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Mike Eruzione

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Mike Eruzione

Michael Anthony "Rizzo" Eruzione (, Italian pronunciation: [erutˈtsjoːne], born October 25, 1954) is an American former ice hockey player. He is best known as the captain of the 1980 Winter Olympics United States national team that defeated the Soviet Union in the famous "Miracle on Ice" game, in which he scored the game-winning goal. He is the author, with Neal E. Boudette, of the national bestseller, The Making of a Miracle: The Untold Story of the Captain of The Gold Medal-Winning 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team, published by HarperCollins.

Infobox

Born
(1954-10-25) October 25, 1954 (age 71)Winthrop, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height
5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight
180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position
Left wing
Shot
Left
Played for
IHLToledo GoaldiggersAHLPhiladelphia Firebirds
National team
United States
WHA draft
28th overall, 1974New England Whalers
Playing career
1977–1980
Representing the United States
Medal record Representing the United States 1980 Lake Placid Team competition

Tables

· Awards and achievements
All-ECAC Hockey First Team
All-ECAC Hockey First Team
Award
All-ECAC Hockey First Team
Year
1974–751975–76
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team
Award
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team
Year
1976–77
Award
Year
All-ECAC Hockey First Team
1974–751975–76
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team
1976–77
· External links
Preceded byMidori Ito
Preceded byMidori Ito
Olympic Games
Preceded byMidori Ito
Olympic Games
Final Winter Olympic Torchbearer Salt Lake City 2002 With: the 1980 USA Men's Ice Hockey Team
Olympic Games
Succeeded byStefania Belmondo
Olympic Games
Preceded byMidori Ito
Final Winter Olympic Torchbearer Salt Lake City 2002 With: the 1980 USA Men's Ice Hockey Team
Succeeded byStefania Belmondo

References

  1. Mike Eruzione. sports-reference.com
    https://web.archive.org/web/20170610112834/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/er/mike-eruzione-1.html
  2. The Making of a Miracle: The Untold Story of the Captain of the 1980 Gold Medal–Winning U.S. Olympic Hockey Team
    https://books.google.com/books?id=gvKXDwAAQBAJ
  3. Ellensburg Daily Record
    https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CFhUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lo8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6769,3524363&dq=mike+eruzione&hl=en
  4. The Boston Globe
    https://archive.today/20130131234619/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/1998746362.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Nov+21,+1976&author=&pub=Boston+Globe+(1960-1979)&desc=Mike+Eruzione--he's+Pete+Rose+on+skates+for+BU&pqatl=google
  5. The Palm Beach Post
    https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mv4sAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5MwFAAAAIBAJ&dq=mike%20eruzione&pg=3821%2C2364731
  6. The Montreal Gazette
    https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DIoxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iaUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1078,2512420&dq=mike+eruzione&hl=en
  7. Daytona Beach Morning Journal
    https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Cf8hAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QdMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1028,5671820&dq=mike+eruzione&hl=en
  8. Beaver County Times
    https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=78YuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GNsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1377,2991567&dq=mike+eruzione&hl=en
  9. Bangor Daily News
    https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=16s1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=NE8KAAAAIBAJ&pg=3313,1792359&dq=mike+eruzione&hl=en
  10. Wall Street Journal
    https://www.wsj.com/articles/bestselling-books-week-ended-february-1-11581020070
  11. Washington Post
    https://web.archive.org/web/20200208141657/https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/publishers-weekly-best-sellers/2020/02/06/d17a4960-4916-11ea-8a1f-de1597be6cbc_story.html
  12. Bostonia, Boston University's Alumni Magazine
    https://www.bu.edu/articles/2020/mike-eruzione-making-of-a-miracle/
  13. triblive.com
    https://triblive.com/sports/mike-eruzione-has-kept-the-u-s-hockey-teams-miracle-alive-for-40-years/
  14. Patrick O'Brien Demsey. Internet Movie Database
    https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1379739
  15. "Once Cold War heroes, 'Miracle on Ice' team struggles with backlash from donning 'Keep America Great' hats at Trump rally"
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/once-cold-war-heroes-miracle-on-ice-team-struggles-with-backlash-from-donning-keep-america-great-hats-at-trump-rally/2020/02/24/0a9a0f80-5738-11ea-9b35-def5a027d470_story.html
  16. Independent
    https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/kaga-trump-miracle-ice-rally-mike-eurzione-maga-vegas-a9359326.html
  17. CNN
    https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/27/politics/miracle-on-ice-eruzione-trump-rally-trnd/index.html
  18. "ECAC All-Teams"
    http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ecac_all.html
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