1980 USA Miracle on Ice. Best Quality.

[codeking32]

I was 12 years old when I saw this, and it's 32rd anniversary today. Seeing this again still gives me chills and smiling from ear to ear!!

[tigrodim]

Chicken won the bear!

[tigrodim]

You Americans are so rejoice, because titanium won!

[GarfCaptain]

that is nuts.

[AriZonaTea1800]

To think i only live a little ways away and play hockey where this happened

[matteaucubed]

29 communist fu*ks don't like this video.

[Lindylax821]

if i was janaszak.. I wouldn't have cared if i rode the bench!!! Lmfaooooo

[MegaKillDog]

"Do you believe in Miracles, YES!!!"

[Lawll1et]

Guys from the USA good fellows have stood against Big Red Machine this miracle! Greetings from Russia ! (I give a standing ovation)

[salohcin1013]

@Lawll1et Yeah I can tell youre from Russia because that made no fucking sense

[zerobox94]

We need another game/moment like this in any sport every once in a while

[douchechillum]

Do you believe in miracles!?

[chinchin395]

how did i get here from dubstep?

[shslacrosse9]

last second ref blows whistle to many men on the ice

[victura100]

Michael lilting "FIVE" seconds left is actually what gives me the most chills. He is truly stunned.

[Gus9999999]

the people who disliked the video were russian



[rockersdawg7]

Do you believe in miracles? YES!!! That part gave me chills

[SingleStacked]

Go Jimmy Craig! North Easton, O.A. Class of 74...

[resdsox1]

The greatest underdog team of all time

[NationalKill]

This is just such a patriotic video to watch. Best Sports Moment EVER

[PKSAgrl621]

I wish I was alive for this

[8645538213]

I remember in the last winter Olympics when USA played Canada. I thought that was going to be my generations version of this. So close. Tied with less than a minute to go and then lost it in overtime. That was truly devastating.

[turtlemustangnick]

i typed "do you believe in miracles" in the search bar...

[LittleSeal123]

I had to do a report on this. At 1:00, when Al Michael (ABC commentator) said, "Do you believe in miracles?!? YES!" It turns out those are the most famous words in sports history.

[MickeyMorandini1]

i wasnt born until 1986.. but sometimes when im down about the future of our country...I watch this and then im fired up and ready to go out and do whatever I can to change things and make things better...thank God I was born in the USA

[dennisstanley1965]

We're up to 29 Russians...

[WWTBAMclassics]

I get chills every time I watch this. Stuff like this gives you so much pride as an American

[phxazjarhead]

One of the reasons it was the greatest is because the Soviet Union was the enemy. There were no love letters going back and forth at that time.

Go USA!!!

[benzo630]

Best call of all time! Al Michaels can do whatever he wants in his career but he'll always be remembered for that call.

[HansonBrother26]

wasn't even alive for this...and i still get chills when i hear "Do you believe in Miracles? YES!"

[boilersrock1]

I was 10 years old when I watched this happen and can remember the euphoria when the clock hit Zero.

Russia was an absolute sports powerhouse back then. If the US, or any country for that matter, wanted Gold, the chances were high that they would have to go through a Russian team to get it.

And if you beat the Russians, you knew you had a really good team.

[MOGHULMAN]

i cant see the puck go in

[mrPcassel]

28* Russians watched this...

[senorchipotle]

vladimir putin has 28 youtube accounts...

[SPORTSLOGOSTV]

BEST UPSET EVER IN SPORTS!!! USA USA USA

[dicorsini]

@SPORTSLOGOSTV Is only Hockey... It meant a lot because it was on the era of the Cold War. so the meaning of winning over the soviet union at that time was huge.

[SPORTSLOGOSTV]

@dicorsini Only Hockey!!! Hockey = Life!! and it was an upset because the soviets had pros we did not

[dicorsini]

@SPORTSLOGOSTV I give you that the Soviet had pros and we had Amateurs...(kids) playing for USA. But Hockey is played in a professional NHL level in less than 10 Countries... I mean compared to futbol (not Soccer) that is played and watched by more than 6 Billion people. :)

[millionminimagicmice]

Skip to 0:59 for the best part!

