Talk to hockey heroes Mike Eruzione and Jim Craig, and you realize just how much that team has meant to generations of Americans.

American Olympic gold medalist Mike Eruzione, the captain of the U.S. hockey team behind the 1980 "Miracle on Ice" moment, reflected on the iconic game as "what makes our country great." During the ...

Thirty-five years after the United States' stunning upset over the Soviet Union at the 1980 Winter Olympics, every living member of the U.S. squad reunited in Lake Placid, N.Y., to relive the game ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. LAKE PLACID, NY - FEB 22: Team USA celebrates their 4-3 victory over the Soviet Union in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mike Eruzione, captain of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team, led a squad of amateurs against the Soviet Union—and scored the ...

The United States men’s hockey team made history during the 2026 Winter Olympics when they beat Canada 2-1 sudden-death ...

It was Feb. 22, 1980, and Team USA took the ice against the Soviets in the Medal Round of the Olympics. The game would later be titled “The top sports moment of the 20 th century” by Sports ...

The United States men’s hockey team captured Olympic gold in dramatic fashion Sunday — and the victory carried both historical and deeply personal resonance. On the 46th anniversary of the 1980 ...

For the first time in 46 years, the United States of America stands atop the Olympic mountain, behind an outstanding defensive effort and Hughes' OT winner.

The United States men's hockey team secured a 2-1 overtime win over Canada at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.