These People Were There For The "Miracle On Ice," And Their Stories Are Incredible

[Dabura 12,207]

 

[Echolalia 2,961]

I wish I could have experienced this moment and all the speculation leading up to it live.  What an event.  I didn't realize ET was involved in our victory.

Edited February 23, 2017 by Echolalia

[Hockeymom1960 5,107]

I watched the game on TV and every time I watch the movie I get teary-eyed all over again or even when talking about the game or the team.  The greatest sports moment ever.

[kliq 3,755]

HAHA, that was good! Damn super computer....origin of the "Math Geek/Excel Nerds"

[lwing 68]

On 2/22/2017 at 8:43 PM, Hockeymom1960 said:

I watched the game on TV and every time I watch the movie I get teary-eyed all over again or even when talking about the game or the team.  The greatest sports moment ever.

Me too. I was pretty young, but it was super stressful and then unbelievable. The Soviets were out of this world with insane other wordly skills and it may be hard for people to understand just how unbeatable they seemed back then. At the same time our mutually blowing up the world was a serious concern. As a kid I remember thinking some of those NHL games with the Soviets would lead to a war! :-) Nobody knew at the time, of course, that our own local NHL team would one day pluck away their talent for the most amazing Wings line ever (including a few defections right out of spy movies). 

Edited March 1, 2017 by lwing

[LeftWinger 4,953]

I was 10....sick and laying in bed watching my 13" black and white tv. One of those moments where you'll never forget where you were and what you were doing...