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Description
(DVD 10-pack) The Miracle before the Miracle on Ice. Remembering the first gold medal for a USA Olympic hockey team, in Squaw Valley, 1960.
Extended Description
"A solid documentary...keeps the action moving." -New York Times
"A terrific documentary...if it doesn't grab you, you don't have a pulse." - E.M. Swift, Sports Illustrated writer
1960 marked a time of transition. The Cold War was heating up. Television was introduced to the Olympics. Decades of Canadian hockey dominance were met by an emerging Soviet dynasty. In the middle of it all, a team of unheralded but talented Americans saw their chance for gold.
Carpenters, insurance salesmen and servicemen by day, these men also happened to be America’s greatest hockey players. And for two weeks in California, they were the best in the world.
Together they achieved something that has still never been matched by an American hockey team: an unblemished record in an Olympiad. But for all the greatness of the 1960 US Olympic team, they remain a footnote in the history books. It’s a triumph that could aptly be called a "Forgotten Miracle."
Cast
Jack Riley, Bill Cleary, Bob Cleary, John Mayasich, Jack McCartan, Weldon Olsen, Dick Meredith, Roger Christian, Bill Christian, Paul Johnson, Jim Claypool, Walter Bush, Harry Sinden, Butch Williams, E.M. Swift, Joan Soares, Harvey Shapiro
Production Credits & Notes
Directed by Andrew Sherburne & Tommy Haines
From Golden Puck Pictures and Northland Films
In association with USA Hockey and the United States Olympic Committee
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