North Stars book a labor of love for Showers Nov 30, 2007
On the following Monday he interviewed for a job as a sales representative for the North Stars, got the job on Tuesday and ate lunch with new North Stars coach Herb Brooks on Wednesday. Showers held that job until 1990 when the team was sold to Norm Green who let go 95 members of the North Stars front office, including Showers. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Minnesota State Gets Six Commitments During Early Signing Period Nov 18, 2007
Was a Herb Brooks Award Winner her junior year. Named Team MVP three times and team captain her junior season. (Wcha.com)
Faceoff: Who should be next? Nov 10, 2007
Damien: Good point on the Miracle on Ice guys, although having Herb Brooks in represents that group. Who would you pick. (ESPN -- NHL)
USA Hockey Women's Holiday Camp Attendees Announced Nov 3, 2007
All practices and games will be held in either the USA Rink or 1980 Rink Herb Brooks Arena at the Olympic Center. (Wcha.com)
Hockey will always be remembered for 1980 gold Oct 13, 2007
Little was expected from the squad coached by Herb Brooks. In fact, the only reason the Americans would compete on the world stage was because the Games were on their soil. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Matsui's grand slam sparks dominant win Oct 5, 2007
The JumboTron showed a clip from "Miracle," with USA Olympic hockey coach Herb Brooks urging his kids to respond. That was in the bottom of the first inning. (Denver Post)
'The Voice of the Penguins' bids farewell to NEPA Sep 14, 2007
Craig Patrick, Ray Shero, Ed Johnston, Chuck Fletcher, the late Herb Brooks and, of course, Mario Lemiuex, all treated me with dignity and class and made me feel like I was a big part of the picture. Their graciousness during interviews and their willingness to help me promote the synergy between the two teams was very special and always appreciated. (Wilkes Barre Citizen's Voice, PA)
U.S. Women's Under-22 Select Team Drops 3-1 Decision to Canada Aug 25, 2007
Team USA 2007 Under-22 Series Schedule ts Aug. 23-26, 2007 Lake Placid, N.Y. 1980 Rink Herb Brooks Arena. Date. (Wcha.com)
Howser Earns Spot on U.S. Under-22 Team Aug 23, 2007
Team USA 2007 Under-22 Series vs. Canada Aug. 23-26, 2007 Lake Placid, N.Y. 1980 Rink Herb Brooks Arena Thurs. Aug. 23, 7 p.m. Fri. (Goyalebulldogs.com)
2007 USA Hockey Women's National Festival Concludes Aug 23, 2007
In addition to the Under-22 Series, which will be played in the 1980 Rink Herb Brooks Arena at Lake Placid's Olympic Center, the first-ever three-game Under-18 Series will take place simultaneously at the University of Ottawa in Ontario. The 2007 U.S. Women's Under-18 Select Team, which participated in the Women's National Festival as USA White, will face Canada on Aug. 23, 24 and 26 at the University of Ottawa Sports Complex. (Wcha.com)
Getting physical will never get old in NHL Aug 14, 2007
Somewhere, Herb Brooks is smiling at a 45-player talent pool that will produce players for the next junior world championship tournament. Read more on USAHockey. (MSNBC -- Sports)
2007 USA Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp Set to Begin Friday Aug 1, 2007
All Games Played in the 1980 Rink Herb Brooks Arena. DATE. (Wcha.com)
Indians trotting out fun in the clubhouse Jul 24, 2007
Kurt Russell played Herb Brooks, coach of the 1980 Olympic champion U.S. hockey team, in the 2004 movie Miracle. He is a former minor league baseball player. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Rosters, Schedule Announced for 2007 USA Hockey Women's National Festival Jul 24, 2007
All athletes participating in the Festival will be housed at the Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid, while all games and practices will take place in the Olympic Center complex at either the USA Rink or the 1980 Rink Herb Brooks Arena ... Team USA 2007 Under-22 Series Schedule Aug. 23-26, 2007 Lake Placid, N.Y. 1980 Rink Herb Brooks Arena. (Wcha.com)
Soccer girls to hold Crazy Days fundraiser Jul 11, 2007
A silent auction will take place, which will include five framed hockey prints signed by the legendary late Herb Brooks, donated by John and Barb Cliff. To enter the tournament call Fred Nelson at 373-7494 or 373-2181, Scott Thompson at 377-3152 or Green Lea Golf Course at 373-1061. (Albert Lea Tribune, MN)
Rakhshani and Ruegsegger Invited to 2007 U.S. National Junior Evaluation Camp Jun 13, 2007
All Games Played in the 1980 Rink Herb Brooks Arena. DATE - MATCH-UP - TIME (EDT) August 5 - USA Blue vs. USA White* - 4:30 p.m. August 6 - USA Blue vs. USA White* - 4:30 p.m. August 7 - USA Blue vs. Finland - 4:00 p.m. August 7 - USA White vs. Sweden - 7:00 p.m. August 8 - USA White vs. Finland - 4:00 p.m. August 8 - USA Blue vs. Sweden - 7:00 p.m. August 9 - USA White vs. Sweden - 4:00 p.m. August 9 - USA Blue vs. Finland - 7:00 p.m. August 10 - USA White vs. Finland - 1: 00 p.m. August 10 -... (Denverpioneers.com)
