Ice hockey at the 1980 Winter Olympics

1980 Olympic ice hockey tournament

Ice hockey at the 1980 Winter Olympics

Tournament details
Host country|  United States
Venue(s)| Olympic Fieldhouse,
Olympic Arena
Lake Placid, New York
Dates| February 12–24, 1980
Teams| 12
Final positions
Champions |  United States (2nd title)
Runner-up |  Soviet Union
Third place |  Sweden
Fourth place|  Finland
Tournament statistics
Games played| 35
Goals scored| 308 (8.8 per game)
Scoring leader(s)|  Milan Nový (15 points)

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The men's ice hockey tournament at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States, was the 14th Olympic Championship. Twelve teams competed in the tournament, which was held from February 12 to 24, 1980. The United States won its second gold medal, including a win over the heavily favored Soviet Union that became known as the "Miracle on Ice".[1][2] Games were held at the Olympic Fieldhouse (8,000) and the Olympic Arena (2,500).[3]

## Format

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The IIHF ceased running a World championship in Olympic years. Nations that did not participate in the Lake Placid Olympics were invited to compete in the inaugural Thayer Tutt Trophy in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia.

Going into the games, the teams were ranked and divided into two groups. Teams were ranked based on performance during the 1979 World Ice Hockey Championships. Included were the eight teams in the 1979 top Championship Division (Pool "A") as well as the top four teams in the 1979, second-tier, "B" Pool tournament. While Poland finished 8th place in Pool A, the Netherlands, winners of Pool B, were ranked 8th while Poland was ranked 9th going into the Olympics. The total ranking was: Soviet Union (1), Czechoslovakia (2), Sweden (3), Canada (4), Finland (5), West Germany (6), United States (7), Netherlands (8), Poland (9), Romania (10), Norway (11), Japan (12). East Germany was originally ranked tenth, but declined to participate, with Japan filling their spot.

## Overview

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United States vs. Soviet Union at the 1980 Winter Olympics

The Soviet Union had won the gold medal in five of the six previous Winter Olympic Games, and were the favorites to win once more in Lake Placid. The team consisted primarily of professional players with significant experience in international play. By contrast, the United States' team—led by head coach Herb Brooks—consisted exclusively of amateur players, and was the youngest team in the tournament and in U.S. national team history. In the group stage, both the Soviet and U.S. teams were unbeaten; the U.S. achieved several notable results, including a 2–2 draw against Sweden, and a 7–3 upset victory over second-place favorites Czechoslovakia.[4]

For the first game in the medal round, the United States played the Soviets. Finishing the first period tied at 2–2, and the Soviets leading 3–2 following the second, the U.S. team scored two more goals to take their first lead during the third and final period, winning the game 4–3. Following the game, the U.S. went on to clinch the gold medal by beating Finland in their last game. The Soviet Union took the silver medal by beating Sweden.

The victory became one of the most iconic moments of the Games and in U.S. sports. Equally well-known was the television call of the final seconds of the game by Al Michaels for ABC, in which he declared: "Do you believe in miracles?! YES!" In 1999, Sports Illustrated named the "Miracle on Ice" the top sports moment of the 20th century.[5] As part of its centennial celebration in 2008, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) named the "Miracle on Ice" as the best international ice hockey story of the past 100 years.[6]

## Medalists

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A postage stamp issued by the Soviet Post Office for the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympic Games. The Soviet Union had won the previous four Olympic ice hockey tournaments between 1964 and 1976.

Main article: Ice hockey at the 1980 Winter Olympics – Rosters

Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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United States (USA)

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Bill Baker
Neal Broten
Dave Christian
Steve Christoff
Jim Craig
Mike Eruzione
John Harrington
Steve Janaszak
Mark Johnson
Rob McClanahan
Ken Morrow
Jack O'Callahan
Mark Pavelich
Mike Ramsey
Buzz Schneider
Dave Silk
Eric Strobel
Bob Suter
Phil Verchota
Mark Wells

|  Soviet Union (URS)

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Helmuts Balderis
Zinetula Bilyaletdinov
Viacheslav Fetisov
Alexander Golikov
Vladimir Golikov
Alexei Kasatonov
Valeri Kharlamov
Vladimir Krutov
Yuri Lebedev
Sergei Makarov
Alexander Maltsev
Boris Mikhailov
Vladimir Myshkin
Vasili Pervukhin
Vladimir Petrov
Alexander Skvortsov
Sergei Starikov
Vladislav Tretiak
Valeri Vasiliev
Viktor Zhluktov

|  Sweden (SWE)

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Mats Åhlberg
Sture Andersson
Bo Berglund
Håkan Eriksson
Jan Eriksson
Thomas Eriksson
Leif Holmgren
Tomas Jonsson
Pelle Lindbergh
William Löfqvist
Harald Lückner
Bengt Lundholm
Per Lundqvist
Lars Molin
Mats Näslund
Lennart Norberg
Tommy Samuelsson
Dan Söderström
Mats Waltin
Ulf Weinstock

## First round

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### Blue Division

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Team  | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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Sweden | 5  | 4  | 0  | 1  | 26  | 7  | +19  | 9  | Advanced to the final round
United States | 5  | 4  | 0  | 1  | 25  | 10  | +15  | 9
Czechoslovakia | 5  | 3  | 2  | 0  | 34  | 16  | +18  | 6  | Advanced to the consolation round
Romania | 5  | 1  | 3  | 1  | 13  | 29  | −16  | 3  |
West Germany | 5  | 1  | 4  | 0  | 21  | 30  | −9  | 2
Norway | 5  | 0  | 4  | 1  | 9  | 36  | −27  | 1

Source: HockeyCanada.ca

All times are local (UTC–5).

