4 hours ago4 hr Administrator No. Who can believe it?NBC OlympicsTeam USA vs. Canada live updates: JACK HUGHES SCORES THE...Visit NBCOlympics.com for Winter Olympics live streams, highlights, schedules, results, news, athlete bios and more from Milan Cortina 2026.If you know anything about hockey...please chime into this discussion/celebration! Mr. FishDuck
2 hours ago2 hr Moderator No. Oh, (oh) Canada.Women's and Men's teams take down Canada 2-1 in overtime. A sweep of the Canucks for the USA and the first Olympiad in which both the Women's and Men's teams won Gold Medals.In 1960, I recall watching the USA upsetting Russia 3-2 in the semifinals, the 'Forgotten Miracle' game, before defeating Czechoslovakia 9-4, to win the USA Men's hockey team's first Olympic Gold Medal.The games were played on an outdoor rink in Squaw Valley, California, with no helmets required to be worn, and the games were broadcast only in black and white.Two players from Harvard, Billy and Bobby Cleary, played for the USA. I attended the same prep school as did the Cleary brothers, Belmont Hill School, where a photo of the 1960 team was a prominent feature in our locker room.For many years, Bobby was Harvard's all-time leading scorer. Billy went on to coach the hockey team at Harvard before serving as Harvard's AD from 1990 through 2001.United States pulled off 'bigger miracle' at 1960 Olympic...Upset hockey powers en route to winning hockey gold for 1st timeIn the Women's Gold Medal game against Canada, with just over a minute left in regulation, the tying goal was scored by the team captain and Wisconsin Badger, Hilary Knight. Another Badger and the first Black woman to play for the USA team, Laila Edwards, was given an Assist on Hilary's goal.The player who scored the Golden Goal for the USA Men's team, Jack Hughes, comes from a hockey family. Jack went directly from high school to the NFL. Brothers Quinn and Luke played for Michigan before moving up to the NHL.The two Gold Medal games won by the USA Men's and Women's teams helped lead the USA to its greatest medal haul in the history of the Winter Olympics.1st - Norway - 38 Medals - 18 Gold2nd - United States of America - 33 Medals - 12 Gold3rd - Italy - 30 Medals - 10 Gold for the host nation.Heavy SportsQuinn & Jack Hughes' Parents: 5 Fast Facts You Need to KnowMeet Jim and Ellen Hughes, the hockey parents behind Team USA stars Quinn and Jack Hughes at the 2026 Winter Olympics.USA, USA, USA!
2 hours ago2 hr No. Both the men and women Canadian teams rosters were older than USA.The Canadian version of the Hoosiers came up short in both games.
1 hour ago1 hr Moderator No. 46 Years Ago, since Al Michaels - Do you believe in miracles? Yes!USA breaks 46-year drought on Miracle on Ice anniversary
1 hour ago1 hr Author Administrator No. 1 hour ago, Jon Joseph said:Both Women's and Men's teams take down Canada 2-1 in overtime.More reasons for Canadians to hate us! Mr. FishDuck
45 minutes ago45 min Moderator No. I like the way that overtime works. Seems that a fair number of hockey games were decided in overtime.
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