24 24 4 USA TABLE OF CONTENTS BECOMING A TEAM ON DISPLAY HOPING FOR A MIRACLE 14 MORE ABOUT THE MIRACLE ON ICE 22 GLOSSARY TO LEARN MORE INDEX Red text identifies historical quotes 8 23 ERUZIONE 21
4 BECOMING A TEAM It is July 1979. In seven months the United States will compete in the 1980 Winter Olympic Games Today more than 60 top players from around the country are trying out for the U.S. Olympic hockey team Only 26 will make it Are you sure about this Herb You left off a lot of good players I'm sure These are the players we need Herb Brooks is a well known hockey coach As coach of the University of Minnesota's Golden Gophers he led the team to three national championships Now he wants to lead Team USA to an Olympic gold medal We were hoping for a team with M more experience I won't change the roster I chose these players for a reason This is my team Many think Coach Brooks's team is too young and inexperienced They will be facing former Olympic champions But the coach believes he can train his team to win JOHNS
ССР СССР Team USA has a tough job ahead To win the Olympic gold they must face the Soviet national team 20 Go CCCP CCCP CCCP CCCP The Soviets are a fierce team They have won the gold medal at the past four Olympic Games The U.S. has not beaten them at hockey in 20 years CCCP Is the Cold War heating up The Soviet goalie Vladislav Tretiak rarely lets the puck into the net He is just one of the experienced Olympians on the team Americans have other worries too For decades the United States has been locked in the Cold War with the Soviet Union The two nations have struggled to show which is more powerful A win against the Soviet hockey team would lift many Americans spirits But few believe they have a chance to win a medal 5