12 February 1980
13:16| Czechoslovakia | 11–0
(0–0, 5–0, 6–0)|  Norway| Olympic Arena, Lake Placid

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Karl-Gustav Kaisla
| Pouzar (Lukáč, Fryčer) – 25:33| 1 – 0|

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Nový (Lukáč, Chalupa) – 31:11| 2 – 0|
M. Šťastný (P. Šťastný) – 33:00| 3 – 0|
Martinec (Chalupa, Novák) – 34:13| 4 – 0|
Ebermann (Novák, Chalupa) (PP) – 38:01| 5 – 0|
Pouzar (Nový, Lukáč) – 42:13| 6 – 0|
A. Šťastný (P. Šťastný, Ďuriš) – 43:16| 7 – 0|
Ebermann (Dvořák, Martinec) (PP) – 45:54| 8 – 0|
P. Šťastný (Bubla, M. Šťastný) – 48:33| 9 – 0|
Nový (Kadlec, Lukáč) – 52:51| 10 – 0|
P. Šťastný (M. Šťastný) – 54:47| 11 – 0|
10 min| Penalties| 10 min
44| Shots| 10
12 February 1980
16:30| Romania | 6–4
(1–1, 2–3, 3–0)|  West Germany| Olympic Arena, Lake Placid

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| | | | Referee:
Jim Neagles
| Costea (Moroșan) (PP) – 5:15| 1 – 0|

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| 1 – 1| 11:50 – Vacatko (Philipp, Krüll)
| 1 – 2| 22:37 – Truntschka (Egen, Kiessling)
Costea (E. Antal, Tureanu) (PP) – 24:46| 2 – 2|
| 2 – 3| 26:13 – Vacatko (Kuhl, Philipp)
| 2 – 4| 35:34 – Egen (Scharf) (PP)
Tureanu (Gal, Costea) – 37:46| 3 – 4|
Tureanu (Costea) – 44:12| 4 – 4|
Tureanu (Gal) – 46:30| 5 – 4|
Olenici – 53:17| 6 – 4|
16 min| Penalties| 16 min
38| Shots| 53
12 February 1980
17:21| Sweden | 2–2
(1–0, 0–1, 1–1)|  United States| Olympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid

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Viktor Dombrovski
| Andersson (Molin, Lundqvist) – 11:04| 1 – 0|

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| 1 – 1| 39:32 – Silk (Ramsey, Johnson)
T. Eriksson (Lückner) – 44:45| 2 – 1|
| 2 – 2| 59:33 – Baker (Pavelich, Schneider)(EA)
8 min| Penalties| 6 min
36| Shots| 29

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14 February 1980
13:00| Romania | 0–8
(0–3, 0–4, 0–1)|  Sweden| Olympic Arena, Lake Placid

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| | | | Referee:
Karl-Gustav Kaisla
| | 0 – 1| 00:40 – Åhlberg (Näslund)

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| 0 – 2| 05:59 – Lundqvist (Samuelsson, Berglund)
| 0 – 3| 07:42 – J. Eriksson (Waltin)
| 0 – 4| 21:50 – T. Eriksson (Söderström, Molin) (PP)
| 0 – 5| 28:05 – Molin
| 0 – 6| 32:31 – Molin (Berglund)
| 0 – 7| 37:17 – Lundholm (H. Eriksson)
| 0 – 8| 50:18 – Jonsson (Holmgren)
26 min| Penalties| 15 min
19| Shots| 44
14 February 1980
13:30| Norway | 4–10
(2–5, 1–3, 1–2)|  West Germany| Olympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid

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| | | | Referee:
Viktor Dombrovski
| Andresen (M. Johansen) – 6:03| 1 – 0|

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| 1 – 1| 07:51 – Vacatko (Kuhl, Reil)
| 1 – 2| 08:49 – Kiessling (Truntschka, Meitinger)
| 1 – 3| 09:08 – Zach (Scharf, M. Hinterstocker)
| 1 – 4| 09:33 – Kretschmer (M. Hinterstocker, H. Hinterstocker)
| 1 – 5| 10:18 – Höfner (Reindl)
Falch Nilsen (Myhre) – 12:13| 2 – 5|
V. Johansen (Myhre) – 25:26| 3 – 5|
| 3 – 6| 30:52 – Truntschka (Krüll, Kiessling)
| 3 – 7| 34:01 – Vacatko (Philipp, Kuhl)
| 3 – 8| 39:53 – Truntschka (Egen, Meitinger)
| 3 – 9| 40:42 – Kuhl (Vacatko, Krüll)
| 3 – 10| 50:49 – Kretschmer (Wild, Scharf)
Sethereng (M. Johansen, Lundenes) – 52:41| 4 – 10|
13 min| Penalties| 15 min
20| Shots| 51
14 February 1980
20:30| United States | 7–3
(2–2, 2–0, 3–1)|  Czechoslovakia| Olympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid

