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"Hockey fans love to cheer for the underdog, and every winter they get reminded that anything can happen on the ice. An undrafted player can become and All-Star. A franchise known as a perennial loser can rise up and win the Stanley Cup. This book presents thrilling tales of players and teams who have shocked the hockey world." --
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Looks at what has been called the greatest moment of twentieth -century sports history, the victory of the U.S. hockey team over the Soviet Union, assessing the meaning of the triumph in terms of the events of the time and the paths of the players and coaches on both sides since 1980.
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"On the fortieth anniversary of the historic 'Miracle on Ice,' Mike Eruzione--the captain of the 1980 U.S Men's Olympic Hockey Team, who scored the winning goal--recounts his amazing career on ice, the legendary upset against the Soviets, and winning the gold medal"--