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But the venue served witness to the hopes and dreams that came alive on February 22, For 4 consecutive Winter Olympiads, the mighty Soviet Union reigned supreme over international hockey. Garnering 4 gold medals since , the Soviets entered the Lake Placid event as heavy favorites. In contrast, the American roster was all college students whose average age was 21, the youngest at the tournament.

In prior exhibition matches, the puck and stick veterans from Eastern Europe went against NHL teams. The game was played less than two weeks before their momentous encounter in upstate New York.

Herb Brooks coached the U. But in particular, the U. The opening rounds started off with the U. Three more wins against Norway, Romania and West Germany gave the Yanks a springboard of confidence to square off against the Russians who were Facing the Soviets in the medals round, the Americans managed a tie in the 1st period with goals by Buzz Schneider U.

The 2nd period saw the underdogs trail by a goal, only to equalize in the 3rd period with another slap by Mark Johnson and then a fourth shot in the net by team captain, Mark Eruzione Boston U. With ten minutes remaining and the Americans leading , the Russians attacked ferociously but failed to answer with a tying goal.

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