[07foxmulder]

when canada beat the russians in '72, it was impressive; an all out war. but when the usa beat them in 80, it was incredible. canada had a difficult time beating them and they had nhl players on the roster... the usa had college kids. this was the most amazing moment in hockey history.

[MrX3joe]

@07foxmulder 2 things

1 greatest moment in SPORTS history

2 and to add on this was on usa soil

[cmskid20]

the russian's faces... priceless.

[Violator41]

I was 10 years old and will never, ever forget this game.

[ralmcg]

Seeing the "Miracle on Ice" made me think about other nations' version of it. For example, If I was Japanese I would consider the Japanese women's soccer team, a.k.a. Nadeshiko Japan, defeating Team USA at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup as Japan's version of it, since Nadeshiko Japan wasn't considered by a lot of people as winning the cup going in and Japan was at a low point, having suffered an earthquake and tsunami plus a nuclear disaster.

[MrCupcakes76]

Chills

[littlevilleKS]

I DO!!!!!!!!!!

[V3noMGamingPS3]

This is when people cared about the Olympics...US pride has done way down since this.

[Zer0nite]

@V3noMGamingPS3 Unwarranted self loving has increased ten fold though.

[KIWI897]

How fine was Jim Craig you guys? Mmm

[hillbillyhick55]

Minnesota Hockey represent

[FWMSTRNG1]

I was at the Bruins Stanley Cup winning game in May 1970. I was at Game 6 (and Game 7) of the 1975 World Series. I was at both the "Miracle on Ice" game and the Gold Medal winning game over Finland in February, 1980. And I was at Bobby Orr's retirement ceremony at the Boston Garden in January 1979.

I am privileged to have seen moments in sport that will transcend the ages and be spoken about for generations to come.

[rsfanatic1]

1:01, gives me chills every freaking time.

[Acesn888s]

There may be better hockey played as was in the 1987 Canada Cup finals, but there will never be another game like USA-USSR. A group of college players beating a Russian team made up of professionals who had dominated NHL teams. Factor in the Cold War, and a game like this will never happen again.

[delavalmilker]

@Acesn888s So true. It was much more then just an unlikely win by an underdog team. It is important to see it in the context of the times: the Russians had invaded Afghanistan, basically telling us to "kiss off". The Iranians had made hostages of our diplomats, there were lines at gas stations, the economy was tanking. People really been to believe that the U.S. was in decline. Then this happened.

[azbaldy5]

Al Michaels "Do you believe in miracles ? YES " maybe the most famous sports call in the history of american sports.As sbroadcaster Michaels is TOP NOTCH and his calls in football, he is great. He is a GOLD MEDAL PERFORMER IN HIS OWN RIGHT !

[magpies41]

I have just fished watching the Movie with Kurt Russell I remember here in Aussie how ecited we got.. Australia Boycotted the games.. Rayleen Boyle would have won gold...Could'nt go

[Love4SK]

usa plays hockey?

[SuperHockeykid7]

@Love4SK are u kidding me of course i cry when they lose or they do something amazing i never new about this until i saw the movie i cried

[shinkashank]

@Love4SK I'm going to guess you're Canadian. That's funny, because the Boston Bruins (my team) beat the Vancouver Canucks (a Canadian team) in the Stanley Cup in June. Yes, we play hockey.

[Love4SK]

@shinkashank too bad the bruins didnt have any americans . sorry correction, they had 3, lol. they had a boat load of canadians though, guess thats why they won.

[shinkashank]

@Love4SK that's funny, because if they were so true to their country, why would they be on an american team

[Love4SK]

@shinkashank they play where they get paid. who cares what country the nhl team is in. But every 4 years we see what country they are true to ....the end result.... 2 golds for Canada in the last 8 years..... no gold for usa in 32 years.

