DETAILS OF RELIVE THE MIRACLE EVENT IN LAKE PLACID ON 2/21/15
The gold medal winning 1980 USA Hockey Team, who achieved what Sports Illustrated proclaimed, “the greatest sports moment of the 20th century” with their “Miracle on Ice” victory over the Soviet Union, will participate in a “Relive the Miracle” event in Lake Placid, N.Y.
The 1980 Rink- Herb Brooks Arena will open its doors to fans on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015, at 7:30 p.m. for an exclusive event with the players. This February marks the 35th anniversary of their historic achievement.
The tentative schedule of events for the evening is as follows:
5:30 p.m. – Fans purchasing the VIP ticket experience will enter the building for a meet and greet with the 1980 USA Hockey Team players and tour of the 1980 team locker room.
6:30 p.m.– Doors open for general admission ticketed fans, concourse and video board activities
7:30 p.m. – Program begins with player introductions. Segments of program include “The Journey,” “The Steps,” “The Miracle,” and “The Gold.” Audio, video, memorabilia, and interviews will be incorporated within the program, which is moderated by 11-time Emmy Award winner Todd Walsh.
9:00 p.m. – Program ends with the raising of fallen teammate Bob Suter’s jersey to the rafters of the 1980 Rink-Herb Brooks Arena and the National Anthem.
Attendees are encouraged to wear their authentic 1980 Winter Olympic memorabilia. General admission tickets for the event will be $19.80 and available at www.miracleonicereunion.com and the Olympic Center box office in Lake Placid. VIP tickets are also available.
The event is part of the 8th annual Hockey Weekend Across America, a three-day nationwide celebration of the sport that begins on Friday, Feb. 20. As part of the final day of HWAA on Sunday, NBC presents its Hockey Day in America broadcast coverage, featuring an NHL tripleheader, with a live studio show throughout the day and night from Lake Placid.
FOX SPORTS’ TODD WALSH TO MODERATE MIRACLE ON ICE “RELIVE THE MIRACLE” EVENT IN LAKE PLACID WALSH AN 11-TIME EMMY WINNER
Todd Walsh, who has worked with FOX Sports Arizona since 2001 and works with the Phoenix Coyotes and Arizona Diamondbacks, was appointed as Narrator of the “Relive the Miracle” 1980 US Olympic hockey team reunion event in Lake Placid, N.Y. One of the most versatile and respected television personalities in the country, Walsh has a long history of passionate reporting on the “Miracle on Ice.”
“As a New York State native and a lifelong sports fanatic, there is no single sports moment that means more to me than the Miracle on Ice,” said Walsh. “I consider it to be an honor to have the opportunity to share the stage with these men, many of whom I’ve gotten to know throughout the years, in the arena where it all happened.”
An 11-time Emmy Award winner, he has been recognized with the Emmy for Best Sports Anchor for the last three years, and has won that award four times in his career.
The critically acclaimed “In My Own Words” show, hosted by Walsh and featuring guests like Randy Johnson and Shane Doan, earned him four more Emmys.
A native of Rochester, N.Y., Walsh graduated from the University of Arizona in 1986 with a degree in radio and television. During his time at Arizona, he had a role as a sports reporter in the 1987 movie “Can’t Buy Me Love.”
Johnson, Silk and Wells Join Miracle on Ice Fantasy Camp Coaching Staff
As the list of participants continues to grow for the March 29-April 2 Miracle on Ice Fantasy Camp, in Lake Placid, N.Y., so too does its coaching staff. U.S. 1980 Olympic hockey gold medalists Mark Johnson, Dave Silk and Mark Wells have each been added to the camp’s coaching staff.
“It’s like getting the band together again,” said 1980 team member and captain Mike Eruzione. “I’m excited that these guys will be joining us to re-live their own experiences that they had 35 years ago in Lake Placid and share them with everyone at the camp.”
To date, 50 people from throughout the country have signed up to participate in the five-day camp which will be held in the two-time Olympic village of Lake Placid. The camp will also be held in the same arena, on the same sheet of ice where the United States knocked off the former Soviet Union, in a game that’s known Worldwide as the “Miracle on Ice,” en route to their improbable gold medal.
“It’s hard to believe that 35 years have already passed,” noted 1980 team member Buzz Schneider. “I get just as much excitement today talking with fans as I did 35 years ago and I can’t wait to share those stories and more with this group of people.”
Johnson, who is now the women’s hockey coach at the University of Wisconsin, Silk, who had two assists in the historic game against the former Soviet Union, and Wells, who had four goals and two assists during the 1980 Games, join Eruzione, Schneider, Neal Broten, Dave Christian, John Harrington, Steve Janaszak and Ken Morrow on the camp’s coaching staff.
To date, only 19 spots remain available and fans can learn more by visiting www.MiracleonIceFantasyCamp.com. All Fantasy Campers will be picked up at Albany (N.Y.) International Airport and transported to and from Lake Placid via motor coach. While in Lake Placid, they will receive hockey instruction and play games while spending four nights at the High Peaks Resort. There they will enjoy dining, socialize with the 1980 players, receive a gift bag including practice and home and away replica 1980 USA Hockey game jerseys, hockey helmet, gloves, socks, pants, camp apparel, souvenir autographed hockey stick and a framed autographed photo of each participant and their team with the 1980 Hockey Players. Participants will also receive a camp highlight video and be a part of those “inside” stories that may not have been told over the past 35 years.
To learn more about the Miracle on Ice Fantasy Camp visit www.MiracleonIceFantasyCamp.com. Follow the camp on Twitter, @1980HockeyCamp and on Facebook, MiracleonIceFantasyCamp.
* Information provided via ORDA Press Release
