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Former Rangers and “Miracle on Ice” player Mark Pavelich charged in attack

GRAND MARAIS, Minn. — Mark Pavelich, a forward on the 1980 U.S. “Miracle on Ice” Olympic hockey team who went on to play for the New York Rangers and two other NHL teams has been charged with assault for allegedly beating a neighbor with a metal pole and breaking several of the man’s bones.

Authorities allege that the 61-year-old Pavelich attacked his neighbor last week at Pavelich’s home in the small Lake Superior community of Lutsen, Minnesota, after they returned from fishing.

According to the criminal complaint, Pavelich told investigators he believed the man had “spiked” his beer, leading to the alleged attack.