1980 U.S. Olympic ice hockey team

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The 1980 U.S. Olympic ice hockey team, famously known as the "Miracle on Ice" squad, was the underdog American team that stunned the heavily favored Soviet Union and went on to win gold at the Lake Placid Winter Games.

Aliases (7)

"Miracle on Ice" ice hockey game ×1
1980 "Miracle on Ice" hockey game ×1
Miracle on Ice ×1
Miracle on Ice (informal association) ×1
Miracle on Ice at the 1980 Winter Olympics ×1
Miracle on Ice team ×1
United States won gold in men’s ice hockey ×1

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Olympic ice hockey team → United States national team → national ice hockey team →
amateurStatus	mostly college players →
assistantCoach	Craig Patrick →
averageAge	about 21 years →
broadcaster	Al Michaels →
captain	Mike Eruzione →
country	United States →
culturalImpact	symbol of American underdog victory during Cold War era →
decisiveGoalScorer	Mike Eruzione →
event	1980 Winter Olympics →
famousCall	“Do you believe in miracles? Yes!” →
finalOpponent	Finland men's national ice hockey team →
finalResult	4–2 win over Finland →
goaltender	Jim Craig →
governingBody	USA Hockey →
groupStageOpponent	Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team → Norway men's national ice hockey team → Romania men's national ice hockey team → Sweden men's national ice hockey team → West Germany men's national ice hockey team →
headCoach	Herb Brooks →
homeArenaForTournament	Herb Brooks Arena →
location	Lake Placid, New York →
matchResult	4–3 win over the Soviet Union →
medal	gold →
nickname	Miracle on Ice team →
notableGame	United States vs. Soviet Union (1980 Winter Olympics) →
opponent	Soviet Union national ice hockey team →
player	Bill Baker → Bob Suter → Buzz Schneider → Dave Christian → Dave Silk → Eric Strobel → Jack O'Callahan → Jim Craig → John Harrington → Ken Morrow → Mark Johnson → Mark Pavelich → Mark Wells → Mike Eruzione → Neal Broten → Phil Verchota → Rob McClanahan → Steve Christoff → Steve Janaszak →
result	gold medal →
rosterSize	20 players →
sport	ice hockey →
stage	medal round →
subjectOfDocumentary	Miracle on Ice (1981 TV film) →
subjectOfFilm	Miracle (2004 film) →
tournament	men's ice hockey tournament at the 1980 Winter Olympics →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Olympic Center (Lake Placid) (""Miracle on Ice" ice hockey game") → Olympic men's ice hockey tournament ("Miracle on Ice at the 1980 Winter Olympics") → United States men's national ice hockey team ("Miracle on Ice") →	notableEvent
2002 Winter Olympics →	cauldronLighter
Lake Placid, New York ("1980 "Miracle on Ice" hockey game") →	hasNotableEvent
1980 Winter Olympics ("Miracle on Ice (informal association)") →	motto
1980 U.S. Olympic ice hockey team ("Miracle on Ice team") →	nickname
1980 Winter Olympics ("United States won gold in men’s ice hockey") →	notableResult
XIX Olympic Winter Games →	torchLighter