Going for the Gold: How the U.S. Olympic Hockey Team Won at Lake Placid

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Author: Tim Wendel

ISBN-10: 0486474615

ISBN-13: 9780486474618

Category: Hockey - Coaching & Instruction

This is the true inside story of the "Miracle on Ice," in which a ragtag team of collegiate and amateur athletes united in the shadow of the Cold War to defeat the seemingly invincible Soviet ice hockey team at the 1980 Winter Olympics. Sixty-two action photographs complement this triumphant tale.

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This is the true inside story of the "Miracle on Ice," in which U.S. players defeated the seemingly invincible Soviet ice hockey team at the 1980 Winter Olympics. 62 photographs highlight this thrilling tale.

Introduction to the Dover Edition viiForeword xiPart I How they won 1Chapter 1 On the Road 3Chapter 2 Going for the Gold 26Part II Meet the Champions 49Chapter 3 The Minnesota Way 51Chapter 4 Fleet, Fast and Unlucky 58Chapter 5 The Iron Ranger 66Chapter 6 The Conehead Who Wouldn't Quit 74Chapter 7 The Kid from Bunker Hill 81Chapter 8 Shelter from the Storm 90Chapter 9 The Midas Touch 102Chapter 10 The Best of Both Worlds 112Chapter 11 A Modern Myth 123Part III Statistical review 125Acknowledgments 132