who was the coach of the 1980 usa olympic hockey team
Herbert Paul Brooks Jr.
title: Ice hockey at the 1980 Winter Olympics text: Ice hockey at the 1980 Winter Olympics The men's ice hockey tournament at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, U.S.A., was the 14th Olympic Championship. Twelve teams competed in the tournament, which was held from February 12 to 24. The United States won its second gold medal, including a win over the heavily favored Soviet Union that became known as the "Miracle on Ice". Games were held at the Olympic Arena and the Olympic Fieldhouse. The Olympics came at a difficult time for Soviet–U.S. relations, as they were deep in the Cold War. Only months before the games began, title: Sports in Minnesota text: July 1, 2008. There are nine full members, seven from Minnesota. All seven Minnesota members are full Division III members. The United States hockey team won the Olympic gold medal for ice hockey in 1980, coached by Minnesota native Herb Brooks. Eleven of the twenty players on the roster were from Minnesota. The team beat the long-dominant Soviet team in what has been called the Miracle on Ice, and went on to win the gold medal by defeating Finland. The 1960 United States hockey team won the Olympic gold medal in the 1960 Winter Olympics. Six of the 18 members title: USA Field Hockey text: Clifford, Gerry Kruize, Felix Ucko, Jim Jongeneel, Stan Harris, Newbold Black" Moscow 1980 Olympic Games "1980 U.S. Women's Olympic Games Team" "Not in Order: Head Coach Vonnie Gros, Assistant Coach Will van Beaumont, Julie Staver, Beth Anders, Jill Grant, Chris Larson, Denise Desautels, Diane Moyer, Beth Beglin, Char Morett, Leslie Milne, Gwen Cheeseman, Sheryl Johnson, Sue Marcellus, Karen Shelton, Anita Miller, Nancy White, Judy Strong" Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games "1984 U.S. Men's Olympic Games Team" "Not in Order: Manager Lee Yoder, Mohammad Barakat, Ken Barrett, Rawle Cox, Trevor Fernandes,Robert Gregg, Manzar Iqbal (c), Michael Kraus, Randy Lipscher (GK), David title: Herb Brooks text: Herb Brooks Herbert Paul Brooks Jr. (August 5, 1937 – August 11, 2003) was an American ice hockey player and coach. His most notable achievement came in 1980 as head coach of the gold medal-winning U.S. Olympic hockey team at Lake Placid. At the games, Brooks' US team upset the heavily favored Soviet team in a match that came to be known as the 'Miracle on Ice'. Brooks would go on to coach multiple NHL teams, as well as the French hockey team at the 1998 Winter Olympics, and ultimately returned to coach the US men's team to a silver title: Herb Brooks Arena text: Herb Brooks Arena The Herb Brooks Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Lake Placid, New York. This surface, along with the USA Rink, was built for the 1980 Winter Olympics. Herb Brooks Arena hosted various events during the 1980 Winter Olympics, most famously the ice hockey tournament that saw the United States' 4–3 victory over the Soviet Union, the game commonly referred to as the Miracle on Ice. In 2005, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the American victory, the arena was named after the late Herb Brooks, who coached the United States team during the 1980 Olympics. Other events