Loyaler Leser John Wahala geteilt mit uns diese Woche Fotos von seinen August Ferien im Adirondacks, das seinen ersten Besuch zur Kraut-Bach-Arena einschloß. Während wir in DC schmolzen John war bluejeaned und sweatshirted und schlendernd hinunter denkwürdigsten Weg des amerikanischen Hockeys.
Seine Bilder des Innerens der Arena holen eine frische Perspektive hinsichtlich, gerade wie vertraut eine Einstellung das Wunder auf Eis anbot. Vor erklärt von dieser fabelhaften Freitag Nacht 27 Jahren allgemein anspielen zu 10.000 frenzied Plusverfechtern in Rotem, in Weißem und in Blauem, aber, dieses pics betrachtend, sehen Sie Raum genug für 10.000? Dieses USA heute Konto of the arena’s dedication to Brooks claims that normal capacity is 7,700 but that somehow 11,000 were crammed in on the night of the Miracle. Was auch immer die Zahl, ihre eine privilegierte Stange während aller Zeit war. Stellen Sie, sich wie nah an der Geschichte alle sie waren, und sein Ton während Al Michaels' unsterblicher Countdown vor.
„Willkommen zum Aufstellungsort des Sportfalls des Jahrhunderts“ in der Tat.
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nice.
I can’t believe you are still celebrating that one and only win
Imagine if we celebrated every win… We’d have so many museums 
Someone is going to be very startled at the requirements for Russian nationals at their American naturalization ceremonies. It is a requirement made only of our Russian friends: they must reproduce in writing Coach Brooks’ famous pre-game address to his American team from February 22, 1980, and immortalized in ‘Miracle’; faithfully identify all of the coach’s line combinations from that night; and of course sing the Star Spangled Banner with a Minnesota accent.
There must be a waiver available, like the one given to people who cannot “bear arms” due to their beliefs
I’m currently in St. Paul this week and yesterday stood next to the Herb Brooks statue near the Excel Energy Center. The Miracle aura abounded yesterday.
For years, I knew my cousin had attended the 1980 Olympics, and family lore had it that he went to the US-USSR game. (We all knew he had gone to a US hockey game and everyone just assumed it was that one.) At a family reunion last year I asked him about it, having never heard the story first-hand.
“Paul, I know you went to the 1980 Olympics. I was wondering did you attend”
He stopped me. “No, I didn’t go to the US-Russia game. I had tickets for the NEXT game (US-Finland) and my friends and I were headed to Lake Placid for something else before that and got to town about 2 hours after the US-Russia game ended, and it was just utter chaos there for the next 7-8 hours.”
TG - Thanks for sharing your family’s experience. Accounts like yours terrifically enhance our modest blog files.
I walked into the arena in Lake Placid in about 1984. I snuck in when there was nothing going on…it was about the same as photo #4, but without the skaters.
I was only in there for about three minutes. It was eerie to have the same spine tingle as I have each time I hear “Do you believe in miracles…?”
And, I still curse Renee Poussaint.
Check out this excellent USA jersey photo on Tapeleg’s Jerseys and Hockey Love blog:
http://jerseysandhockeylove.com/blog/2006/08/18/jersey-usa-usa-usa/
I love the old Lake Placid patch!
Thanks for the wonderful photos OFB. It’s time for me to watch the “Miracle” again. SovSport, your comments made me laugh, but I can’t imagine ever seeing another improbable victory like that game. But, if the Caps & Ovie hoist the Cup one day, I’ll have an equally enjoyable hockey game memory for this century!!
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