Joe Willie White Shoes Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 58 minutes ago, southparkcpa said: I was a freshman. Younger people dont realize these were KIDS against men. It was a ROCKY upset. For me the Rangers 94 cup is its equal but yes, I still get chills. Rocky lost. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peace Frog Posted February 23, 2022 Author Share Posted February 23, 2022 7 hours ago, TheNuuFaaolaExperience said: True, but it would have also been spectacular if we did it in the Soviet Union. Our plane would have mysteriously vanished over Siberia. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y2k8 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 3 hours ago, CTJetsFan said: I will never forget. I was 11 and was at my great grandmother's house watching the ABC-NY news that night (6pm-ish). They went to a remote reporter at Lake Placid and they said turn away if you don't want to know the score but the fans in the background were going nuts so it was a giveaway regardless. Still one of the greatest things I've ever watched. Still gives me goosebumps. People forget that wasn't for the gold. I was 9 and all in on Team USA Hockey run like only a 9 year old can be. The local news spoiled it for me too I also wanted to be the next Eric Heiden. I followed him just as closely that winter. Tough sport to crack living in Queens - a place that didn't even have access to cable TV yet. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y2k8 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 3 hours ago, Scott Dierking said: Russia would not allow the game to be played in prime time. True, but ABC still could have broadcast it live regardless. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peace Frog Posted February 23, 2022 Author Share Posted February 23, 2022 2 minutes ago, y2k8 said: I also wanted to be the next Eric Heiden. I followed him just as closely that winter. Tough sport to crack living in Queens - a place that didn't even have access to cable TV yet. Or speed skating rinks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peace Frog Posted February 23, 2022 Author Share Posted February 23, 2022 So we did a family ski trip to Lake Placid back in 2000 and took the kids on a tour of the ice rink (they were unimpressed because they were really young and didn’t know the story), took them to see the speed skating track where Heiden won all those medals and….it was OUTSIDE. We watch the Olympics now or for the last 30 years and speed skating is indoors. Was weird. Oh yeah, we skated on it. The very track where he won all those golds. So weird. The Olympic torch looked like a small construction lamp and the medal stand was really unimpressive. Took pics of the kids on it. What WAS impressive was the ski jump (you can take a tram to the top, crazy) and the toboggan run which you can actually do. We did. I peed my pants. Not really but almost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustEndTheSuffering Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 11 hours ago, Peace Frog said: The second picture is one of my favorite sports photos. Captures the moment so beautifully. You can see the pure jubilation, sends chills down my spine and I wasn’t even alive for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peace Frog Posted February 23, 2022 Author Share Posted February 23, 2022 2 minutes ago, JustEndTheSuffering said: The second picture is one of my favorite sports photos. Captures the moment so beautifully. You can see the pure jubilation, sends chills down my spine and I wasn’t even alive for it. That was the Sports Illustrated cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustEndTheSuffering Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 10 hours ago, TheNuuFaaolaExperience said: There will never be another moment like this for the rest of time for two reasons. One being that we won with amateur players, and two being that the Olympics used to mean something. So true. The Olympics are a joke now for various reasons that I won’t get into but if they can get NHL players back into hockey then I’d watch that. People forget but the 2010 gold medal game in Vancouver between the US and Canada was crazy. Zach Parise tied it late before Crosby won it in overtime on Canadian soil. Bastard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustEndTheSuffering Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Just now, Peace Frog said: That was the Sports Illustrated cover. Rightfully so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peace Frog Posted February 23, 2022 Author Share Posted February 23, 2022 Just now, JustEndTheSuffering said: So true. The Olympics are a joke now for various reasons that I won’t get into but if they can get NHL players back into hockey then I’d watch that. People forget but the 2010 gold medal game in Vancouver between the US and Canada was crazy. Zach Parise tied it late before Crosby won it in overtime on Canadian soil. Bastard. lol we were at a family ski trip at Stowe and watched it in a bar with the kids whilst eating cheese steaks and playing darts. Loved Brodeur so I was massively conflicted. Great memory, thanks for reminding me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustEndTheSuffering Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 1 hour ago, Peace Frog said: lol we were at a family ski trip at Stowe and watched it in a bar with the kids whilst eating cheese steaks and playing darts. Loved Brodeur so I was massively conflicted. Great memory, thanks for reminding me. **** uncle daddy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Willie White Shoes Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 4 hours ago, JustEndTheSuffering said: So true. The Olympics are a joke now for various reasons that I won’t get into but if they can get NHL players back into hockey then I’d watch that. People forget but the 2010 gold medal game in Vancouver between the US and Canada was crazy. Zach Parise tied it late before Crosby won it in overtime on Canadian soil. Bastard. No comparison between 1980 and 2010 at all. Pros from the NHL playing against other pros from the NHL? Who cares? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugg Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 They make a very big deal about Herb Brooks pre game sppech vs. the Soviets,a nd it was great. The Kurt Russell speech in the movie is fantastic stuff, and it's close to waht he said. Better speech was midgame losing to Finland where Brooks totally ost his sh!t, saying you beat the Soviets to lose to these f___in' nobodies? Reality is Tikonov made a huge mistake pulling Tretiak over 1 weak goal. He was the best goalie in the world. But for that, probably does not happen. Wreaked of panic to his team. Tretiak wanted to play for the Canadiens, but they would not allow it so he retired still in his prime not long after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Willie White Shoes Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 1 hour ago, Bugg said: They make a very big deal about Herb Brooks pre game sppech vs. the Soviets,a nd it was great. The Kurt Russell speech in the movie is fantastic stuff, and it's close to waht he said. Better speech was midgame losing to Finland where Brooks totally ost his sh!t, saying you beat the Soviets to lose to these f___in' nobodies? Reality is Tikonov made a huge mistake pulling Tretiak over 1 weak goal. He was the best goalie in the world. But for that, probably does not happen. Wreaked of panic to his team. Tretiak wanted to play for the Canadiens, but they would not allow it so he retired still in his prime not long after. What Brooks said before the 3rd period in the Finland game was "if you lose this game, you'll take it to your f**ing grave.....your f**ing grave". Then the USA completely dominated the 3rd period, scoring 3 goals and winning 4-2 . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE BARON Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 16 hours ago, LockeJET said: Tretiak played. He started. Got pulled after letting up 2 goals early. and most pundits believe he would not have given up the goal that gave the USA the win if he was still in the net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustEndTheSuffering Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 8 hours ago, Joe Willie White Shoes said: No comparison between 1980 and 2010 at all. Pros from the NHL playing against other pros from the NHL? Who cares? I wasn't making a comparison. I was simply saying that 2010 was awesome and we could get that back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dierking Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 1 hour ago, Joe Willie White Shoes said: What Brooks said before the 3rd period in the Finland game was "if you lose this game, you'll take it to your f**ing grave.....your f**ing grave". Then the USA completely dominated the 3rd period, scoring 3 goals and winning 4-2 . If you look at the composite scores of all the games the US played, they outscored all their opponents by a wide margin. They had legs. Those legs were built by the "Herbies" (the up and backs) that he drilled into them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
section314 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 4 hours ago, Bugg said: They make a very big deal about Herb Brooks pre game sppech vs. the Soviets,a nd it was great. The Kurt Russell speech in the movie is fantastic stuff, and it's close to waht he said. Better speech was midgame losing to Finland where Brooks totally ost his sh!t, saying you beat the Soviets to lose to these f___in' nobodies? Reality is Tikonov made a huge mistake pulling Tretiak over 1 weak goal. He was the best goalie in the world. But for that, probably does not happen. Wreaked of panic to his team. Tretiak wanted to play for the Canadiens, but they would not allow it so he retired still in his prime not long after. What he said was short and sweet...." lose this game and you'll take it to your fu*king graves. Your fu*king graves." That was it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LockeJET Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 2 hours ago, THE BARON said: and most pundits believe he would not have given up the goal that gave the USA the win if he was still in the net Who knows. USA came from behind in each and every game. Destined! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE BARON Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 1 hour ago, LockeJET said: Who knows. USA came from behind in each and every game. Destined! some of that too, yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 12 hours ago, Joe Willie White Shoes said: What Brooks said before the 3rd period in the Finland game was "if you lose this game, you'll take it to your f**ing grave.....your f**ing grave". Then the USA completely dominated the 3rd period, scoring 3 goals and winning 4-2 . And while Herb Brooks was a mean SOB to his players (in a tough love kind of way, obviously), he hardly ever used profanity. So that speech especially stood out to the players for that reason. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Willie White Shoes Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 3 hours ago, Jetsfan80 said: And while Herb Brooks was a mean SOB to his players (in a tough love kind of way, obviously), he hardly ever used profanity. So that speech especially stood out to the players for that reason. Think about though. There was one period left to a long 8 month journey and they were one step away from this unbelievable accomplishment and were on the verge of losing two days after the epic win vs the Soviets. Who wouldn't curse? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GKnight83 Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 The funny thing about this hockey team was they had to give away tickets to the first two games involving Team USA. My friends and I were told you could only get into Lake Placid with tickets. They were wrong. We saw the first two games, some of the speed skating medal awards and the bobsledding for free. Only once driving back and forth from Potsdam we were refused entry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warfish Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 **** Russia. That is all. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugg Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 4 hours ago, GKnight83 said: The funny thing about this hockey team was they had to give away tickets to the first two games involving Team USA. My friends and I were told you could only get into Lake Placid with tickets. They were wrong. We saw the first two games, some of the speed skating medal awards and the bobsledding for free. Only once driving back and forth from Potsdam we were refused entry. Been to Lake Placid. it's a very small town. The rink they played their 1st game vs. Sweden is smaller than your local rink. It's smaller than the 2 local rinks in Brooklyn, Abe Stark and Aviator. The skating oval was pretty much around the high school field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 5 hours ago, Warfish said: **** Russia. That is all. Let's go Ukraine (clap, clap, clap-clap-clap) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GKnight83 Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 19 hours ago, Bugg said: Been to Lake Placid. it's a very small town. The rink they played their 1st game vs. Sweden is smaller than your local rink. It's smaller than the 2 local rinks in Brooklyn, Abe Stark and Aviator. The skating oval was pretty much around the high school field. Yep and back at that time the NCAA, ECAC or High Schools, for that matter, built ice to suit their team's strength. I loved watching teams from Hockey East with bigger guys come to Clarkson and find out what speed is all about. Those days are gone 😕 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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