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| | | | Referee:
Ulf Lindgren
| | 0 – 1| 02:23 – Pouzar (Kaberle, Nový)

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Eruzione (Broten) – 4:39| 1 – 1|
Pavelich (Schneider, Harrington) – 5:45| 2 – 1|
| 2 – 2| 12:07 – M. Šťastný (P. Šťastný)
Schneider (Pavelich) – 24:33| 3 – 2|
Johnson (McClanahan) – 35:28| 4 – 2|
Verchota (Christian) – 42:59| 5 – 2|
Schneider (Harrington) – 43:59| 6 – 2|
| 6 – 3| 45:36 – Novák (Lukáč)
McClanahan (Johnson) – 50:54| 7 – 3|
10 min| Penalties| 10 min
27| Shots| 31

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16 February 1980
13:00| United States | 5–1
(0–1, 3–0, 2–0)|  Norway| Olympic Arena, Lake Placid

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Karl-Gustav Kaisla
| | 0 – 1| 04:19 – Myhre (Løsåmoen)

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Eruzione (PP) – 20:41| 1 – 1|
Johnson (Christian, McClanahan) – 24:51| 2 – 1|
Silk (Pavelich, Morrow) – 33:31| 3 – 1|
Wells (Silk, Verchota) – 44:28| 4 – 1|
Morrow (McClanahan, Strobel) – 51:29| 5 – 1|
16 min| Penalties| 18 min
43| Shots| 22
16 February 1980
13:00| Romania | 2–7
(0–2, 1–3, 1–2)|  Czechoslovakia| Olympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid

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Josef Kompalla
| | 0 – 1| 13:35 – P. Šťastný (Bubla, A. Šťastný)

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| 0 – 2| 19:00 – Lukáč (Nový, Pouzar)
Cazacu (Hălăucă, Sólyom) – 21:39| 1 – 2|
| 1 – 3| 26:07 – Kadlec
| 1 – 4| 28:43 – Nový (Pouzar, Kaberle)
| 1 – 5| 33:41 – P. Šťastný
| 1 – 6| 41:46 – Lukáč (Neliba)
Cazacu (Gal) – 44:08| 2 – 6|
| 2 – 7| 45:46 – Pouzar (Lukáč, Nový)
6 min| Penalties| 2 min
29| Shots| 45
16 February 1980
20:00| Sweden | 5–2
(1–0, 4–1, 0–1)|  West Germany| Olympic Arena, Lake Placid

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Viktor Dombrovski
| Berglund (Molin, Lundqvist) – 09:52| 1 – 0|

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Näslund (Åhlberg) – 26:50| 2 – 0|
Lundqvist (Berglund, Samuelsson) – 28:35| 3 – 0|
Söderström (Åhlberg) – 32:36| 4 – 0|
Söderström (H. Eriksson) (PP) – 36:03| 5 – 0|
| 5 – 1| 37:06 – Egen (Truntschka)
| 5 – 2| 56:43 – Reil (SH)
24 min| Penalties| 31 min
33| Shots| 25

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18 February 1980
13:30| Norway | 1–7
(0–2, 0–4, 1–1)|  Sweden| Olympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid

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Vladimir Šubrt
| | 0 – 1| 14:03 – Åhlberg (Näslund)

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| 0 – 2| 16:20 – Åhlberg (Näslund, Holmgren)
| 0 – 3| 23:48 – Åhlberg (Jonsson) (PP)
| 0 – 4| 34:08 – Lundqvist (Lückner, Molin)
| 0 – 5| 36:40 – Norberg (H. Eriksson, Waltin)
| 0 – 6| 37:09 – Andersson (Lundqvist, Molin)
| 0 – 7| 43:24 – Näslund (Åhlberg, Weinstock) (PP)
Abrahamsen (Molberg, Foyn) – 51:08| 1 – 7|
8 min| Penalties| 8 min
12| Shots| 43
18 February 1980
20:00| West Germany | 3–11
(1–5, 0–5, 2–1)|  Czechoslovakia| Olympic Arena, Lake Placid

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| | | | Referee:
Karl-Gustav Kaisla
| | 0 – 1| 01:33 – Nový (Ebermann) (PP)

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| 0 – 2| 02:28 – P. Šťastný (A. Šťastný, M. Šťastný)
| 0 – 3| 05:45 – P. Šťastný (M. Šťastný) (SH)
Krüll (Truntschka, Kretschmer) – 19:04| 1 – 3|
| 1 – 4| 19:32 – Pouzar (Kaberle, Nový)
| 1 – 5| 19:49 – A. Šťastný (P. Šťastný)
| 1 – 6| 22:17 – Nový (Lukáč)
| 1 – 7| 27:10 – Pouzar (Fryčer, Nový)
| 1 – 8| 33:30 – Pouzar
| 1 – 9| 38:36 – Ebermann (Novák)
| 1 – 10| 39:22 – Nový (Pouzar)
M. Hinterstocker (Zach, Auhuber) – 46:28| 2 – 10|
Höfner (Kuhl, Philipp) – 48:36| 3 – 10|
| 3 – 11| 50:22 – P. Šťastný (M. Šťastný)
20 min| Penalties| 19 min
22| Shots| 39
18 February 1980
20:30| United States | 7–2
(2–0, 2–1, 3–1)|  Romania| Olympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid

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Viktor Dombrovski
| Schneider (Pavelich, Harrington) – 12:03| 1 – 0|

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Strobel (Schneider, Ramesy) – 15:52| 2 – 0|
Wells (Verchota, Morrow) – 29:34| 3 – 0|
| 3 – 1| 33:40 – Tureanu (Nistor) (PP)
Schneider (Harrington) – 37:05| 4 – 1|
Christoff (O'Callahan) (PP) – 43:14| 5 – 1|
| 5 – 2| 52:48 – Hălăucă (Moroșan)
Broten (Eruzione) – 56:12| 6 – 2|
McClanahan (Johnson) – 58:09| 7 – 2|
6 min| Penalties| 10 min
51| Shots| 21

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20 February 1980
13:00| Norway | 3–3
(1–1, 0–1, 2–1)|  Romania| Olympic Arena, Lake Placid

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| | | | Referee:
Vladimir Šubrt
| Foyn (Myhre, Falch Nilsen) (PP) – 00:56| 1 – 0|

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| 1 – 1| 05:10 – Costea (E. Antal, Tureanu)
| 1 – 2| 31:27 – Gal (E. Antal, Axinte)
| 1 – 3| 52:43 – Tureanu (Gal)
Sethereng (Falch Nilsen, Molberg) (PP) – 58:39| 2 – 3|
Molberg (Myhre, Nilsen) – 59:31| 3 – 3|
26 min| Penalties| 18 min
24| Shots| 29
20 February 1980
13:30| Czechoslovakia | 2–4
(0–2, 0–1, 2–1)|  Sweden| Olympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid

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| | | | Referee:
Karl-Gustav Kaisla
| | 0 – 1| 09:18 – Åhlberg (Näslund, Holmgren) (PP)

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| 0 – 2| 10:55 – Holmgren (Näslund, Weinstock)
| 0 – 3| 36:02 – Näslund (Söderström) (PP)
Nový (Pouzar) – 52:05| 1 – 3|
| 1 – 4| 57:00 – Lundqvist (Näslund, Jonsson)
Pouzar (Nový, Kadlec) (PP) – 59:22| 2 – 4|
6 min| Penalties| 10 min
43| Shots| 26
20 February 1980
20:30| West Germany | 2–4
(2–0, 0–2, 0–2)|  United States| Olympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid

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Bernie Haley
| Kretschmer – 01:50| 1 – 0|

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Kiessling (Höfner, Kretschmer) (PP) – 19:45| 2 – 0|
| 2 – 1| 27:40 – McClanahan (Johnson, Christian)
| 2 – 2| 38:31 – Broten (Strobel, Eruzione)
| 2 – 3| 41:17 – McClanahan (Johnson, Christian)
| 2 – 4| 44:17 – Verchota (Christian, Wells)
8 min| Penalties| 16 min
26| Shots| 32

### Red Division

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Canada vs the Netherlands Team  | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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Soviet Union | 5  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 51  | 11  | +40  | 10  | Advanced to the final round
Finland | 5  | 3  | 2  | 0  | 26  | 18  | +8  | 6
Canada | 5  | 3  | 2  | 0  | 28  | 12  | +16  | 6  | Advanced to the consolation round
Poland | 5  | 2  | 3  | 0  | 15  | 23  | −8  | 4  |
Netherlands | 5  | 1  | 3  | 1  | 16  | 43  | −27  | 3
Japan | 5  | 0  | 4  | 1  | 7  | 36  | −29  | 1

Source: HockeyCanada.ca

All times are local (UTC–5).

12 February 1980
13:30| Netherlands | 1–10
(1–2, 0–2, 0–6)|  Canada| Olympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid

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Ulf Lindgren
| de Graauw (de Cloe) (SH)–01:56| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 04:04–Primeau (Devaney)
| 1–2| 11:40–Berry (Maxwell, O'Malley)
| 1–3| 26:52–D'Alvise (O'Malley)
| 1–4| 35:02–Hindmarch (Devaney) (PP)
| 1–5| 43:31–G. Anderson (Davidson, Nill)
| 1–6| 44:14–D'Alvise (Zupancich, Pirie)
| 1–7| 50:35–Devaney (Primeau, Hindmarch) (PP)
| 1–8| 51:11–Berry (Watters, Maxwell)
| 1–9| 52:22–Berry (Maxwell, MacLean)
| 1–10| 58:11–Hindmarch (MacLean, Davidson)
16 min| Penalties| 18 min
20| Shots| 40
12 February 1980
20:00| Poland | 5–4
(1–0, 4–3, 0–1)|  Finland| Olympic Arena, Lake Placid

