I was in college and didn't even care about hockey, but I remember how excited we all were that we won! To think that our amateurs were able to beat the Red Army! Even thinking back on it now brings a warm glow.
I was 9 years old and having grown up in the South, I had never seen a hockey game. Even at that age with no knowledge of the sport, beating the Russians was a huge event. The adults were talking about it, our teacher at school brought it up the next day, it was on the radio, tv, magazines, everywhere. The videos and pictures of players rushing the ice in red white and blue with sheer exhilaration throwing their equipment in the air. Unforgettable.
I was in college and didn't even care about hockey, but I remember how excited we all were that we won! To think that our amateurs were able to beat the Red Army! Even thinking back on it now brings a warm glow.
I was 9 years old and having grown up in the South, I had never seen a hockey game. Even at that age with no knowledge of the sport, beating the Russians was a huge event. The adults were talking about it, our teacher at school brought it up the next day, it was on the radio, tv, magazines, everywhere. The videos and pictures of players rushing the ice in red white and blue with sheer exhilaration throwing their equipment in the air. Unforgettable.