Posts About "Herb Brooks"
"Miracle on Ice" 40 Years Later: Where Are They Now?
March 15th, 2020 In the 2004 film, “Miracle,” Kurt Russell, who plays Herb Brooks, talked about the best moment of the 1980 Olympics experience, and he refers to the team gathering together on the podium saying, “Well it was here. The sight of twenty young men with such differing backgrounds, now standing as one. Young men willing to sacrifice so...
Should the Devils Change Their Logo?
October 20th, 2016 The New Jersey Devils take pride in being the only professional team in the Garden State which goes by the name of the state where they play. This season the organization is marketing a theme of "One Jersey," celebrating their home and the surrounding communities. In the post-Lou Lamoriello era, the club has opened up its promotions...
Steelers Safety Does Herb Brooks in New Hype Video For Pens
June 9th, 2016 Pittsburgh Steelers safety Ross Ventrone has been making hype videos for the Penguins as they march toward the franchise's fourth Stanley Cup. Thursday, he posted another, potentially his last, after his first three videos resulted in Ws for the black and gold. In this one, Ventrone, clad in bare legs, roller blades, a Steelers...
An Opportunity for New Hope in Pittsburgh
July 12th, 2015 "Great moments are born from great opportunity." - Herb Brooks That's what the Pittsburgh Penguins have right now: A fantastic opportunity to push through fear and doubt and come out swinging. Refocusing the team concept, the Pens are shifting away from trying to squeeze a stout defense into the wide open style of play that the team...
Flyers Hiring of Dave Hakstol Shows Commitment to Rebuilding
May 19th, 2015 The Philadelphia Flyers made a surprising by hiring NCAA coach Dave Hakstol to replace Craig Berube. However, by doing so the Flyers showed that they are committed to rebuilding and contending in the playoffs once again. Hakstol is now the third coach to ever make the direct jump from the NCAA to NHL head coach. His ultimate goal is...
Miracle Men - Reviewing "The Boys of Winter"
February 28th, 2015 The second book in my year long quest to read and review one hockey book a month is The Boys of Winter: The Untold Story of a Coach, a Dream, and the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team by Wayne Coffey. I chose this book because this month the nation celebrated the 35th anniversary of the "Miracle on Ice" where the United States Olympic hockey...
THW Remembers The Forgotten Miracle
February 22nd, 2015 The NHL and NBC missed a golden opportunity to celebrate not only the 35th anniversary of the 1980 "Miracle On Ice" team, but also the 55th anniversary of USA's 1st Olympic gold medal hockey team. Saturday night's setting at Levi's Stadium would have been a fitting place to honor the 1960 USA team which won the hearts...
Halloween Special: Dressing Up As the Perfect Albany Devil
October 28th, 2013 Halloween is fast approaching and Albany Devils fans will be dressed in all sorts of costumes. While there will be wicked witches and walking pumpkins wandering around Albany on Halloween, imagine we could dress up as the perfect Albany Devil! This requires two things. First, our perfect A-Devil must have the ability to...
Quotes of the Week: Legendary Coaches
August 20th, 2012 This week's quotes of the week are by and about the most idiosyncratic bunch in all of hockey, the coaches. You're only as good as your coach wants you to be. Bob Probert You give punishment and you take it. Fred Shero To win in hockey, you need the glamour boys to get down and dirty. Ken Hitchcock We're losing at...Do You Still Believe in Miracles? - A Review of Wayne Coffey's The Boys of Winter
The Boys of Winter: The Untold Story of a Coach, a Dream, and the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team. By Wayne Coffey. (2005, New York: Three Rivers Press. Softcover. Pp. 273. $13.95 US / $15.95 CAN. ISBN 978-1-4000-4766-6.) Ask many American hockey fans what they were doing almost 31 years ago and they will tell you about...
Book Review - Lone Star Skate
March 8th, 2011 The Lone Star Skate: Improbable (But True) Stories of Texas's Hockey Heroes By Glenn Hart and Rusty Burson. (2011, Austin, TX: Bridgeway Books. Hardcover. Pp. 180. $39.95 US. ISBN 978-1-934454-38-1) “Black gold…Texas tea…” When the average person thinks of sports in the Lone Star State, the images...
