one of many capable young sportscasters. His performance at the Olympics made him a superstar.
@mckinziechapman16225 жыл бұрын
My dad said that there was alot of people crying & chanting "USA" the day after this game & my dad also said that this game was like war because it was so intense.
@stevenamato62894 жыл бұрын
Your dad is a very smart person.
@decoture38224 жыл бұрын
well it was during the cold war so there was a bit of tension between them lol
@bonaventureokafor26373 жыл бұрын
Me doing field hockey at school: So you have chosen death This game: SO YOU HAVE CHOSEN WAR
@SHAWN_WITH_THE_CURLS3 жыл бұрын
Capitalism vs Communism
@vwm85343 жыл бұрын
David and Goliath story. I remember hockey all over the US grew in popularity after this. We had a minor league team that averaged around 4000 per game. After this they were getting 7 to 10 thousand.
@kylev560211 ай бұрын
I was 10 when this game was on. Dave Christian was my hero while he played for the University of North Dakota and I was thrilled he was on the Olympic team. I got my picture taken with him while attending summer hockey school in Grand Forks just a few months after the Miracle on Ice game. I still have the picture 43 years later.
@charlottewood89643 ай бұрын
I watched the game at UND. I'm from Grand Forks also. To be there with all those hockey players and the big screen we seen everything. I'm sure I lost a few years of my life watching Craig's saves. Never so proud.
@PlateletRichGel Жыл бұрын
I was watching live after school. When they won, I ran outside in the snow and was jumping up and down by myself.
@wb61624 жыл бұрын
"Look fellas, you just put the best goalie in the world on the bench"
@MrDuds19844 жыл бұрын
wb6162 it still baffles me that Tikinov pulled Tretyiak, understand that he was trying to send a message but that wasn’t it. It further baffles me why he never pulled the goalie with under a minute to go, best reason I can come up with is that he felt that would be a sign of weakness needing an extra man just to tie the game.
@rcslyman89294 жыл бұрын
@@MrDuds1984 How many times was he ever in that position where pulling the goalie would even be a thought? Movie put it really well when Herb says to Craig, "He doesn't know what to do!"
@tigerscode98034 жыл бұрын
Greatest quotes of all time
@mortsey4 жыл бұрын
Best line ever in a sports movie.
@Tgreenhornt14 жыл бұрын
I have a theory about that , that's never been discussed... remember, the last goal was at 1959 of the first period....the benches left the ice and the refs returned the clock to 1 second and dropped the puck... who was in goal? #1 ...when they switched him for that puck drop, the rules might have said he had to stay in... I wish someone could check on this rule...because i've seen similar lately with the new rules of needing two goalies dressed and ready to play.... and international hockey rules are different... just a thought.
@chrisdempsey41485 жыл бұрын
I was at this game as a nine year old... What an amazing experience to take with me the rest of my life... It must have been a very special moment since my dad cried at the end, which was only one of three times in my life that I saw my dad crying... My dad was/is "old school" tough, but loving dad and I will always have that memory with me as long as I live...
@HockeyZyn4 жыл бұрын
I wish I was alive at the time I bet that was so flippin cool
@vondihowe98014 жыл бұрын
I'm jealous!! Wow! I can only imagine!
@makj12294 жыл бұрын
That must have been amazing. I was a junior in high school when this happened. That one event created so much excitement that my high school actually started up our hockey program the following year. The first time I went to Lake Placid was about 10 years later and I still felt a rush being near that arena.
@sandranorman54694 жыл бұрын
How wonderful that your Dad and you got to see it.
@marcstov4 жыл бұрын
Your story really touched me. Somehow your dad realized how amazing this was. RIP.
@cirvine11 Жыл бұрын
Still, by far, the most intense sporting event I’ve seen. I watched this on a black and white tv when I was 8-years old. I jumped around yelling the countdown during the last minute like a complete madman. It shaped me as a young athlete. Whenever the odds were against me I remembered the spirit of this team, its dedication and integrity. It’s the winning spirit. It helped me do the same many times.
@mariforest3 жыл бұрын
Когда был этот матч, я ещё не родился, но это, по всей видимости, просто легендарнейший матч. Hello from Russia, thats great game!
@German-hv9nvАй бұрын
Он стал легендарным потому что сборная СССР в неподходящий момент проиграла и упустила практически гарантированные золотые медали. Если бы не проиграла, то и ничего легендарного не было бы. Плюс с тех пор сборная США на Олимпийских играх и чемпионатах мира не побеждала, хотя представляет из себя серьезного хоккейного соперника в отличие от той эпохи и в частности 1980 года. Для меня смотревшего этот матч в детстве легендарным является середина третьего периода, когда я помню как уже в третьем периоде казалось, что матч пусть все таки не убедительно, но закончится благополучно - вдруг практически перевернулся за минуту из-за двух шайб США. А потом оставшиеся десять минут не спасли от поражения, в которые американцы проявили необычную по тем временам цепкость и выносливость, в чем советские игроки были сильнее соперников в ту эпоху.
@johanargente67314 жыл бұрын
So weird watching hockey without having the boards and ice surface covered in trashy commercialization.
@bestoutcomes4 жыл бұрын
Weird, yes, also very nice.
@83Henno3 жыл бұрын
This is an Olympic sized rink as well which is much bigger than NHL rinks. I wish they’d all use Olympic rinks. Much more room for offense
@jeffreyg46263 жыл бұрын
I agree. But when I state on youtube that the hockey rink should be bigger, the net should be bigger (cause the goalies are bigger), and the ads on the boards are an offense to the human eye; some people attack me for being old! I guess some people are sheep and don't mind being advertised to 24 hrs a day. If NHL hockey is so freakin' great today.... why are so many people tuning out to the sport??
