Trump honors 'Miracle on Ice' team; Mike Eruzione, Jim Craig praise president in return

President Donald Trump honored the 1980 United States men's Olympic hockey squad with a measure signing ceremonial astatine the Oval Office connected Friday.

"This is precise exciting. This was 1 of the top moments of U.S. sports. We person a precise breathtaking squad of champions down me," Trump said arsenic galore members of the squad attended. "This was an astonishing event. There were immoderate different upsets successful the satellite — I haven't noticed them getting immoderate of these, right? You're the lone ones. That's great."

"We're delighted to beryllium joined contiguous by legends of American sports past and heroes for the full nation: the 1980 U.S. Olympic crystal hockey team. This was 1 of the biggest moments I've ever seen successful sports, and I similar sports. These are the men who gave america 1 of the astir storied diversion wins of each time."

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U.S. President Donald Trump, joined by the 1980 U.S. Olympic men’s crystal hockey team, holds up a measure to grant the squad successful the Oval Office of the White House connected Dec. 13, 2025 successful Washington, D.C.  (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

The squad members wore the hats they donned astatine the 1980 opening ceremony, and squad skipper Mike Eruzione rewarded Trump with a replica.

"More importantly, I don't deliberation words tin explicate however arrogant we are for what you've done for our team. The grant you've bestowed upon our squad is incredible."

Goaltender Jim Craig thanked Trump for "the courageousness you amusement the state each azygous time and for making our state harmless again."

"The pridefulness we felt successful 1980 was incredible, and we're starting to consciousness that again acknowledgment to your leadership," added Bill Baker.

"My dad, helium believed. He believed successful the American hockey player, helium believed successful his country, helium loved this team, helium loved his country. I privation helium was here, but it's an grant to correspond him."

Hockey: 1980 Winter Olympics: Overall presumption of Team USA players celebrating connected the crystal aft winning their medal circular crippled vs. the USSR astatine Olympic Fieldhouse successful the Olympic Center. Miracle connected Ice. The country occurred successful Lake Placid, New York, connected Feb. 22, 1980.  (Eric Schweikardt /Sports Illustrated via Getty Images)

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Herb Brooks' son, Dan, was besides successful attendance.

Trump signed H.R. 452, which awarded "Congressional Gold Medals to the members of the 1980 U.S. Olympic men's crystal hockey squad successful designation of the team's accomplishment astatine the 1980 Winter Olympic Games."

The team, which featured amateurs and assemblage players, completed the "Miracle connected Ice" successful a stunning upset implicit the Soviets, who were considered the favorites and an planetary powerhouse for years. The triumph catapulted the Americans for a accidental to triumph gold, which the Stars and Stripes accomplished by defeating Finland 2 days later.

The Soviets had famously walloped the United States successful a pre-Olympic accumulation crippled astatine Madison Square Garden, but the Americans got blistery astatine the close time. In the game, the Russians famously benched longtime starting goalie Vladislav Tretiak aft helium allowed a extremity with conscionable a 2nd near successful the archetypal play that tied the crippled astatine two.

The Americans trailed, 3-2, entering the third, but Mark Johnson tied the crippled midway done the last period. Less than 2 minutes later, Eruzione scored what was yet the game-winning extremity and was mobbed connected the ice.

Mike Eruzione astatine the 1980 Winter Olympics. (Photo by Heinz Kluetmeier /Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)

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The "Miracle connected Ice" comes from Al Michaels' celebrated play-by-play call, successful which helium rhetorically asked viewers, "Do you judge successful miracles?" He answered his ain question with an emphatic, "Yes!"

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