#31 - Captain of the 1980 Olympic USA Hockey "Miracle" Team - Michael Eruzione

Danny talks with the Captain of the 1980 USA Olympic Hockey Team - Mike Eruzione, about where Mike grew up in Winthrop, Massachusetts, his diverse athleticism as a star baseball/football/hockey athlete, how the legendary coach Jack Parker of Boston University recruited Mike to his now alma mater, his Italian heritage, how hockey has developed in the east coast from his youth to now, the college hockey rivalries he was a part of, how the legendary coach of the 1980 Olympic Team - Herb Brooks researched and found Mike, how Mike was available to try out for the olympic team, what playing for Herb Brooks was like, the importance of the legendary assistant head coach Craig Patrick to the 1980 team, their “one game at a time” approach to 1980 olympics, how emotions were for the team leading into the championship game against the Russians, why the 1980 victory meant so much to people in the United States, what it was like to be the captain of the USA team, the shooting of the move “Miracle”, what life as like after the olympics for Mike Eruzione, and Mike’s book he wrote depicting the events of the 1980 olympic team “The Making of a Miracle”. Follow us on Instagram @alternatetakepodcast for updates on all of our new episodes and silly things we do.https://www.instagram.com/alternatetakepodcasthttps://twitter.com/MERUZIONE?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor https://goterriers.com/staff-directory/mike-eruzione/167 https://www.amazon.com/Making-Miracle-Captain-Medal-Winning-Olympic/dp/0062960954/ref=asc_df_0062960954/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=416850530051&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3189207282022489825&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031578&hvtargid=pla-871160860493&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=95590146924&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=416850530051&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3189207282022489825&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031578&hvtargid=pla-871160860493