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Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League. Total Sports. ISBN 0-8362-7114-9. Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Pres. Hockey Hall Of Fame page on the 1980 Olympics Archived 2012-05-21 at the Wayback Machine; Wallechinsky, David (1988). The Complete Book of the Olympics. Penguin ...
The men's ice hockey tournament at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States, was the 14th Olympic Championship. Twelve teams competed in the tournament, which was held from February 12 to 24, 1980.
In 1979–80, virtually all the top North American players were Canadians, although the number of U.S.-born professional players had been on the rise throughout the 1970s. The 1980 U.S. Olympic team featured several young players who were regarded as highly promising, and some had signed contracts to play in the NHL immediately after the ...
The men's and women's senior teams also compete quadrennially in the Olympic Games, starting from 1920 and 1998, respectively. The men's national team have also competed in other international tournaments such as the Canada Cup, World Cup of Hockey, and NHL 4 Nations Face-Off.
“We are saddened to hear about the passing of 1980 Olympic gold medalist Mark Pavelich,” USA Hockey said. "Forever a part of hockey history.”
United States men's national ice hockey team. Bill Baker; Neal Broten; ... Roster. Bill Baker – A; ... Official Olympic Reports; Olympic Winter Games 1980, full ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday to award Congressional Gold Medals to the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” Olympic hockey team that defeated the heavily favored Soviet Union in Lake Placid, New York, at a period of high tension during the Cold War.
The 1979–80 Canada men's national ice hockey team represented Canada at the 1980 Winter Olympics held in Lake Placid in the United States. This was the first men's ice hockey team to compete for Canada at the Olympics since the 1968 Winter Olympics held at Grenoble, France. Canada's team placed sixth in the tournament to finish out of the medals.