The United States men's national ice hockey team, also known as Team USA, represents the United States in men's international ice hockey. The team is controlled by USA Hockey, the governing body for o
The 1936 US Olympic team
The United States against the Soviet Union in the final round of the 1960 Winter Olympics
Mike Ramsey handling the puck in the Miracle on Ice game
Team USA taking on Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics
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
United States men's national ice hockey team
…3rd in the IIHF World Rankings. Team USA has won gold medals at the 1960, 1980, and 2026 Olympics. Their victory at the 1980 Olympics, known as the Miracle on Ice, is widely regarded as one of the greatest upsets in sports history, when a team composed largely of amateur and collegiate players defeated the heavily…
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.