by Charlie Adams, StokeTheFireWithin.comAs Coach Herb Brooks scouted, recruited and molded the Miracle on Ice team he was faced with one challenge after another. While some coaches may feel they can win despite not having certain players, Herb knew there were some he had to have, especially to …
Featured Series: The ‘Miracle’ Behind Herb Brooks’s Miracle On Ice
by Charlie Adams, StokeTheFireWithin.comYou win college championships when you recruit players like Jack O'Callahan.The greatest moment in United States sports history was when the 1980 Miracle on Ice U.S. Olympic hockey team beat the dynasty Soviet team in Lake Placid, NY, and then won Gold …
Featured Series: The ‘Miracle’ Behind Herb Brooks’s Miracle On Ice
by Charlie Adams, StokeTheFireWithin.comJim Craig's family didn't have enough money to get him a hockey chest protector when he was little, so he made do with a baseball catcher's protector for awhile. He borrowed skates and put cardboard in them to fill the space.Growing up in a home of 8 …
Featured Series: The ‘Miracle’ Behind Herb Brooks’s Miracle On Ice
by Charlie Adams, StokeTheFireWithin.comHaving studied college sports for many years, I feel strongly that multi sport athletes make up the most competitive college athletes. However, we are in the day of 'specialization' and although most college coaches want multi sport players, they are …
Featured Series: The ‘Miracle’ Behind Herb Brooks’s Miracle On Ice
by Charlie Adams, StokeTheFireWithin.comI have always encouraged college coaches to not only get the movie Miracle on DVD but to make sure it has the extras on it. On the second disc is a war-room type conversation the producers of the movie and actor Kurt Russell had with coach Herb Brooks in …