@loganmay59303 жыл бұрын
@@jeffreyg4626 long time fans may be, and if you're a long timer then yeah it should be a concern. On the flip side, hockey is gaining traction. I myself have legit watched 3 different games today besides this one, simply bc I finally admit to myself that this is a cool ass sport. I'm watching this because...I mean, idk how you couldn't. This was more than hockey lol
@azynkron3 жыл бұрын
When the Olympics was about top athletes competing and not greedy corporations getting lucrative deals.
@imilf20035 жыл бұрын
Jim Craig won that game for the USA he stood on his head turning the USSR away.
@KMK73555 жыл бұрын
Mad Dog, Jim Craig's BU coach Jack Parker had a saying. "Sometimes hockey should be called goalie".
@chrisg73814 жыл бұрын
A performance worthy of scripture and reverence. Every aspiring goaltender should watch this entire game to understand that, if only for one night, a goalie can be more than human.
@imterpsfan24 жыл бұрын
I'd also say that Mark Johnson also played a key role. He had two goals but the one right before the end of the first period gave the US a great deal of confidence.
@minneapolisboysvarsityhock43144 жыл бұрын
Very true, but remember, they had Tretiak, the best goalie in the world, it's not like they had a sieve in the net. When the CCCP tied Ken Dryden's Montreal team Dec 31, 1975, it was #20 who stole that game. Dryden admitted he played poorly. That was a team that took 80% of its points and went 12-1 in the SC including dismantling the 2x defending champion Flyers (guess what they had a pretty good goalie as well.) They were among the best ever. But Vlad stood on his head. USA was good beyond Craig, they beat Czechoslovakia 7-3. KMK, i had not heard that Jack Parker saying but it is awesome Thank You for that. I am going to say American Football should be called QB.
@drlepper724 жыл бұрын
Craig stood on his head the entire olympics. But yes, on that night he had angels on his shoulders
@lukew13832 жыл бұрын
I wasn't even alive for this game. I clearly knew the outcome before watching this and I still felt invested the whole time. I can't listen to Al Michaels scream out "Do you believe in miracles?!?!" without a whole body chill that starts in my head and travels all the way to my toes. I don't know why. I don't get that feeling when watching replays of my favorite professional teams winning championships (which I have had the fortune of witnessing 4 of). Just this game. If I had a time machine, I'd go back to Feb. 22nd, 1980 and buy a ticket to this game. I cant imagine the feelings the spectators felt.
@donaldjoy40233 жыл бұрын
I was 16 and remember it well, watching the videos brings tears to my eyes even now....the mighty powerhouse Soviet team had not lost an Olympic hockey game since 1968, and was comprised of giant, legendary, world-class professional players who did it for a living....the U.S. team was comprised of college kids thrown together, who had never skated together before coach Herb Brooks(also asked to come on board just for these Olympics) broke them of their individuality enough to make a team out of them. Coming during the height of the Cold War, plus the Iran hostage crisis, the horrible stagflation of the Jimmy Carter presidency, in the abysmal aftermath of having lost the Vietnam War, our country needed this badly. Goalie Jim Craig was astonishing!
@colinkillian92652 жыл бұрын
Wait..This was 82 correct? Wasn't Reagan the president at this time? Also didn't the Iran Hostage crisis end the same day Reagan was sworn into office?
@donaldjoy40232 жыл бұрын
@@colinkillian9265 No, it was 1980. And that's in the video title lol
@donaldjoy40232 жыл бұрын
@@colinkillian9265 but yes the hostages were released as Reagan was bring sworn in!
@colinkillian92652 жыл бұрын
@@donaldjoy4023 Yeah sorry I'm an idiot..Yeah you're right our country definitely needed a win during this period, I was born in 76 so I got to live most of my memorable childhood during the Reagan 80's, didn't have to experience the failure that was Carter. Damn fine human being, not such a great policy maker for sure.
@donaldjoy40232 жыл бұрын
@@colinkillian9265 Be sure to watch the movie "Miracle" starring Kurt Russell. Perfect cinematic masterpiece!!
@robedmund99484 жыл бұрын
Watched this live with my parents. It was the first time I saw my mom yelling at the TV and going crazy over a televised sporting event. This was such an important time for America and for Americans. What a great time to be alive!
@kurtgreaser9883 жыл бұрын
The game was tape delayed in US. Only way you could have seen it live was If you lived near Canadian boarder and got the CBC live feed.
@robedmund99483 жыл бұрын
@@kurtgreaser988 That's probably right, but in that day and age no one knew the outcome of the game when it was broadcast in our area.
@kurtgreaser9883 жыл бұрын
Probably fairly true but if you watch the intro by John McKay hints st the upset as well as Phil Mayers gold medal in skiing. A hockey friend if mine that was a little older rembers running home from school so he could listen to the game live on Canadian radio. Despite living near Buffalo they could not tune the CBC TV feed that day due to weather.
@jefferyscott6402 Жыл бұрын
Play your gAme!
@jefferyscott6402 Жыл бұрын
Play your game
@nicholasceriello77505 жыл бұрын
Soviets: 39 shots USA: 16 shots Jesus!
@zamboniclean5 жыл бұрын
Yes, Jesus was there for that one.
@brandonmorris925 жыл бұрын
@@zamboniclean Salute to you sir! 💪👍
@kellyshaw33385 жыл бұрын
They were panicked at the end
@NothingToPointOut245 жыл бұрын
Best thing about hockey..sometimes the more talented team doesnt always win.
@TR-vr5pz5 жыл бұрын
USA 25% accurate - Rooskies 8%
@starchboy713 жыл бұрын
This was the first hockey game I ever watched and is STILL the most amazing one I have ever seen! 40 years later still brings chills.