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Bernie Haley
| Zabawa (Jobczyk, Małysiak) (PP)–14:48| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 21:16–Levo (Litma, Hakulinen) (PP)
Zabawa (Jobczyk, Małysiak)–27:13| 2–1|
Kokoszka (Chowaniec)–29:52| 3–1|
| 3–2| 30:27–Porvari (Leinonen, Suoraniemi)
Jobczyk (Małysiak, Zabawa)–33:08| 4–2|
Kokoszka (Dziubiński, Marcinczak)–34:40| 5–2|
| 5–3| 36:57–Leinonen (Kiimalainen, Porvari)
| 5–4| 46:05–Leppänen (Levo, Peltonen)
10 min| Penalties| 4 min
25| Shots| 49
12 February 1980
20:40| Japan | 0–16
(0–8, 0–5, 0–3)|  Soviet Union| Olympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid

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Josef Kompalla
| | 0–1| 03:42–Starikov (Petrov, Mikhailov)

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| 0–2| 07:55–Kharlamov (Mikhailov)
| 0–3| 09:47–A. Golikov (Makarov, Starikov)
| 0–4| 12:19–Fetisov (Petrov, Kharlamov)
| 0–5| 14:59–A. Golikov (Makarov)
| 0–6| 17:30–Balderis (Starikov, Zhluktov)
| 0–7| 19:00–V. Golikov (Makarov)
| 0–8| 19:27–V. Golikov (Fetisov, A. Golikov)
| 0–9| 20:06–Petrov (Kasatonov)
| 0–10| 21:20–Kasatonov (Mikhailov, Balderis)
| 0–11| 24:20–Makarov (V. Golikov, Vasiliev)
| 0–12| 26:33–Mikhailov (Starikov, Kharlamov)
| 0–13| 38:06–Fetisov (Mikhailov, Kharlamov)
| 0–14| 46:26–Zhluktov (Balderis, Skvortsov)
| 0–15| 51:21–Petrov (Pervukhin, Kharlamov)
| 0–16| 54:49–A. Golikov (Makarov, V. Golikov)
0 min| Penalties| 2 min
17| Shots| 67

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14 February 1980
16:30| Netherlands | 4–17
(1–8, 1–7, 2–2)|  Soviet Union| Olympic Arena, Lake Placid

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Vladimir Šubrt
| | 0–1| 04:24–Fetisov (Krutov, Maltsev)

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| 0–2| 04:43–Krutov (Lebedev, Kasatonov)
| 0–3| 09:59–Vasiliev (Lebedev, Starikov) (SH)
| 0–4| 10:12–Petrov (Pervukhin) (SH)
| 0–5| 11:43–Kharlamov (Mikhailov, Pervukhin) (SH)
Hille (van Wieren, de Heer) (PP)–11:51| 1–5|
| 1–6| 14:41–Lebedev (Maltsev)
| 1–7| 16:41–Maltsev (Zhluktov)
| 1–8| 19:19–Lebedev (Fetisov, Maltsev)
| 1–9| 21:14–Zhluktov (Bilyaletdinov)
| 1–10| 22:02–Lebedev (Zhluktov, Skvortsov)
| 1–11| 24:32–A. Golikov (V. Golikov)
| 1–12| 30:21–A. Golikov
| 1–13| 31:07–Krutov (Maltsev, Pervukhin)
| 1–14| 36:09–Krutov (Lebedev, Kasatonov)
deGraauw (Klooster, de Cloe)–36:49| 2–14|
| 2–15| 39:14–Maltsev (Krutov)
de Cloe–41:52| 3–15|
| 3–16| 47:12–Makarov (V. Golikov, Starikov)
deGraauw (Klooster)–56:14| 4–16|
| 4–17| 56:12–Makarov (V. Golikov, A. Golikov)
14 min| Penalties| 13 min
26| Shots| 49
14 February 1980
17:00| Poland | 1–5
(0–1, 1–2, 0–2)|  Canada| Olympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid

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Josef Kompalla
| | 0–1| 03:17–Zupancich (Pirie, D'Alvise)

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Jobczyk (Zabawa)–23:17| 1–1|
| 1–2| 30:56–Watters (G. Anderson, Spring)
| 1–3| 32:06–Berry (Maxwell, MacLean)
| 1–4| 47:42–Devaney (Hindmarch, Gregg)
| 1–5| 53:29–Primeau
0 min| Penalties| 0 min
25| Shots| 36
14 February 1980
20:00| Japan | 3–6
(0–2, 2–2, 1–2)|  Finland| Olympic Arena, Lake Placid

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| | | | Referee:
Bernie Haley
| | 0–1| 02:02–Hakulinen (Peltonen) (PP)

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| 0–2| 05:43–Leinonen (Kiimalainen)
| 0–3| 22:47–Leppänen (Hakulinen, Levo)
| 0–4| 33:36–Leinonen (Leinonen, Porvari)
S. Misawa (Hori, Hanzawa)–37:57| 1–4|
Honma (Hori, S. Misawa) (PP)–39:59| 2–4|
| 2–5| 43:34–Kiimalainen
Azuma (Matsuda)–47:38| 3–5|
| 3–6| 51:11–Leppänen (Levo, Peltonen)
6 min| Penalties| 8 min
29| Shots| 51

