Hockey professionals and fans compare the style of play Team USA practiced to the style of the Soviet team during the 1980 Miracle on Ice hockey game. The Miracle on Ice refers to the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team’s defeat of the Russians on February 22nd and their winning gold medal game against Finland two days later led by Coach Herb Brooks.
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The "Miracle on Ice" is the name in American popular culture for a medal-round men's ice hockey game during the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid, New York, on Friday, February 22. The United States national team, made up of amateur and collegiate players and led by coach Herb Brooks, defeated the Soviet Union national team, which had won the gold medal in six of the seven previous Olympic games.
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