@jamessollazzo48602 жыл бұрын
you've missed a great sport all these years
@mscrub3 жыл бұрын
Mike Eruzione is the name most people remember from this game but the best performance is clearly that of the goalie Jim Craig.
@charlottewood89643 ай бұрын
He's the man that I remember. Wow he was slammed. What a game he played.
@kelanders4 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest moments in my life. I grew up playing high school hockey in Minnesota idolizing Herb Brooks and playing against 6 of the Minnesota players on the team. I felt connected to this team and for some reason, always had faith they were capable of doing something great. I remember listening to the game with my Dad, who was terminally ill with cancer and one of the last best memories we were able to share together. I never get tired of watching this. It really does represent the best of what team sports is all about.
@mittnagivag48674 жыл бұрын
My parents used to go to parties at Mark Johnsons Parents house (he was four yrs older than myself), John Suter, Bob's Brother was my high school gym teacher (interning from the UW), bought my most recent pair of skates from Bob Sutter (at his first shop). Can ya guess where I grew up? :-) Hats off to the real "Amercia's Team" !
@kelanders4 жыл бұрын
@@mittnagivag4867 Mark Johnson is THE reason the USA was in a position to win. He set the tempo for the rest of the team and his two goals were amazing. I love that guy, a true hockey hero.
@83Henno3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful
@christopherrios77673 жыл бұрын
Awesome man
@thetwinlabfuel38933 жыл бұрын
I agree. I was 11 and remember drawing an American (USA) flag after.
@Donkey_Lips4 жыл бұрын
"do you believe in miracles? YES!" a line so emotional that the director of the 2004 movie, "Miracle" kept the final 10 seconds of the original commentary in the movie.
@s.gruber68413 жыл бұрын
I was only 4 years old when this happened so I don’t have the first hand account of what happened. But anytime I feel as a country we start to see division and complacency we ought to make watching this miracle on ice a mandatory viewing. This game embodies everything right about our democracy, our freedoms, our courage and our unity. A handful of kiddos from universities across America put together in the nick of time to compete together and bring down the Goliath of its time. The next time you think even once about teaching Americans to hate ourselves or our country, do yourself a favor and watch this masterpiece in its entirety. It’s a perfect microcosm for how we can turn things around. The crowd during the game was rather quiet, but an undercurrent was building until the tying goal in the third period. Then as if propelled by as massive movement they came in like a tsunami after the Americans surged ahead and did not let up. If you watch closely you can see some of the American players lookup occasionally from the bench as if to say “wow, is this really happening?” “Do you believe in us?” Yes! Yes, we did, and still do. This great country of ours is second to none. This comes from a first generation American 🇺🇸 born from Indian immigrant parents. America- never lose your spirit. You are a shining beacon and example for the world. And congratulations to our young boys for this defining moment that still makes me cry tears of joy 40 years later. USA! USA! USA! 🇺🇸
@wjoseph9242 жыл бұрын
😂
@beasts4life_992 жыл бұрын
14:05 1-0 USSR scored at 9:12 in the first period 20:34 1-1 scored at 14:03 in the first period 26:45 2-1 USSR scored at 17:40 in the first period 30:20 2-2 scored at 19:59 in the first period 37:58 3-2 USSR scored at 2:18 in the second period 1:23:20 3-3 scored at 8:39 in the third period 1:26:45 4-3 USA scored at 10:00 in the third period 1:45:45 1 minute remaining, 4-3 USA lead 1:46:34 final 10 seconds, 4-3 USA lead 1:46:39 final 5 seconds, 4-3 USA lead (do you believe in miracles call) 1:46:44 end regulation, 4-3 USA wins. final
@laalki8011 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@MattSmith-iq1ld4 жыл бұрын
A group of people who often do not get enough credit for this upset: The Team USA hockey coaching staff. Not only for all the training and preparation, but actually instilling a belief in their young men that they could pull off something like this. Unreal.
@americangiant10034 жыл бұрын
Matt Smith Great point. Especially Then Assistant Coach Craig Patrick. Patrick had just retired as an a player prior to these Olympics. Plus the then young dude would become a legend of his own becoming among the better General Managers/Executives in NHL history winning multi Stanley Cups with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
@matthewpaluch7774 жыл бұрын
"Do you believe in miracles?...YES!" - Al Michaels "It's Over!.......Unbelievable!" - Ken Dryden
@winthorpetrois3 жыл бұрын
Dryden almost stepped on Al's line.
@kingtim4202 жыл бұрын
Dryden like me and the rest of canada just thought its unbelievable a team that bad won. gota get lucky once right? lol but never again from the looks of it lol
@Seemsayin2 жыл бұрын
Yeah. We know who said it. We watched it, too. If the audio ever goes bad, we'll know where to look, though.
@rickblessing24472 жыл бұрын
@@kingtim420 A "A team that bad?" They were college kids beating the best hockey team in the world.
@kingtim4202 жыл бұрын
Lol once again another American over glorifying what the USA did lol
@garyhanson6382 жыл бұрын
I had a chance to be at the game on Sunday, the actual medal game. That option I declined on the day before the soviet game. This game was set for Friday, US vs Soviet Union. I got to watch it, not knowing the outcome in advance because the game was at 5 and ABC showed on delay at 8 pm. I watched it from our kitchen table on our small color TV. Just my father and I. It was the correct choice, had I chose to go to Placid I would have missed the broadcast. Most importantly, I shared that moment with my father, who got me playing hockey in 73, and still to this day, once or twice a week. This game will always be a memory of me and my old man and the sport he gave me. Upon his passing, my hero, in 1993, I placed the game puck from my game two nights before, with him. At that time, as a goalie, it was a victory, and a game I knew he would have wanted me to play, so I did. On that puck I wrote, " Thanks Pops, it was always about more then just a game, it was about the lessons learned". Yes, this game has many meanings to me and to everyone else writing here.
