Mark Pavelich
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Mark Thomas Pavelich was a Croatian-American professional ice hockey forward who played 355 regular season games in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers, Minnesota North Stars, and San
Pavelich with the New York Rangers in 1986
Miracle on Ice
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The "Miracle on Ice" was an ice hockey game during the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. It was played between the hosting United States and the Soviet Union on February 22, 1980, during
Mark Pavelich
…National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Minnesota North Stars, and San Jose Sharks between 1981 and 1991. Pavelich was a member of the "Miracle on Ice" 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team that won the gold medal. The son of Croatian immigrants, Pavelich grew up in rural Eveleth, Minnesota. He was a star…
United States against Soviet Union at the 1980 Winter Olympics
The Soviet team's Vladislav Tretiak (pictured here in 2008) was considered the world's best goaltender in ice hockey in 1980. The Americans scored two goals against him before he was pulled from the game by Viktor Tikhonov at the end of the first period.
Jim Craig's gear from 1980, at the Hockey Hall of Fame
The March 3, 1980, cover of Sports Illustrated ran without any accompanying captions or headlines.