[Love4SK]

@DavidCastoe i am sure not all bsbullies live in philly, the ones that do live there because they work there. mike myers etc. they always admit and know the saying " once a Canadian always a Canadian", And the greatest moment in Hockey was Canada/Russia 72. thats why Hendersons 72 Canada Jersey just sold for 1.4 million ( most valuable piece of Hockey memorabilia ever ) miracle memorabilia aint worth much by comparison. But hey, i like americans, so much so, i date one. cheers

[kylemc9]

If Gus Johnson called this... Holy Shit

[BrendanKruegerTV]

i tried as hard as i could to watch this without getting goosebumps...i couldnt do it.

[ExpertDude13]

That goalie should never have to pay taxes again.

[cxlonts404040]

Sorry for spelling

[cxlonts404040]

My bro has jimmy Craig's autograph and it says do you believe in miracles and it had a pictures

[RobinE12345678910]

I didnt know Jason played hockey before he killed people? lol

[tazbones]

I do believe!!

[DumlerMC]

@jecis1990 the reason its so important is because it was during the cold war and the USSR had the best ice hockey team there was, so a team like america, who was in a losing streak for the past olympics, beating them was unthinkable. This was a huge statement in the cold war and not just got america. seriously calm down, what's your problem

[Jean0987654321]

DO YOU BELEIVE IN MIRACLES??!! YES

[neilrtucker11]

i could totally imagine if i was alive back then and the internet and facebook existed, my news feed wouldve been absolutely blown up with posts like "USA! USA! USA!" and the like

[CYBERVISIONSdotCom]

@neilrtucker11 I still remember all of us watching the games back then in the barracks in Groton, CT, not far from Lake Placid. For us submariners, the Soviets were a big part of our lives, and a huge threat. The barracks erupted with cheers you wouldn't believe when the US beat the Soviets (then considered the best in the world) in that game. I still get chills over 30 years later when I watch it (along with a really big smile).

[msacchetti30]

googsebump!! love it

[smedda1]

16 people who dislike this is russians:D

[seukfuhi]

As somebody once said, this was like a Canadian college football team defeating the latest Super Bowl champs.

[mistamadscientist]

That Al Michaels quote was the exact thing that I was thinking of when they, just a half hour ago, announced the NBA was over. YEEEESS!!!

[minecraftbeast22]

I love the russians at the end there like what the fuck just happened

[amorgan6382]

You can't watch the last 16 seconds of the game only once. You keep on rewatching over and over until it really sinks in!

[CPriceKSteeg310]

press 4 = best quote in sports history

[pezkall87]

0:47 nice

[joelamountain]

Hands down best moment ever in US sports history.

[818forzaitalia]

russia where enjoying the celebrations at the end cause they forgot how it all felt cause they won it so many times

[bjerr1ng]

the soviet was that much better than USA? :o sorry dont know much bout hockey :)

[davidp899]

@bjerr1ng they were. thats the fucking point. thats why this was so amazing.

[MrEnderdragon]

@bjerr1ng

When this happened, the Soviet team had mostly semi-pro or professional players on the team. The American team had mostly college or minor league hockey players. It was a miracle because the Soviet team easily outmatched the American team, and as it was said a miracle occured and the American team won in the most bizarre of situations.

[dplrx2002]

@bjerr1ng

No... you don't know that much about hockey. All of the USSR players in that game were professional or semi-professional players. It was the equivalent of the best college players in the US playing almost the equivalent of an NHL all-star team and winning

[219Dave]

Best moment in sports history.

