Topic: Herb Brooks
Quotes
The Canadian writers will claim this is sour grapes and maybe it is
Canadians reclaim hockey gold Feb 24, 2002
What happened in 1980 jump started the American game and this will be a memorable game in my career
USA vs. Canada for hockey gold Feb 23, 2002
But I've told these guys that they need to write their own book
USA fights off Russia once again Feb 22, 2002
I did not say in 1980 that we were a team of destiny
Strange goal sends Sweden packing Feb 21, 2002
They held us off for a period and we got off sluggishly
USA hockey team wins Olympic group Feb 18, 2002
Herbert Paul "Herb" Brooks, Jr. (August 5, 1937–August 11, 2003) was an American ice hockey coach, best known for coaching the U.S. hockey team to a gold medal at the 1980 Winter Olympics in an event known as the "Miracle on Ice".
On November 13, 2006, Brooks was posthumously inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, to Herbert Brooks, Sr. and Pauline Brooks, he played on the Johnson High School hockey team that won the 1955 state hockey championship. Brooks also played Baseball during the summer.
It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Herb Brooks."