@edwardkeating52852 жыл бұрын
You brought tears to my eyes...awesome, untouchable memory
@tenbelow96173 жыл бұрын
RIP Mark Pavelich. Pav was one hell of a passer. He may have been small and shy, but he was not afraid to mix it up. An Iron Ranger became a New York Ranger with a Gold Medal.
@jamessollazzo48602 жыл бұрын
ted sator ran him out of town in 1985, but he had a good nhl career
@anondandalus2 жыл бұрын
I grew up in Hermantown, just outside of Duluth. My parents had season tickets to UMD hockey and I watched a lot of Pavelich and Harrington, as well as seeing U of M when they came to town. A lot of those names on that team were names I knew and had seen play in college. I agree about Pavelich, still one of my all time favorite UMD players. He just had a sense where everyone was on the ice and could get passes through skates and sticks that didn't seem possible. A good percentage of them were missed because teammates just never thought it was possible to get a puck to them. He was a magician of a passer.
@tenbelow96172 жыл бұрын
@@anondandalus I grew up by Coach Sertich. Phil Vercota's dad was my H.S. teacher. John Bah was at my H.S. senior year as an intern. My 2 years at UMD were the Hull years. Favorite player is tough. Best hip check goes to Kurt Giles. Hull had the best shot I ever saw. Norm MacIver had the hands, he used a straight stick until college I think. Matt Christiansen might have been the best or maybe the most complete player and a hell of a nice guy. Duluth was fun those couple of years. Matt went down and things just weren't the same. I remember my favorite place to get a drink between periods was the Curling Club. It might have been the only place.
@cryptohalloffame Жыл бұрын
@@anondandalus very cool
@kurtbarks14 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this on TV. My father was a decorated veteran from the Korean War and he wept like a baby from shear happiness. I never saw him so happy. The one and only time I really ever cared about the Olympics. I don’t regret it.
@mckessa172 жыл бұрын
In 1972 our Canadian team loaded with NHL players barely beat the Russians in the Summit Series. For this American team to do it with only college players was absolutely amazing.
@Rockhound61652 жыл бұрын
Fun Fact: Had there been an internet back then we would have known the score before the game was actually aired. The game was actually played in the late afternoon because the Soviets refused to allow the game to be played later. I don't think we would have been this emotionally involved had we known the outcome. Only those in Lake Placid and the TV networks knew.
@SARDiverDave2 жыл бұрын
I still am brought to tears every time I see this. I just can't help it.
@jhatgotagat3006 ай бұрын
Him “ya it’s one thing to have a entire country be technologically further ahead than another but in hockey they are equals”
@joeyd43644 жыл бұрын
40 years ago, New Hampshire primary voters were writing in Herb Brooks and Jim Craig for President.
@Petey444 жыл бұрын
Edward Nehls yes we do
@seansibley93713 жыл бұрын
Edward Nehls ya trump does love russia
@manofiske33183 жыл бұрын
and Sleepy Joe was only 7 years into his near half-century snooze-fest
@lmbscriptsharcs20443 жыл бұрын
Can’t just enjoy a great memory without bringing up politics and trashing a decent human? Rather than the guy who cozies up to dictators? You asked for it? Now you’ve got it. By the way, for one period at least, Jim Craig was the best goalie in the world.
Never gets old. I can only imagine what the locker room was like after the game.
@alexhidel3732 Жыл бұрын
When I was a kid we played on this rink many times. I remember getting dressed in the locker rooms and was wonder about the stories that happened here, the excitement and yelling. The locker rooms were very small. Primitive compared to professional locker rooms in todays standards.
@cameronjones3053 жыл бұрын
That AL Michael's intro was absolutely legendary
@fvecc4 жыл бұрын
"Eleven seconds, you've got 10 seconds, the countdown going on right now. Morrow up to Silk. Five seconds left in the game. Do you believe in Miracles?....Yes!"
@mojoschmee93203 жыл бұрын
...and then, my personal favorite: "No words necessary, just pictures..."
@johnlafontaine40033 жыл бұрын
@@mojoschmee9320 Al Michaels is the best.
@kc86397 жыл бұрын
Every single time I watch this I get emotional. How could one game captivate me so greatly? Man, does our Nation ever need something like this to bring us all together again.
@nonokayakjack7 жыл бұрын
It was a scary time knowing there where enough missiles pointed at North America to kill everyone 10 times over, but it sure made for meaningful international hockey didn't it? I pity anyone who missed out on it.
@joec97727 жыл бұрын
and ours were pointed right back at them
@lornacharles86457 жыл бұрын
Bull Falls AMEN😃
@chicken_9536 жыл бұрын
Can you imagine anyone kneeling during the medal ceremony?
@robertstroud75616 жыл бұрын
Are you CRAZY? This is WAY RACIST There aren't any blacks on the team Nowadays this would never happen EVER
@georgelynch72184 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this game as an 8 year old kid and thinking even with 4-3 lead with 10 minutes left we had no chance of winning. I was in an airport and everyone was glued to the screens and the place was dead silent until the end when the whole airport erupted. Totally awesome!
@woodythepoo13 жыл бұрын
I live in Toronto and obviously an avid hockey player and fan. I was 10 years old in 1980... I was a huge fan of the USA team and even bought a jersey with my allowance after this game. Was an incredible thing to witness.
