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A look at the roster of the 1980 USA “Miracle on Ice” hockey team, which spawned quite a few players who went on to successful NHL careers:

*--* No. Player Pos. Hometown NHL Teams NHL Exp. Statistics 1 Steve Janaszak G St. Paul, Minn. Minnesota 1980 Gave up two goals in his only appearance, earning a tie 3 Ken Morrow D Flint, Mich. N.Y. 1980-89 17 goals, 88 assists, Islanders 105 points in 55 games 5 Mike Ramsey D Minneapolis Buffalo, 1980-97 79 goals, 266 assists, Pittsburgh 354 points in 1,070 and Detroit games 6 Bill Baker D G. Rapids, Minn. Montreal, 1980-83 7 goals, 25 assists, 32 Colo., St. points in 143 games Louis, N.Y. Rangers 7 Rob McClanahan F St. Paul Minn. Buffalo, 1980-84 38 goals, 63 assists, Hartford, 101 points, in 224 N.Y. games Rangers 8 Dave Silk F Scituate, Mass. N.Y. 1980-86 54 goals, 59 assists, Rangers, 113 points in 249 games Boston, Detroit, Winnipeg 9 Neal Broten F Roseau, Minn. Minnesota, 1980-97 289 goals, 634 assists, Dallas, New 923 points, in 1,099 Jersey, games Kings 10 Mark Johnson F Minneapolis Pitts., 1980-90 203 goals, 305 assists, Minn., 508 points in 669 games Hart., St. Louis, New Jersey 11 Steve Christoff F Richfield, Minn. Minnesota, 1980-84 77 goals, 64 assists, Calgary, 141 points in 248 games Kings 15 Mark Wells F St. Clair Shores, Mich. -- -- -- 16 Mark Pavelich F Eveleth, Minn. N.Y. 1981-92 137 goals, 192 assists, Rangers, 329 points in 355 games Minnesota, San Jose 17 Jack O’Callahan D Charlestown, Mass. Chicago, 1982-89 27 goals, 104 assists, New Jersey 131 points in 389 games 19 Eric Strobel F Rochester, Minn. -- -- -- 20 Bob Suter D Madison, Wis. -- -- -- 21 Mike Eruzione F Winthrop, Mass. -- -- -- 23 Dave Christian F, D Warroad, Minn. Winnipeg, 1980-94 340 goals, 433 assists, Wash., 773 points in 1,009 Bos., St. games Louis, Chic. 25 Buzz Schneider F G. Rapids, Minn. -- -- -- 27 Phil Verchota F Duluth, Minn. -- -- -- 28 John Harrington F Virginia, Minn. -- -- -- 30 Jim Craig G North Easton, Mass. Atlanta, 1980-84 Compiled a 3.69 Boston, goals-against average Minnesota over 27 games

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