Team USA legend Mike Eruzione reacts to backlash of Olympic gold team: 'Shut up and enjoy what they did'

Mike Eruzione conscionable wants everybody to "shut up" and celebrate.

Forty-six years aft Eruzione became the archetypal existent American hockey hero, Jack Hughes followed successful his footsteps Sunday aft scoring a aureate extremity successful overtime against Canada astatine the Milan Cortina Games.

As portion of celebrating the archetypal golden medal since Eruzione's "Miracle connected Ice" squad successful 1980, the 2026 squad spoke to President Donald Trump, partied successful Miami and attended Tuesday's State of the Union code aft visiting Trump successful the Oval Office.

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Former USA hockey subordinate Mike Eruzione connected the crystal earlier the commencement of the the archetypal play against Team Canada during the 4 Nations Face-Off crystal hockey title crippled astatine TD Garden.  (Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images)

The squad has since received backlash for its interactions with Trump, including laughter astatine a gag the president made astir having to invitation the women's squad to the State of the Union. Tage Thompson was photographed successful a MAGA hat, portion Jack and Quinn Hughes some sported "45-47 USA" hats.

Eruzione, who scored the game-winning extremity against the Soviets, ripped those criticizing the team.

"When you acquisition that infinitesimal and person an Olympic golden medal astir your cervix and the joyousness that it brought to truthful galore people, who listens to the different side? Who listens to radical b---- and complain? Shame connected you," Eruzione told TMZ Sports.

Team USA hockey golden medalists Quinn Hughes, right, his member Jack Hughes, left, and their teammates are recognized by President Donald Trump during the State of the Union code successful the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026.  (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

"We unrecorded successful the top state successful the world. And to spot our athletes execute the mode they did, our women's squad arsenic well, let's not hide possibly the champion ladies squad we ever enactment connected the ice, and each the different athletes that were there. 

"I would accidental 99% of our athletes that were determination are arrogant to correspond their state and compete, but they don't privation to speech astir that. They've got to find thing to b---- and kick about. You cognize what? Shut up and conscionable bask what they did."

Eruzione said helium spoke to Jimmy Carter aft the "Miracle," and "there was nary antagonistic press."

"I've said this galore times and astir apt enactment this connected my grave, but different than being a constabulary officer, a firefighter oregon idiosyncratic successful the subject who protects and serves our country, there's nary greater feeling than putting connected a USA jersey. You're not playing for Boston, Chicago, New York. You're playing for your country," Eruzione said.

Miek Eruzione walks onto the crystal astatine Herb Brooks Arena. (Michael Ultra)

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Jack Hughes received a raucous ovation successful his NHL instrumentality Wednesday, playing successful beforehand of his New Jersey Devils fans. He besides brought retired Thompson of the Buffalo Sabres, who were facing the Devils, to marque definite his USA teammate got a manus too.

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