* * *

16 February 1980
16:30| Japan | 3–3
(3–1, 0–1, 0–1)|  Netherlands| Olympic Arena, Lake Placid

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| | | | Referee:
Vladimir Šubrt
| Sakurai–14:22| 1–0|

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Urabe–14:41| 2–0|
Urabe (Honma)–18:01| 3–0|
| 3–1| 18:43–van Gog (deGraauw)
| 3–2| 33:39–de Cloe (deGraauw, Peternousek)
| 3–3| 57:15–de Cloe (deGraauw, van Gog)
6 min| Penalties| 8 min
23| Shots| 27
16 February 1980
16:30| Soviet Union | 8–1
(5–1, 1–0, 2–0)|  Poland| Olympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid

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Jim Neagles
| Skvortsov (Zhluktov)–01:53| 1–0|

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Balderis (Zhluktov, Skvortsov)–10:27| 2–0|
Balderis (Zhluktov)–10:36| 3–0|
Mikhailov (Fetisov, Kharlamov)–13:37| 4–0|
| 4–1| 17:15–Małysiak (Jobczyk) (PP)
Balderis (Pervukhin, Bilyaletdinov)–23:12| 5–1|
Kharlamov–25:19| 6–1|
Bilyaletdinov (Kharlamov) (PP)–43:41| 7–1|
Maltsev (Fetisov)–48:58| 8–1|
8 min| Penalties| 6 min
60| Shots| 19
16 February 1980
20:30| Canada | 3–4
(1–2, 0–1, 2–1)|  Finland| Olympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid

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| | | | Referee:
Ulf Lindgren
| | 0–1| 04:03–Peltonen (Suoraniemi)

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MacLean (Berry, O'Malley)–14:22| 1–1|
| 1–2| 19:51–Leppänen (Hakulinen, Levo)
| 1–3| 37:07–Koskilahti
G. Anderson (Nill, Davidson)–46:47| 2–3|
| 2–4| 56:55–Suoraniemi (Leppänen) (SH)
Primeau (Hindmarch, Devaney)–57:09| 3–4|
16 min| Penalties| 10 min
33| Shots| 26

* * *

18 February 1980
13:00| Canada | 6–0
(2–0, 2–0, 2–0)|  Japan| Olympic Arena, Lake Placid

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| | | | Referee:
Jim Neagles
| Devaney (Zupancich, D'Alvise) (PP)–09:36| 1–0|

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Primeau–14:35| 2–0|
MacLean (Maxwell)–23:17| 3–0|
Davidson–26:19| 4–0|
W. Anderson–41:27| 5–0|
Hindmarch–50:22| 6–0|
14 min| Penalties| 22 min
48| Shots| 13
18 February 1980
16:30| Netherlands | 5–3
(3–1, 2–1, 0–1)|  Poland| Olympic Arena, Lake Placid

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| | | | Referee:
Josef Kompalla
| Klooster (van Gog, Pluymers)–01:39| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 05:51–Janiszewski (Zabawa) (PP)
de Heer (Peternousek, Janssen) (PP)–08:18| 2–1|
de Heer (van Wieren, Janssen)–13:58| 3–1|
| 3–2| 21:37–Jobczyk (Małysiak, Janiszewski)
Klooster (van Gog, deGraauw)–24:42| 4–2|
de Heer (van Wieren)–36:05| 5–2|
| 5–3| 47:36–Kokoszka (Potz)
8 min| Penalties| 2 min
26| Shots| 30
18 February 1980
17:00| Finland | 2–4
(1–0, 0–1, 1–3)|  Soviet Union| Olympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid

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| | | | Referee:
Bernie Haley
| Porvari (Suoraniemi)–17:44| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 36:01–Fetisov (Makarov, A. Golikov)
Porvari (SH)–42:38| 2–1|
| 2–2| 54:59–Krutov (Lebedev)
| 2–3| 56:07–Maltsev (Krutov, Lebedev)
| 2–4| 56:18–Mikhailov (Kasatonov)
14 min| Penalties| 8 min
13| Shots| 48

* * *

20 February 1980
16:30| Poland | 5–1
(3–0, 1–0, 1–1)|  Japan| Olympic Arena, Lake Placid

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| | | | Referee:
Ulf Lindgren
| Zabawa (Małysiak, Janiszewski)–03:03| 1–0|

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Dziubiński (Kokoszka, Chowaniec)–04:20| 2–0|
Małysiak (Jobczyk, Zabawa)–11:37| 3–0|
Jobczyk (Małysiak, Zabawa)–26:05| 4–0|
Pytel (Marcinczak, Ujwary) (PP)–43:57| 5–0|
| 5–1| 54:50–Fujii (Misawa, Hanzawa)
8 min| Penalties| 12 min
53| Shots| 12
20 February 1980
17:00| Soviet Union | 6–4
(1–1, 1–2, 4–1)|  Canada| Olympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid

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| | | | Referee:
Jim Neagles
| | 0–1| 01:35–Nill (Davidson, G. Anderson)