@mikestevenson5762 ай бұрын
Maybe we played against each other. btw, remember how close Canada came to beating the Soviets a few days earlier? What a different story this all would've been if a different group of 'kids' had already downed the USSR.
@speterlewis4 жыл бұрын
One of the most impressive things about Al Michaels commentary was that right after the famous "miracle" comment, he sayed silent and just let the images tell the story. His restraint is remarkable, and makes the moments after that much more wonderful. I was in the streets in Lake Placid that night, and it was absolutely nuts!
@janetannerevans23204 жыл бұрын
learned that from Vince Scully
@larrycrosby78694 жыл бұрын
@@janetannerevans2320 That was my first thought. It was 7 years later, but Scully calling Kirk Gibson's HR against Eck and the A's in the World Series was just like this. Al called a great game this night.
@janetannerevans23204 жыл бұрын
@@larrycrosby7869 mine too
@JMan-243 жыл бұрын
1:47:45. No words necessary. Just pictures.
@mckessa172 жыл бұрын
@@larrycrosby7869 Ken Dryden was a smart guy as well. Got his law degree while playing in the NHL
@tonygambino59056 жыл бұрын
Some interesting tidbits for those interested: Between the 2nd and 3rd period the Soviets were just joking around in the locker room. They still didn't even take this seriously even though they were only up 3-2. They got serious after Euruzione's goal but even then Tretiak said until the last minute he didn't think it was possible that the Soviets would lose this game. The US team also said they were glad that the older guys like Kharlamov and Mikhailov were on the ice a lot near the end. They were having the most trouble with the young skaters like Krutov and Makarov. you could tell in the last minute the older guys looked a little gassed. Mikhailov later said they were a bit shocked by the conditioning and energy the US team had down the stretch. The Soviets normally were the ones who dominated the 3rd period cuz they were so well-conditioned and ran their 4 lines evenly for the entire game. Its also interesting that the Soviets never pulled their goalies in the last minutes of play. No one really knows why to this day. Some surmise that they were rarely ever losing in the last minute so they simply never practiced it or saw any use for it. And finally, the CANADIAN coach, before the tournament, said that he thought if anyone beat the Soviets he thought it would be the US team. Great insight. The Swedish coach also thought that if anyone had a chance it was the US. He said, "Its something about that team. They have this....this.... Spirit.
@ethanhatcher55335 жыл бұрын
Tony Gambino a Russian player, (I forget who) admitted after Euruzione’s goal, they started panicking
@B.H.Taylor5 жыл бұрын
Great tidbits Tony, thanks for taking the time to share.
@scottaznavourian76175 жыл бұрын
Interesting cause canada themselves gave the soviets a pretty good fight...pretty much a sign the soviets were coasting and thought they could flip the switch if they needed 2. And, imo they say they never practiced pulling the goalie. Imo they thought they were invincible
@tim_nj_devil1765 жыл бұрын
@@scottaznavourian7617 Finland nearly won as well. The score was 2-1 up until 5 minutes left in the game. So USSR almost did not make it to the medal round. Herb Brooks was right when he said that USSR was ripe for the picking.
@nk53505 жыл бұрын
Good call with the younger Russian skaters like Krutov and Makarov... They were buzzing the net all game....The Russians felt this was their best team to hit the ice too. With the old line of petrov, Kharlamov and Mikhailov one of the best lines ever. Young superstars as Krutov and Makarov.... Fetisov the Russian Bobby Orr....Maltsev Russian alltime goal scorer and the best goalie in the world Tretiak.....
@JasonProtzmanLovesChelle10 ай бұрын
@vwm8534 Thank you for providing a clean copy of the “Do you believe in Miracles? Yes!” I haven’t seen this since I was 7 with my dad and we both went crazy in 1980!
@care993910 ай бұрын
Same here 7!
@unforgivenIII3 жыл бұрын
Один из самых великих моментов в мировом спорте. Студенты обыгрывают супер-команду.
@anatoliysemenov85722 жыл бұрын
Ну так недаром же сами американцы назвали это ЧУДОМ. На самом деле так оно и было .
@ibootserver2937 Жыл бұрын
@@anatoliysemenov8572 stop being such a crybaby and accept that America was way better than your communist shit team
@luvslogistics17258 ай бұрын
This was the greatest hockey team ever, nobody could skate or pass with the Russians. The only way to beat them, was to skate with them, or even faster than them if possible. The coach chose to leave home the NHL stars as he didn’t believe they would follow his system and instead went with a bunch of university kids.
@sellers7376 жыл бұрын
If you played them 10 times they might win 9. But not this game. Not. Tonight.
@MandoArredondo5 жыл бұрын
Steve S yes... Cause that night.. was our night ☺️ 🇺🇸
@Emper0rH0rde5 жыл бұрын
"Tonight, we are the greatest hockey team in the world."
@luciencollins99355 жыл бұрын
This is your time now go out there and take it
@jeffdekimpe17465 жыл бұрын
That's why they play the games dude.
@nomoresorcery4me1705 жыл бұрын
If they played 100 times theyed win 99
@ciarandinsmore8794 жыл бұрын
It’s been 40 years since this game, and I can say this is the greatest moment in American sports history.
@chicken_953 Жыл бұрын
Would you think at what point did Al Michaels and Ken Dryden think the United States had a chance to actually win the game?!?!?
@JasonH17 Жыл бұрын
Sad
@MarcoCostantini33 Жыл бұрын
@@JasonH17 how
@JasonH17 Жыл бұрын
@@MarcoCostantini33 that it is said that this game is the greatest moment in American sports
@MarcoCostantini33 Жыл бұрын
@@JasonH17 how is it sad this was a miracle for usa
@jeffreyneeley36973 жыл бұрын
RIP Mark Pavlich. This team has always been an inspiration.....still the greatest sports event in US history in my opinion!