Tony Romano Named To USA Hockey Junior Evaluation Camp Jun 8, 2007
The camp, which will be held at the 1980 Rink at Herb Brooks Arena, will feature practices and eight international scrimmages with teams from Sweden and Finland ... All Games Played in the 1980 Rink Herb Brooks Arena. (Cornellbigred.com)
Favorable odds May 20, 2007
In the movie, one of the inspiring messages U.S. hockey coach Herb Brooks told his team was; ou know, Willie Wonka said it best: We are the makers of dreams, the dreamers of dreams. We should be dreaming. (Moberly Monitor-Index, MO)
BULLDOGS ADD THREE TO 2007-08 MEN'S HOCKEY RECRUITING CLASS May 2, 2007
landed a spot on the 2007 Minnesota State All-Tournament Team and was the recipient of the Herb Brooks Award for Class A at that event. was a member of the St. Paul Pioneer Press All-State, the Duluth News-Tribune All-Area and All-Lake Superior Conference first teams as a senior. (Wcha.com)
Powerful Sabres are next Apr 23, 2007
April 9, 1983: A smallish Rangers team known as the "Smurfs," coached by 1980 Olympic gold-medalist Herb Brooks, capped a stunning upset of the Atlantic Division champion Flyers with a 9-3 victory at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers won the series by outscoring Philadelphia 18-6. (Newsday -- Sports)
A Break-Out Year Apr 19, 2007
BC found themselves matched-up with an unfamiliar foe at the 1980 Herb Brooks Arena--the University of Minnesota-Duluth. Spillane put the Eagles on the board first, but the Bulldogs responded. (Bceagles.com)
It was a sobering experience Apr 15, 2007
The net is a little emptierThe game lost one of its true characters, and one of its strongest connections to the 1980 "Miracle on Ice" squad, with last week's passing of Warren Strelow, the legendary goaltending coach who stood behind the bench with Herb Brooks in Lake Placid. "An absolute privilege to be with him, work with him the last 10 years," said former Bruins assistant coach Cap Raeder, who worked alongside Strelow in varying capacities with the Sharks the last decade. (Boston Globe)
Rangers 5, Mariners 2 Apr 14, 2007
In the scoreboard clip, Kurt Russell was portraying former Olympic hockey coach Herb Brooks in the movie "Miracle." But in his head, Gagne was replaying the hard rock anthem that used to greet him in the ninth inning when he was the closer in Los Angeles: Guns 'N Roses "Welcome to the Jungle.". "I was trying to stop shaking. I was nervous out there," Gagne said of his first save since last June 6, before back surgery ended his season in July. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Warren Strelow, 73; helped in 'Miracle on Ice' Apr 12, 2007
The highlight of Mr. Strelow's lengthy career was his work with the US Olympic team in 1980, when he aided coach Herb Brooks, his former boss at the University of Minnesota. Backstopped by Craig from Boston University, the team of mainly college athletes stunned the sport and inspired a nation by beating the world champion Soviet Union team and winning the gold medal in Lake Placid, N.Y.. (Boston Globe)
Pioneering goalie coach Strelow dies at age 73 Apr 12, 2007
"The highlight of Strelow's lengthy career was his work with the "Miracle on Ice" U.S. Olympic team in 1980, when he aided coach Herb Brooks, his former boss at the University of Minnesota. Backstopped by goalie Jim Craig, the team stunned the sport and inspired a nation by beating the Soviet Union and winning gold in Lake Placid, N.Y.Strelow also worked with the 2002 U.S. team, which won silver. In 2004, he was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame.Strelow became the NHL's first... (ESPN -- NHL)
Releases/Features Apr 6, 2007
9 The Eagle Team Up For Broadcasts of Tiger Hockey - UND Men's Associate Head Coach Brad Berry Takes Coaching Position in NHL's Vancouver Canucks Organization - Stastny Signs with Colorado Avalanche - Hiring of Campbell Blair as Assistant Coach Completes UAA's Hockey Staff - Former MTU Huskies Conner and Wilson Sign NHL Contracts - Canzanello Commits to Minnesota State - Minnesota State's Ryan Carter Signs With Anaheim of NHL - Vossberg to Skate for DU Hockey Team - UMD's Sandelin Signs Contract... (Wcha.com)
Boston College-North Dakota Mar 30, 2007
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Kiprusoff, Flames end Wild's 9-game streak Mar 28, 2007
One of the Wild's Minnesota-born equipment men had name plates hung in some empty stalls in the Wild dressing room for Herb Brooks and John Mariucci, two Minnesota hockey legends. Iginla's shot with 37 seconds left in regulation was his first of the game. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NHL)
Kurt Blasts Escape Redo Mar 23, 2007
Our exclusive one-on-one interview with the longstanding star about playing legendary coach Herb Brooks in Disney's Miracle. The director and star of Escape from New York, The Thing and Big Trouble in Little China. (IGN FilmForce)
Women's Hockey's Title Run Ends In NCAA Semifinals Mar 20, 2007