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Balderis (Skvortsov, Zhluktov)–13:42| 1–1|
| 1–2| 20:19–Gregg
| 1–3| 22:38–Pirie (Zupancich, D'Alvise)
Kasatonov (Krutov)–39:47| 2–3|
Mikhailov (A. Golikov)–41:53| 3–3|
A. Golikov (Makarov)–42:05| 4–3|
| 4–4| 43:05–D'Alvise
Mikhailov (Starikov)–48:41| 5–4|
A. Golikov–56:51| 6–4|
6 min| Penalties| 12 min
35| Shots| 26
20 February 1980
20:00| Finland | 10–3
(2–1, 2–1, 6–1)|  Netherlands| Olympic Arena, Lake Placid

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Josef Kompalla
| Porvari–10:41| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 18:13–van Wieren (de Heer)
Leppänen (Litma, Eloranta)–18:28| 2–1|
| 2–2| 30:25–Klooster (deGraauw)
Villa (Koskinen, Saarinen)–33:07| 3–2|
Porvari (Leinonen)–34:12| 4–2|
Kurri (Litma, Leppänen) (PP2)–42:35| 5–2|
Peltonen (Leppänen, Kurri) (PP)–43:44| 6–2|
Koskinen (Eloranta) (PP)–44:34| 7–2|
Hakulinen (Peltonen, Leppänen)–46:10| 8–2|
Kurri (Eloranta, Hakulinen) (PP2)–48:16| 9–2|
Haapalainen (Leinonen, Kiimalainen)–51:03| 10–2|
| 10–3| 53:04–Peternousek (de Heer, van Wieren)
4 min| Penalties| 22 min
42| Shots| 16

## Consolation round

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The third-placed teams in each division played each other to determine fifth place.

22 February 1980
13:30| Czechoslovakia | 6–1
(5–0, 0–1, 1–0)|  Canada| Olympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid

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Viktor Dombrovski
| Fryčer (Nový, Pouzar) – 01:38| 1 – 0|

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A. Šťastný – 02:14| 2 – 0|
M. Šťastný (Bubla, A. Šťastný) – 07:16| 3 – 0|
A. Šťastný (M. Šťastný, P. Šťastný) – 12:47| 4 – 0|
M. Šťastný (A. Šťastný, P. Šťastný) – 13:19| 5 – 0|
| 5 – 1| 28:01 – Devaney (Grant, Hindmarch)
M. Šťastný (P. Šťastný) – 57:18| 6 – 1|
8 min| Penalties| 6 min
27| Shots| 21

## Final round

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Main article: Miracle on Ice

The top two teams from each group play the top two teams from the other group once. Points from previous games against their own group carry over, excluding teams who failed to make the medal round. First place team wins gold, second silver, and third bronze.

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United States | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 10  | 7  | +3  | 5
Soviet Union | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 16  | 8  | +8  | 4
Sweden | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 7  | 14  | −7  | 2
Finland | 3  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 7  | 11  | −4  | 1

Source: HockeyCanada.ca

Head-to-head results carried forward from group matches:

* February 12: Sweden 2–2 USA
* February 18: Finland 2–4 USSR

Final round matches:

22 February 1980
17:00| United States | 4–3
(2–2, 0–1, 2–0)|  Soviet Union| Olympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid

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| Jim Craig| Goalies| Vladislav Tretiak
Vladimir Myshkin| Referee:
Karl-Gustav Kaisla
| | 0 – 1| 09:12 – Krutov (Kasatonov)

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Schneider (Pavelich) – 14:03| 1 – 1|
| 1 – 2| 17:34 – Makarov (A. Golikov)
Johnson (Christian, Silk) – 19:59| 2 – 2|
| 2 – 3| 22:18 – Maltsev (Krutov) (PP)
Johnson (Silk) (PP) – 48:39| 3 – 3|
Eruzione (Pavelich, Harrington) – 50:00| 4 – 3|
6 min| Penalties| 6 min
16| Shots| 39
22 February 1980
20:42| Finland | 3–3
(1–0, 1–1, 1–2)|  Sweden| Olympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid

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| | | | Referee:
Jim Neagles
| Leinonen (Porvari, Kiimalainen) – 03:00| 1 – 0|

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Porvari (Eloranta) – 27:06| 2 – 0|
| 2 – 1| 30:25 – Weinstock
| 2 – 2| 45:24 – Jonsson (Åhlberg, Holmgren)
| 2 – 3| 46:14 – Waltin (Norberg)
Leinonen (Porvari) – 47:59| 3 – 3|
6 min| Penalties| 6 min
25| Shots| 30

* * *

24 February 1980
11:00| United States | 4–2
(0–1, 1–1, 3–0)|  Finland| Olympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid

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| | | | Referee:
Vladimir Šubrt
| | 0 – 1| 09:20 – Porvari (Leinonen, Litma)

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Christoff – 24:39| 1 – 1|
| 1 – 2| 26:30 – Leinonen (Haapalainen, Kiimalainen) (PP)
Verchota (Christian) – 42:25| 2 – 2|
McClanahan (Johnson, Christian) – 46:05| 3 – 2|
Johnson (Christoff) (SH) – 56:25| 4 – 2|
10 min| Penalties| 4 min
29| Shots| 23
24 February 1980
14:30| Sweden | 2–9
(0–4, 0–5, 2–0)|  Soviet Union| Olympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid

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| | | | Referee:
Bernie Haley
| | 0 – 1| 00:36 – Petrov (Kharlamov)

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| 0 – 2| 05:52 – Makarov (A. Golikov)
| 0 – 3| 10:31 – Maltsev (Bilyaletdinov, Pervukhin)
| 0 – 4| 17:38 – Mikhailov (Kharlamov, Pervukhin)
| 0 – 5| 20:33 – Vasiliev
| 0 – 6| 27:18 – Krutov (Pervukhin)
| 0 – 7| 28:14 – Skvortsov (Balderis, Pervukhin)
| 0 – 8| 34:51 – Zhluktov (Balderis, Skvortsov)
| 0 – 9| 35:02 – Fetisov
Åhlberg (Weinstock, Holmgren) – 49:17| 1 – 9|
Holmgren (Näslund) – 54:21| 2 – 9|
8 min| Penalties| 12 min
26| Shots| 28

## Statistics

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### Average age

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Team Japan was the oldest team in the tournament, averaging 30 years. Gold medalists team USA was the youngest team in the tournament, averaging 22 years and 5 months. Silver medalists team USSR averaged 26 years and 5 months. Tournament average was 25 years and 5 months.[7]

### Leading scorers

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Rank  | Player  | GP  | G  | A  | Pts

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1  |  Milan Nový | 6 | 7 | 8 | 15
2  |  Peter Šťastný | 6 | 7 | 7 | 14
3  |  Jaroslav Pouzar | 6 | 8 | 5 | 13
4  |  Aleksandr Golikov | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13
5  |  Jukka Porvari | 7 | 7 | 4 | 11
6  |  Boris Mikhailov | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11
6  |  Vladimir Krutov | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11
8  |  Marián Šťastný | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11
9  |  Sergei Makarov | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11
9  |  Mark Johnson | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11

Hat trick scorers

* Ken Berry (CAN) (vs. Netherlands)
* Jaroslav Pouzar (TCH) (vs. West Germany)
* Milan Nový (TCH) (vs. West Germany)
* Marián Šťastný (TCH) (vs. Canada)
* Peter Šťastný (TCH) (vs. West Germany)
* Jack de Heer (NED) (vs. Poland)
* Doru Tureanu (ROU) (vs. West Germany)
* Helmuts Balderis (URS) (vs. Poland)
* Aleksandr Golikov (URS) (vs. Japan)
* Vladimir Krutov (URS) (vs. Netherlands)
* Yuri Lebedev (URS) (vs. Netherlands)
* Mats Åhlberg (SWE) (vs. Norway)

### Leading goaltenders

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Goaltenders with 40% or more of their team's total minutes.

Rank  | Goaltender  | TOI | GA  | SV  | GAA | SV%

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1  |  Jim Craig (USA) | 419:36 | 15 | 163 | 2.14 | 91.57
2  |  Antero Kivelä (FIN) | 180:00 | 10 | 90 | 3.33 | 90.00
3  |  Vladimir Myshkin (URS) | 260:00 | 9 | 77 | 2.08 | 89.53
4  |  Paul Pageau (CAN) | 236:50 | 11 | 82 | 2.79 | 88.17
5  |  Pelle Lindbergh (SWE) | 300:00 | 18 | 124 | 3.60 | 87.32

Shutouts

* Paul Pageau (CAN) (vs. Japan)
* Jiří Králík (TCH) (vs. Norway)
* William Löfqvist (SWE) (vs. Romania)
* Vladislav Tretiak (URS) (vs. Japan)

## Final ranking

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Team USA jersey worn by Dave Christian during the 1980 Winter Olympics 1 |  United States

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2 |  Soviet Union
3 |  Sweden
4 |  Finland
5 |  Czechoslovakia
6 |  Canada
7 |  Poland
8 |  Romania
9 |  Netherlands
10 |  West Germany
11 |  Norway
12 |  Japan

These standings are presented as the IIHF has them;[8] however, the IOC maintains that Poland and Romania tied for 7th, the Netherlands and West Germany tied for 9th, and Norway and Japan tied for 11th.[9]

## References

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1. ^ Brown, Frank (February 11, 1990). "Debacle on ice: Lake Placid ghosts still haunt Soviets". Beaver County Times. (New York Daily News). p. C14.
2. ^ Swift, E.M. (March 3, 1980). "The Golden Goal". Sports Illustrated. p. 16\. Archived from the original on February 15, 2014.
3. ^ "Ice Hockey at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
4. ^ John Soares (2018). "Amateur vs. Professional in Cold War Hockey: A Consideration of Relative Skill Levels and Their Implications for Professional Hockey Today". Notre Dame Journal of International & Comparative Law. 8 (1).
5. ^ "The 20th Century Awards: Sports Illustrated honors world's greatest athletes". Sports Illustrated. December 3, 1999. Archived from the original on September 3, 2000. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
6. ^ "Top Story of the Century". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved April 4, 2010.
7. ^ "Team Canada - Olympics - Lake Placid 1980 - Player Stats". QuantHockey.
8. ^ IIHF Media Guide and Record Book (2011) p. 113
9. ^ IOC database of results

## External links

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* Washington Post article
* Montreal Gazette article about the Dutch team

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