@Inglewolf3 жыл бұрын
RIP Pav, never mind your final days. Hope you've found peace in the beyond that's hard for most of us to find on earth. You deserve that and more!
@retiredump703811 ай бұрын
Mark Pavlich, the unsung hero of the team. Seems like every big goal was "Pavlich to [--------], GOAL."
@radconserv683 жыл бұрын
There is no way to describe to my children how great this victory was
@andrewneedham32812 жыл бұрын
Good thing we have the video, then!
@nickrodriguez42946 жыл бұрын
There will never be anything like this again! Still gives me chills!
@therealdeal66595 жыл бұрын
Nick Rodriguez no pun intended?
@mtmontgo4 жыл бұрын
Me too!
@sandranorman54693 жыл бұрын
Until I read it in the newspaper the next day, I still kept thinking that the USSR would tie up the game and go ahead. Never believed it was possible-it really did happen didn’t it?
@nickrodriguez42943 жыл бұрын
@@sandranorman5469 Yes it did! 😁👊🏼
@tommyleenielsen76874 жыл бұрын
I live in Denmark Europe I alwayes loved USA and hockey I remember I was a 9 year old kid and I saw this game I was electrified and nervous as heck but very proud when America pulled through
@tommyleenielsen76874 жыл бұрын
I am in my heart one of gods children and american
@radconserv683 жыл бұрын
This was the absolute greatest thing I've ever seen in my life. I'm a huge baseball fan but this tops everything
@frankiewillis17722 жыл бұрын
You just never get tired of watching this. Its like brand new every time. Its so beautiful. What a miracle.
@dennisv89346 жыл бұрын
This never gets old.
@jimtrack37865 жыл бұрын
I was at sea in the Pacific aboard my ship when the Captain came over the loudspeaker to announce the score of this historic game. Hundreds of miles from land we sailors high five'd one another officers and enlisted alike. That night we had all you could eat meat loaf which was delicious!
@keepingitreel...80375 жыл бұрын
jim track - Thanks for serving!
@Jdwify2 жыл бұрын
This IS the greatest moment in sports history. No question about it. We didn't just win a hockey game. We beat the Soviet Union!!!!!! They went back to Russia seriously disgraced. We became champions. Thanks for posting this and making a 58 year old man feel young again
@luvslogistics17253 жыл бұрын
Man you can feel the emotion in that arena. It’s hard at the end to keep from crying a little bit.
@susanmotley82686 жыл бұрын
I remember listening to the game on the radio at the beach!!!!!!! When the USA went up 4-3, the beach scene went bonkers!!!! Fireworks went off and the people at the beach started chanting USA!!!!!!!!!
@brandonmorris925 жыл бұрын
Was it cold at the beach? It was February after all! 😁
@gravitytwo40884 жыл бұрын
@@brandonmorris92 I went to the beach just yesterday. Weird weather on the coast. It was warm. I'm thinking they were in L.A. or San Diego or Hawaii.
@jimmythundarrsdrumcoverser4923 жыл бұрын
They did it in 2016 too! then 2020 sounded like a dry fart!
@jamessollazzo48602 жыл бұрын
where the hell were you?
@Lava19644 жыл бұрын
I'm a Canadian. Before the Olympics my grandfather, who was vacationing in the USA, saw the American team play an exhibition game, and told me he was really impressed with their hustle and work ethic. He predicted great things for them at the Olympics. I just chuckled--but Grandpa turned out to be right!
@horstebreedow86084 жыл бұрын
Your grandpa? Why was he here
@Lava19644 жыл бұрын
@@horstebreedow8608 I think I explained it: He was vacationing in the USA when he saw the U.S. Olympic team play an exhibition game. .
@horstebreedow86084 жыл бұрын
@@Lava1964 not really
@Lava19644 жыл бұрын
@@horstebreedow8608 My grandfather, a Canadian, wintered in Florida for the last decade of his life. Can I make it any clearer?
@cakecheese28952 жыл бұрын
@@Lava1964 you explained it so clearly in your original comment... The other guy is acting silly.
@a.m.g.u.f.o.6423 жыл бұрын
Ich war damals 19 Jahre alt als ich das Spiel sah und habe es bis heute nicht vergessen es war sensationell als diese junge zusammengewürfelte Mannschaft die UdSSR geschlagen hat und endlich für einen Umbruch im Eishockey gesorgt hat. Ich bin zwar kein Amerikaner aber ich habe mich Wahnsinnig gefreut. Sie haben großartig gekämpft vor allem Craig hat Super gehalten. Das werde ich nie vergessen und mich immer über den Sieg der USA BOYS freuen. Yeah!
@drdestructo57413 жыл бұрын
I caddied for four days for Eruzione a few weeks ago here in FLA. . being a hockey player since age 5 and watching this live when I was seven, it meant the world to me... I still cant believe it. what a time with a legend that will live on forever. do u believe in miracles. I certainly do..
@weegekid3 жыл бұрын
What's amazing is he effectively retired from competitive hockey after the Olympics. We love him here in Massachusetts.
@simplehuman17984 жыл бұрын
Herb Brooks nailed it on drilling the guys on endurance so relentlessly
@marchky6 жыл бұрын
I'm a diehard Canada fan but even I get the chills. Great job winning this game USA.
@landonmercer43975 жыл бұрын
marchky it gives everyone those same chills haha
@coletrickle17755 жыл бұрын
14 of the players were Minnesotans, which is like little Canada when it comes to hockey. There is a lot of Canadian mixed in around here. We regularly have 5 teams in our one state ranked in the top 25 in Hockey, and The U of M's ladies hockey team just won the title this year.
