Posts About "Mike Eruzione"

Saying Goodbye to Uncle Jack

October 2nd, 2016 It's been a difficult week for sports fans. In a matter of hours, we learned the tragic news about a boating accident which killed Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez. As well as the passing of Arnold Palmer, who was also known as "The King" of golf. Then things got personal, when I learned uncle Jack was gone. John "Jack" Kirrane...

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...