by Charlie Adams, StokeTheFireWithin.comThere will be times when your programs will be young with many freshmen. The natural tendency is to downplay expectations when you are a young team, but Herb Brooks sure didn't take that approach. As head coach of the 1980 Miracle on Ice hockey team, he …
Featured Article: The ‘Miracle’ Behind Herb Brooks’s Miracle On Ice
by Charlie Adams, StokeTheFireWithin.comMike Eruzione made the biggest shot, goal, touchdown, or basket in American sports history. His goal with ten minutes to go in the 1980 Olympics put Team USA up 4-3 over the Soviety dynasty team. That would be the final score. The goal and the win …
Featured Series: The ‘Miracle’ Behind Herb Brooks’s Miracle On Ice
by Charlie Adams, StokeTheFireWithin.comIt is often said that you cannot win without outstanding athletes, but never underestimate the importance of coaching and recruiting.After Herb Brooks led the 1980 Miracle on Ice hockey team past the Soviets 4-3 and to the gold, the legendary Anatoli …
Featured Series: The ‘Miracle’ Behind Herb Brooks’s Mircale On Ice
by Charlie Adams, StokeTheFireWithin.comWe lost the first of the 20 heroes that were on the 1980 Miracle on Ice hockey team.Bob Suter died earlier this month of a heart attack at age 57. He was doing what he loved best as he was coaching youth hockey at the facility he owned in his native …
Featured Series: The ‘Miracle’ Behind Herb Brooks’s Miracle On Ice
by Charlie Adam, StokeTheFireWithin.comCollege coaches at every level face obstacles in recruiting and in building and sustaining programs.Herb Brooks faced remarkable challenges in building the 20 man roster that would win Olympic Gold in February of 1980.First of all, some elite …