The USA national hockey team's disappointing showing in the 2018 Winter Olympics has led to many questions. Can the USA team win gold again this year? Although the answer is no, it's not the end. The USA has a long history of disappointments in Olympic hockey. The USA has been close to winning the Olympics medals in the past, but has never been able do so.
Angela Ruggiero
Angela Ruggiero played hockey for Team USA in her twenties. She was the youngest player on the U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team in 1998. They went on to win the gold medal in Nagano (Japan). She played for Team USA and was a member of the 2002 and 2010 Olympic Teams.
Herb Brooks
Herb Brooks was conceived on August 5, 1937. Brooks was raised in a small duplex in St. Paul. During his high school years, Brooks led his team to the state championship in Minnesota. Brooks played college hockey at the University of Minnesota, where he was coached by John Mariucci. He scored 45 points in the 1957-58 season. He also played for several U.S. National Teams in the 1960s & 1970s.
Miracle on Ice
The 1980 Olympic Men’s National Hockey Team defeated the Soviet Union to win gold, earning them the title "Miracle on Ice". This extraordinary feat is an important part of Cold War history and sports history.
Herb Brooks' plan is to get players to dislike him
Herb Brooks is a hockey coach who lived in Davos, Switzerland, and will become the coach of the New York Rangers in March. Jim Craig, a Boston Bruins player, grew up in the same house with Herb. Craig was paid $35,000 to be in a Coca-Cola spot while playing for Boston Bruins. The question is whether Brooks' scheme to make his players hate him or not.
Soviet hockey team's scrappy style
Some of the Soviet hockey team's players were left-handed. They were taught to use only their dominant right hand to hold the stick. Therefore, they were often forced into playing on their weaker side. They could not afford fetishize handedness and so developed ways to compensate.
Brian O'Neill
Brian O'Neill in the United States is a professional forward in ice hockey. He currently plays for EV Zug, a National League team. He has represented the USA National Hockey Team on five occasions.