“Do you believe in miracles?” Perhaps no phrase is as synonymous with hockey as the one Al Michaels exclaimed in the closing moments of the 1980 Winter Olympics game between the United States and the Soviet Union. The U.S. team, comprised mainly of collegiate players, beat the powerful Soviet squad 4-3. Two days later, the U.S. defeated Finland to win the gold medal. But it was the game against the Soviet Union – the ‘Miracle on Ice’ game – that is best remembered 40 years later. The contest has been the subject of several documentaries over the years and a made-for-TV movie in 1981.
An Oral History of the Making of 'Miracle'
