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Herb Brooks statue

Herb Brooks statue at St. Paul’s River Centre. Photographed by Flickr user Bri Weldon on June 5, 2011.

Bill Baker’s 1980 Olympic jersey

Bill Baker’s 1980 Olympic jersey and hockey stick, 2004. Baker, who was born in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, and played hockey for the University of Minnesota, was part of the "Minnesota Miracle," in which the US men's hockey team (twelve of whom were originally from Minnesota) defeated the Soviet Union in the 1980 Winter Olympics. Photograph by Flickr user public.resource.org.

Color image of the 1980 Olympic U.S. Hockey team lighting the cauldron at the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah. Photographed by Preston Keres on February 8, 2002.

1980 Olympic U.S. Hockey team lights the cauldron at the 2002 Olympics

The 1980 Olympic U.S. Hockey team lights the cauldron at the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah. Photograph by Preston Keres.

Herb Brooks Arena

Herb Brooks Arena at the Olympic Center in Lake Placid, New York, 2011. Photographby Flickr user justinknabb.

Color image of the he 1980 United States Olympic Hockey Team, 1980.

“Miracle on Ice” hockey team

The 1980 United States Olympic Hockey Team, 1980.

Miracle on Ice

The Miracle on Ice is the name given to the American men’s ice hockey victory over the heavily favored Soviet Union at the 1980 Winter Olympics. The team drew heavily on Minnesotan talent, including twelve players and coach Herb Brooks. Coming amid American setbacks in the Cold War, their unlikely win inspired and united the country.