@KMK73555 жыл бұрын
Massachusetts provided the two key players in Craig and Eruzione. Also Minnesota wouldn't have dominated the team if Langway, Dunn and Nilan didn't turn pro early along with Mullen. If Cox hadn't gotten hurt he would have also. Tom Gorence would have been only Minnesota kid added if didn't go pro.
@coletrickle17755 жыл бұрын
@@KMK7355 I am in no way trying to disregard or shit on the other players. Without Craig, that team doesn't even get close to medaling, let alon beating them soviets. I'm just saying, 14 of those final 20 were Minnesota boys. "The two key players" I don't buy that. Hockey is a team sport, two players aren't winning any games. Craig stood on his head the entire Soviet game, and Eruzione scored the game winning goal, but it was the effort of the entire team, and the coaching of Herb Brooks, that made that team what it was. I would argue, if that team had any other coach except Minnesota's own Herb Brooks, that team doesn't even make it to the medal round. The soviets destroyed a couple NHL teams, then the NHL all stars, just before the Olympics. They destroyed all conventional coaching for almost 30 years. Herb's coaching, and Craig in the net, would be my two most important to the win factors. Without Herb's coaching, they lose, without Craig standing on his head, they lose.
@KMK73555 жыл бұрын
Cole, They won Gold so it obviously doesn't matter but if all players stayed anateur who were college aged after 1978-79 season here is your 1980 Olympic Team: G Craig-Baker D Langway-Ramsay-Dunn-Morrow Roberts-O'Callahan C Johnson-Broten-Pavelich-Christian W - Mullen Christoff Silk McClanahan Gorence Nilan Cox Strobel
@steviegr363 жыл бұрын
Watching this with pride.. Crying...This was a magic moment in time...
@hectorochoa74035 ай бұрын
Al Michaels, a legend among sports commentators. He delivered a great performance and his famous quote “Do You Believe in Miracles? YES!!!”
@paulsolenick46244 жыл бұрын
"No words necessary, just pictures...". I watch this game whenever I am feeling low. It does the trick every time.
@nonokayakjack7 жыл бұрын
As a Canadian and a crazy devoted lover of this sport who grew up watching Hockey Night in Canada I am AMAZED at the talent of Al Michaels. He's only done hockey a hand full of times and it was years before this. The guy is extraordinary at what he does.
@ErichLRuehs5 жыл бұрын
That is so true. Sir Al should have grown up doing Hockey in Canada!
@BudSchnelker5 жыл бұрын
Very good observation. Michaels is not and never has been a hockey broadcaster and yet he slotted in seamlessly for these games. Called the game perfectly without trying to oversell the events on the ice, and seemed to be thoroughly prepared to identify and discuss the players, long before the luxury of having an iPad sitting in front of him. The brilliant Kenny Dryden, who's forgot more about hockey than Michaels ever knew, was actually a drag on Michaels's performance. Witness him talking over Eruzione's goal.
@chipgriffiths36555 жыл бұрын
Fyi, Ed Fitkin beat him out for the LA Kings color commentator for the 67/68 season. I've followed the Kings since then and still don't believe that JKC made that choice.
@frankkolton17805 жыл бұрын
He did it so well, that I had never given it much thought, and he is not even a Canadian. What makes it amazing is that hockey is toughest sport to announce due to the extremely fast pace, quick changes in puck possession between players, and having to memorize the numbers for the names for at least 38 players per game.
@roguishpaladin5 жыл бұрын
@@frankkolton1780 Not only 38 players, but in many cases half of them at least were going to be difficult names for a US broadcaster. He even kept the brothers straight on the USSR team.
@kaleidavis85813 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest calls in sports of all time. “DO YOU BELIEVE IN MIRACLES?!! YES!” - Al Micheals
@darrendobson24423 жыл бұрын
As I’m an Australian I’ve never seen this game before just the movie and a few documentaries. But all of the Hollywood glamour pales next to watching these young men play their hearts out and tasting the ultimate success. Talk about a David vs Goliath scenario. Unbelievable and an absolute miracle.
@marcstov Жыл бұрын
beautifully said, sir
@hectorcalzada-rivera37544 жыл бұрын
Can’t believe it’s been 40 years since this legendary game. Gives me goosebumps.
@cdubs99184 жыл бұрын
That shot of the Russians watching Team USA celebrating is so amazing. They were so good they forgot what winning really meant. They lost because they just assumed they would win. They were in shock.
@christopherrios77673 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting Virgil! I remember going on KZbin a number of years ago looking for this epic game in its entirety but couldn't find it. I was 9 years old when I first saw it on TV as it happened. So wonderful to watch it again as an adult. Got goose bumps for sure. If I had to pick one sporting event as the greatest and most enjoyable game I have ever seen, this would be the one. (I subscribed to your channel. Thanks again.)
@dtbrownies2 жыл бұрын
I was just watching another version of this and to my dismay the comments were turned off. Had to find another one as I still have tears in my eyes, just as I did 41 years ago. If you lived through it, you know what I mean. It came at a time when USA prestige and pride may have been at a all time low. And these guys gave us all the shot in the arm we needed. Well done, could watch it a million times and I will always feel the same way.
@skip37784 жыл бұрын
Ken Morrow would win this game, a gold medal, then the Stanley cup all in this year. He then won 3 more cups in a row.
@joem.koenen37963 жыл бұрын
Ryan Smyth Ken Morrow...rock solid...a great hockey player
@Mike-hw5wn3 жыл бұрын
Great player
@jeffcox93933 жыл бұрын
Right; the wolf man. Know it meant a lot of hard work, but talk about right place, right time.
