Attn. Miracle On Ice fans ...

Don't feel dumb, Rosie. I thought the same thing.

 

Great call. Game was outside, I think.

I grew up around a whole lot of people drinking Shlivovitz...if it was at the Yugoslav Hall there were Tambritzas, I bet.

I think it's Schneider

 

Good catch, Cougar ...

 

Actually, the U.S. played the Soviet Union in the semifinal game. America won 3-2, setting up the gold medal game with Czechoslovakia. The U.S. fell behind early. According to one story I read, a Soviet coach came in the locker room between periods and suggested the American players inhale some oxygen to get going. Something must have worked. The U.S. scored six unanswered goals in the third period to win, 9-4.

 

You need a fact checker, Martin. Or some ginkgo biloba to improve your memory.

There were no "semifinals" back then. The USSR game was in round-robin play in the medal round -- since the tournament was not single elimination back then. Yes, it was the second-to-last game the U.S. played, but it was not a true semifinals since the medal round was conducted in round-robin format.

And the final game of medal-round play was against Finland, with the U.S. winning 4-2 to secure the gold by virtue of the victory.

They beat the Czechs 7-3 in their second game of the tournament in regular round-robin pool play.

 

Ignore me, I'm a idiot.