The 4-3 loss to the Bulldogs at the Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, N.Y. is the first overtime loss this season for the Eagles. Boston College finished the season 24-10-2. (Bceagles.com)
Wisconsin claims NCAA women's hockey crown Mar 19, 2007
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. Mark Johnson was involved in another championship at the Herb Brooks Arena on Sunday, but this one didn't involve any miracles. Johnson, who scored two goals in the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team's Miracle on Ice upset win over the Soviet Union, coached the University of Wisconsin women's team to its second consecutive national title with a 4-1 victory over Minnesota Duluth in the championship of the NCAA Women's Final Four. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Wisconsin Repeats As Women's National Champions Mar 19, 2007
Jinelle Zaugg's power-play goal at 9:00 of the first period at Herb Brooks Arena gave Wisconsin the lead. The Badgers took control with three goals in the second period. (Mac-Sports.com)
Repeat performance Mar 19, 2007
Posted Mar 19, 2007 In the house that Herb Brooks built, no miracle was necessary for the Badger women's hockey team in winning its second NCAA title in as many years ... Four different Badgers scored as the No. 1 Wisconsin womens hockey team defeated Minnesota Duluth 4-1 Sunday afternoon in the NCAA Frozen Four championship game at Herb Brooks Arena to claim the teams second straight NCAA title. (BadgerNation.com)
Penguins Notebook: Gonchar offensive weapon on power plays Mar 19, 2007
The Badgers beat Minnesota Duluth, 4-1, yesterday in the Frozen Four final at Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, N.Y.. (Shelly Anderson can be reached at or 412-263-1721. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
A repeat feat for Johnson, Badgers Mar 19, 2007
Once called the 1980 Rink, it's now Herb Brooks Arena. "I've got a pretty good record going here," he said. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Badgers, Bulldogs have contrasting styles Mar 18, 2007
Someone who knows both teams extremely well, Minnesota coach Laura Halldorson, can t wait to see what transpires when her fellow Western Collegiate Hockey Association rivals hook up at legendary Herb Brooks Rink. It s going to be a fantastic game, she said, because it s really going to be close. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Elliot Olshansky: Saints Go Marching On Mar 11, 2007
Now, the Saints will go home to Canton and prepare for next week's Frozen Four, which will be played at Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, N.Y. With St. Lawrence serving as the host institution for the event, getting to play on the storied ice sheet of the Olympic Center is especially sweet for the Saints. "It was in the back of our minds today," Grills said, "but I think we just stayed as a team, and we came out the full 60 minutes and never gave up. We're hosting there, and we want to be there,... (Mac-Sports.com)
They said what? Mar 6, 2007
I am no hockey expert, either, but you make me look like Herb Brooks or Barry Melrose by comparison. Up until now, I only thought that you LOOKED dumb. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
COUNTY ATHLETES EXCEL AT EMPIRE WINTER GAMES Feb 28, 2007
Danielle Mather placed first in her opening round Flight E and qualified for the finals which were skated on the 1980 Herb Brooks Arena Ice, site of the iracle on Ice. In the finals, Mather placed 14th. (Oswego Palladium-Times, NY)
Brooks' hockey speech crosses over to football Feb 4, 2007
Coach Herb Brooks tells his team that great moments are born from great opportunity ... "When you hear the things Herb Brooks said, their time was over and it's our time. And to believe in your teammates, and to know that great moments are born from great opportunities . . . it just gave me a great feeling of where we were as a team.". (AZCentral -- Sports)
Spartans Entertain Lake Superior State in Weekend CCHA Set Jan 18, 2007
" McClellan, a Frankenmuth, Mich. native and junior forward for the Spartans, is the two-time winner of the team's Goofus Award, given annually to the team humorist at the season-ending awards banquet. McClellan will pick a different player or member of the hockey staff to interview each week. The weekly clip will be a part of the premium content available to All-Access subscribers on MSUSpartans.com. The "In the Box" feature will be available for free this week; click here to watch the first... (Msuspartans.com)
Sports news and opinion Jan 10, 2007
(One of the players he cut was Herb Brooks, who would coach the 1980 U.S. team that won the Olympic gold medal at Lake Placid. . (Cape Cod Times, MA)
A year that brought back the offense Jan 2, 2007
-- Nov. 13: Patrick Roy, Dick Duff (players), Harley Hotchkiss and the late Herb Brooks (builders) are inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. -- Nov. 19: Jagr scores his 600th career goal. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