[MegaMryankees]

i live in lake placid and i was there watching this game and there are two names to the rink now 1. 1980 Rink 2. Herb Brooks Arena

[xXskid]

@MegaMryankees mr. hayes colin

[Yaposhkin]

Guys I from Russia, but looking at this game simply you are surprised that americans have made, it is a fantasy, too most that now russia will win spain the world championship ending ;)

[MoneyMaloney]

@cityoflaw

If you're talking about who made the final game winning shot, it was Mike Eruzione, he made the shot at 10:00 in the actual game, ad you can see his name on the back of his jersey during this vid

[DunkassProduct1ons]

@neilrtucker11 if Jack Edwards had called this game: *Jack Edwards screaming his lungs out for 45 seconds* "YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAA­AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABYYYYYY­YYYYYYYYYYY!!!! USA! USA! USA!"

[Jauckor]

Heil Russia!

[danglesnipecelly23]

hold 0:41

[danglesnipecelly23]

still get the chills every single time

[cityoflaw]

Who made the shot and where was he in the final seconds?

[spriggs20]

The single greatest upset there will ever be in sports

[RRAMJET82]

I was in the USAF at A base in Michigan's up and watched it at A PACKED

NCO CLUB.I knew with two minutes left in the game the US was leading 4 to 3.

That was the longest two minutes I had lived.And when they won we went wild

like every American did.Al Michaels the announcer said it right; " DO YOU BELIVE

IN MIRICLES,YES!

[CelestialWoodway]

I don't seem to give a shit about this.

[airsoftguy99988]

@CelestialWoodway  Fuck you.

[danglesnipecelly23]

@CelestialWoodway fuck you go play basketball you bitch

[GeorgeInCincinnati]

I watched it on television. Some "genius" at ABC made the decision to tape the game and broadcast it later. Dumb! My hometown basically closed down because of the game. Dad even closed up the shop early, and, to paraphrase Al Michaels, he didn't know a blueline from a clothesline. When Eruzione fired the game-winning goal, I could hear the neighbors go completely nuts. The end of the game? Pandemonium! I've seen this moment hundreds of times and I still tear up every time.

[smiles8244]

I still get goosebumps watching this!

[HYEYBT]

If Joe Buck had called this game: "Clearing the zone, Morrow passes to Silk, and there's the horn, that'll do it for us here tonight. Coming up next, your local news."

[neilrtucker11]

@HYEYBT if gus johnson had called this game: "OH MY GOODNESS! WITH 5 SECONDS LEFT, SILK HAS IT GUARDED!!!!! AND THAT'S IT!!!!!!!!!! THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA HAS PULLED A MIRACLE AND SHOCKED THE WORLD!!! THEY KNOCK OFF THE MIGHTY SOVIETS, 4 TO 3!!! AND THIS PLACE IS A TRUE AMERICAN'S HAVEN!!!

[Emoidiot187]

@HYEYBT I fucking LOL'd WOW.. SO fucking true though man

[tech9393]

@HYEYBT Wait, Joe Buck knows about hockey?

[unbeleafablefilm]

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[markuskentwood]

one of a million reasons why hockey is the best sport ever. they didn't name this the greatest sports moment of the 20th century for nothing, ladies.

[vdven]

why does the ice look so blue-ish?

[boot358]

@vdven i dont but it looks cool

[pickmeplz100]

funny how the dislikes are in red.

[samisback321]

"11 seconds, you've got 10 seconds! The countdown going on right now! Morrow, up to Silk! 5 seconds left in the game! Do you believe in miracles? YES!"

Goosebumps every time

[Mozartmostly]

@samisback321 geeez, what an orginal thought.

[Neuvirth30RtR]

U! S! A!

[djcut123]

Someone please make a movie about this!

[maxk89]

@djcut123 They did it's called "Miracle on Ice"

[mkrauh5]

@djcut123 are you kidding me!

[tylerdurden1681]

why is the ice blue in certain parts?

[Sunny11695]

By remaining silent, these commentators made they greatest commentary ever.

[psidawg]

LMAO JAWK321

[peterhockey9]

check the history books, both russia and canada are by far better...