@Randsurfer3 жыл бұрын
Morrow was incredible. So calm.. He outskated everybody on the ice.
@jamessollazzo48602 жыл бұрын
dont remind me
@audilicous4 жыл бұрын
This was 10 years before I was born, and yet it's my favorite moment in USA sports history.
@dimetime35c3 жыл бұрын
I love how even in 1980 the camera angles look the same as they do today. Minus the net cam and overhead cam. Guess once you find a sweet spot you dont need to change much.
@waltercasas31242 ай бұрын
Except the international rink swallows an NHL one
@ForestofMars3 жыл бұрын
From Italy, unbelievable respect for Herb Brooks and all USA '80 Hockey team, example for us.
@scotthartkopf14034 жыл бұрын
I grew up in Minneapolis and skated with and against many of these guys, Herbie was also our coach in Summer hockey, including Ken Yackel hockey school. Herbie was also a personal friend of my uncle that coached at Mahtomedi.. great memories 🏒🥅
@conskate4 жыл бұрын
0:15 Al Michaels opening commentary was great. I wish commentators would articulate like this today.
@roberteugene72954 жыл бұрын
Kind of difficult to find such commentators these days.
@alexanderjakel80012 жыл бұрын
I don't know if that little thought bubble-esque cloud was an actual editing effect in 1980 or if it was done for the channel, but I really want it to come into fashion in the NHL-- almost like, "wow. we've dreamed of this moment since 2 minutes ago."
@Seahawk6014 жыл бұрын
I remember where I was, and what I was doing. I saw this game live as it happened. Amazing feat! And I am proud for those kids.
@TippiGordon5 жыл бұрын
39 years later, and that last 30 seconds still gives me goosebumps.
@DJBrearley7714 жыл бұрын
How can anyone watch this and not just have the most pride in our country! I got the chills and misty eyes just from watching this.
@spwb2k Жыл бұрын
I was a high school freshman when this occurred and I had lost my dad the summer before. This helped bring me back to life after the games were over I rode my bike home at lunch every day to watch the game on a newfangled primitive device known as a VCR.
@alexmurphy5289 Жыл бұрын
Being able to watch this in 2022 and still be inspired by it is something special. Thank you for uploading
@glennd55744 жыл бұрын
It was great to be a part of this experience at 17 years old. When the US beat the Russians it felt like we had already won the Gold. It would've been a HUGE letdown if we lost to Finland. That's why I love the part of the story where Herb brooks walked into the locker room before that final match and said: "If you lose this game, you'll take it to your effin' graves."
@leahbackman76694 жыл бұрын
I was about 12 when this occured. I love sports and me and my dad watched it together. It was incredible! I can still hear my dad yelling and shouting "there gonna do it! There gonna do it!!" One of my best memories of childhood. It was also so exciting because I live in the area, North Eastern Minnesota where most of these young men came from!! In lots of little towns in this area, their pictures are on display in many hockey arenas. Very proud! I felt the same way when the men's curling team won the gold medal, some of them were from my town. They brought their medals for all to have a chance to see.
@joem.koenen37963 жыл бұрын
Leah Backman I grew up in The Cities... Twenty minutes from the University of Minnesota...played hockey through high school and a year of junior hockey...league love the game...love watching this amazing win over the Soviets...cheers...
@jonathanwyse52712 жыл бұрын
Thanks for putting this online. I was 5 when the game was played and my family wasn't big on hockey. So to watch the original broadcast as the rest of America would have seen it is a genuine gift.
@duggsie6414 Жыл бұрын
I watched this live and found myself jumping up and down on the sofa, as a 22-year-old. This game was the most exciting thing I'd seen, and of course it was view as west v east, during the cold war.
@helpingothers17774 жыл бұрын
Virgil, thank you for posting this game. One of happiest days of my life. Like all us older folk. We all know exactly where we were.
@randy43952 жыл бұрын
Definitely.
@Weebs825897 жыл бұрын
Do you believe in Miracles? Yes! Brings a little tear to my eye. USA USA USA 🇺🇸🇺🇸
@Rich-rd5te6 жыл бұрын
I’m 13 and well couldn’t be alive to watch it but my dad did after the fact he said it was the only time Hockey got him Emotional because he’s not a real hockey fan but got emotional over our win
@Weebs825893 жыл бұрын
@@Rich-rd5te my parents had not even met yet, my sisters and I weren’t born yet. I would have love to been at all the games!
@MrMattyswift3 жыл бұрын
I watched this match 2 miles away at my aunt's house and was at the USSR vs Sweden, so I got to see the US get their gold medals. Incredible for a 5-1/2 year old. We lived in minnesota so I knew all about hockey by this point and thanks to my dad I fully understood the importance of what was happening. The 1980 winter olympics are the highlight of my life. Incredible
@atarahchomah14633 жыл бұрын
Thanks for uploading! 41 yrs ago. Wow. I was in college...
@lylesmith95475 жыл бұрын
This is awesome quality for the day. I was 15 years old and totally glued to all the games USA played. What a game
@chrisg73816 жыл бұрын
It's the greatest moment in sports history. It was considered impossible, but when you take the impossible, and you make it possible, miracles can, indeed, happen.
@theschnauzers4 жыл бұрын
Chris G This game is regarded as the greatest upset in sports history, and that’s probably the best way to remember it. I seem to remember ABC airing the game shortly after, in the late afternoon, in a time period that originally wasn’t going to be broadcasting any Olympic events. Then it was repeated in prime time. That Sunday, playing for the gold against Finland, ABC added that mid morning match to the broadcast schedule live across the country. A rare instance for a sports broadcast at the time.
@andya79642 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this! I'd never seen the whole game before and it was awesome!