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Insisting that Boris Mikhailov resembled the thin Englishman in the comedy duo Laurel & Hardy was an attempt to get the U.S. players to not take the Soviet Union squad so seriously. 4. The USSR...
May 22, 2020 · Today, we're looking back at "Miracle," a 2004 film that told the story of the 1980 USA Olympic hockey team's gold medal run, from player selection through training, the Olympic tournament and the ...
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Sep 13, 2016 · There's a reason the shocking U.S. triumph in the 1980 Olympics is called a miracle. The Soviet Union team that the Americans beat was the greatest international hockey team of all time.
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Feb 7, 2015 · Although Fetisov is the centerpiece of the film, the supporting cast is its true stars. Tretiak, Boris Mikhailov, Vladimir Petrov, Sergei Makarov, Alexei Kasatonov and Vladimir Myshkin (Tretiak ...
Feb 22, 2005 · But Tikhonov pointed to the failure of Tretiak, and of the big line of Petrov, Boris Mikhailov and Valery Kharlamov. One by one, Tikhonov jabbed a finger in the faces of those four players, saying ...
Sep 15, 2016 · The 1980 Soviet squad still had the Valeri Kharlamov-Vladimir Petrov-Boris Mikhailov line and other '70s stalwarts such as Helmuts Balderis and Alexander Maltsev. The team also featured Vladimir ...
May 31, 2020 · Ryan Walter, a veteran of 15 seasons in the NHL, is brought on board to help as a hockey technical advisor. He also plays the referee in the U.S.-Soviet game and works as a stand-in for Russell. O ...
