After qualifying for Group A by beating Switzerland 5-3, the U.S. lost as expected to Sweden, 5-1. Then they pulled off the upset of the tournament when they beat Czechoslovakia, 5-1. This surprising result was nearly as astonishing as the wins over the Soviets in 1960 and 1980. After losing as expected to the Soviet Union, the young Americans upset Finland. In the final games of the competition, the U.S. beat Poland while Finland beat Sweden and the Soviets beat the Czechs (in the game that decided the gold medal); those results boosted the U.S. from 4th to 2nd for a silver medal that was nearly as miraculous as the 1960 and 1980 gold medals.
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1972
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Silver
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Sapporo
Japan posted
4-9-2011 Tim Regan - Known as Forgotten Miracle team, the 1972 team could be called the "completely overlooked miracle." The U.S. team was expected to finish 5th behind the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, Sweden, and Finland. The Soviet and Czech teams were especially powerful as there was no distinction between amateurs and pros in communist countries; these teams were made up of seasoned professionals and were ranked 1 & 2 in the world. Click here for a PDF file detailing the jersey General Athletic Durene Knit, size 46. Steichen's tag in the collar with General Athletic size tag in the collar and General Athletic tagging in the hem. These white set and blue set during the Olympics' had nameplates on the back and team USA took them off after the Olympic's and recycled them to another Team USA team. This can be clearly seen on the Blue 1972 Henry Boucha jersey which is on display at the Xcel Energy Center along with his Silver Medal from Sapporo. Game Wear:
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6-22-07 Igor Kravchuk- Nike Airknit, size 56. LOA from SOTG and Diversified International, Inc. Game Wear:
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2-16-04
Shane Corson - Bauer Air knit, size 56. Comes with LOA from Team Canada signed by Bob Nicholson , President of Canadian Hockey Association. Game Wear:
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2-16-04 Curtis Joseph - Bauer Air knit, size 58G. Comes with LOA from Team Canada signed by Bob Nicholson , President of Canadian Hockey Association. Game Wear: Unused
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2-16-04
Joe Nieuwendyk - Bauer Air Knit Mesh, size 56. Comes with LOA from Team Canada signed by Bob Nicholson , President of Canadian Hockey Association. LOA also from the Spirit of the Game. Game Wear:
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2-16-04
Rob Zamuner - Bauer Air Knit Mesh, size 56. Comes with LOA from Team Canada signed by Bob Nicholson , President of Canadian Hockey Association. Game Wear:
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Olympics posted 7-26-04
Ray Bourque - Bauer Air knit, size 56. This jersey was worn in the 1998 Nagano Olympics. LOA from the Spirit of the Game. Game Wear:
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| 1998 Nagano Olympics Team Canada
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Brendan Shanahan - Bauer Air knit, size 56. Nike bar code in hem. One of the better game used jerseys from this set. LOA from Team Canada signed by Bob Nicholson , President of Canadian Hockey Association. Game Wear: 558 NHL Goals and over a 1000pts.
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