[SpetsnazBear]

The movie portrays them cellying way harder than this

[HoopsFan6481]

@nelsland. Fuck you. USA is the best country and that's a fucking fact. Your just a stupid shithead.

[packerlandmike]

This game was shown on tape delay in the United States. It started at 5:00 in the afternoon on 2/22/80. ABC showed it starting at 8:00. The game ended around 7:40 that evening, because I remember seeing a crawl across the TV screen noting the upset before the game was shown on TV. I was 10 years old at the time. Our family watched the entire game, even though we knew the result.

To those of you who weren't around or don't remember, this game was every bit the big deal you think it was.

[missmuggledetector]

I was only born in 1992 and in a different country before I came to the States when I was 2...And God...What a moment this is. What a moment,

[Radio20CB]

I HATE when other commentators say "Do you believe in miracles?"

[dusygibbons]

@jawk321 it's this type of sentiment that gives americans a bad name all over the world. not only is it arrogant, it's downright stupid.

i'm an american, by the way, so i'm not suffering from "envious jealousy."

[JDMURDERERS]

Just like the cold, they ran the clock out on the USSR

[7deadlyvirtues]

@comerapapita USA put a man on the moon. USA liberated Europe from the Nazis and a lot of modern technology has been invented by Americans.

[TheInamanica]

Who gives a fuck about Canada? They are slightly better than us in hockey. But the USA would obliterate them in anything else. Hell the CFL is made up of the US college players who suck. Canada will always be our bitch.

[SkippyNHL]

i am french canadian and in quebec our religion is hockey. in USA the north state know hockey a little bit but this is not a primary sports and i have a little trouble with that beacause you have history in this sports with the second best moments in the sports of hockey : miracle on ice. You have story but you still watching basketball or hot dog competition. You know we kick your ass last year in olympic final :D HOCKEY IS CANADA GAME.

[AdmiralAwsomeful]

@SkippyNHL You kicked our ass? Or did it go into OT?

[TheInamanica]

@SkippyNHL You're french canadian? I'm guessing you like it in the ass like the rest of the men in Quebec?

[pnpny04]

@SkippyNHL I French Canadian too and in Quebec we take hot dog and stick up all everyones asshole.

[neilrtucker11]

23 people are communists

[Fallout3Tec]

@neilrtucker11 596 people are fat ass capitalist

[MegaMryankees]

@neilrtucker11 SOVIETS

[TigerThriller]

Usa just did the same thing, but in womens Soccer!!!

you're next france

[munkenmedguran]

@TigerThriller too bad sweden will crush you.

[cpaterson0988]

@munkenmedguran nope its gonna be USA all the way!!

[Devdev627]

who would dislike this video?...

[PyroManiac023]

"YES, we won! LETS KILL OUR GOALIE FOR FUN"

[1234moneyg]

theres a reason your country doesnt exist anymore... nuff said

[dahoss65]

22 Russians disliked.

[ChipsandLAWLsa]

@dahoss65 22 Russians don't care because the USSR won 19 Olympic gold medals while the USA only won 2.

[dahoss65]

@ChipsandLAWLsa What is USSR winning these days?

[ChipsandLAWLsa]

@dahoss65 Technically nothing because they are not a country anymore. If you consider Russia the successor to the USSR then they have won more IIHF World Championships than the USA has won in there whole history (remember the Russian Federation has only been around for about 20 years.)

[dahoss65]

@ChipsandLAWLsa "Technically nothing because they are not a country anymore" --- Exactly. That's all that needs to be said.

[ChipsandLAWLsa]

@dahoss65 And a country that doesn't exist still has more gold medals than yours.

[PeterBryson91]

@dahoss65 you're stupidity amazes me.

[jaybee123100]

man I miss the cold war

[ClockCutter]

@jaybee123100 HaHa! That's the most insane, but yet perfectly true thing I've heard in a long time.

[fdny9682]

@jaybee123100 red dawn ruled

[SteelerMan5]

@Nick718BkLyN why thank you i thought it was