45 years ago today there was a hockey game played in North Elba, New York

[KillerMillerTime]

I knew the Baker boys a bit when I was growing up. Jay managed a restaurant that I worked at. When the Lightning won their first cup, Steve brought it to Cohasset for everyone to see. Wasn't a huge crowd.

Baker was first US Goalie to win a PO Series since Brimsek. He got a groin injury against Boston in Boston Garden and had to be carried out. Impacted his career.

 

[sarge88]

I'm so jealous. I had just tuned 10. Bed time was strict in my house. My mom told me they won, and let me stay up to watch the first period on the delayed broadcast. I was fuming that I couldn't watch the whole game.

it’s funny what we remember.

I was always under the impression that the game was played around noon, but broadcast around 6pm.

But others have said it was in prime time.

My dad did work late sometimes, so it’s definitely possible that we’d be eating that late, especially on a Friday,

 

[22Brad Park]

You know the last two times the US faced Tretiak was in the 1978 Worlds and 1980 Olympics. The US scored 5 goals on Tretiak in the 1978 Worlds, including the 4th goal evening the game about halfway through the 2nd period. So in the last 4 periods Tretiak faced US Teams that scored 7 goals off him. Wonder if that was in Tikhonov's mind after watching Myshkin shutout the NHL All Stars in the deciding game of the Challenge Cup? Mark Johnson and Ken Morrow were on that 1978 US Team.

The highlights of the game are on YouTube and is a neat thing to watch.

Thanks I will take a look.

it’s funny what we remember.

I was always under the impression that the game was played around noon, but broadcast around 6pm.

But others have said it was in prime time.

My dad did work late sometimes, so it’s definitely possible that we’d be eating that late, especially on a Friday,

I always think I remember stuff then find out later it was not like I thought lol.Time is a funny thing.

 

[Fenway]

 

[Fenway]

The new Channel 25 carried the game with Harvard and the person who put the telecast together stiffed everyone. At the time Channel 25 was owned by a religious network and he had sold the ads to Budweiser and 25 would not run them.

ESPN which was also brand new carried the game with Chris Berman doing play by play. However no cable system in Boston carried ESPN then.

 

[KillerMillerTime]

The new Channel 25 carried the game with Harvard and the person who put the telecast together stiffed everyone. At the time Channel 25 was owned by a religious network and he had sold the ads to Budweiser and 25 would not run them.

ESPN which was also brand new carried the game with Chris Berman doing play by play. However no cable system in Boston carried ESPN then.
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Thanks Fenway, that explains my not recalling ESPN doing the broadcast.

I remember watching that game and being impressed with the two WCHA players I hadn't seen in Mark Pavelich and John Harrington of UMD.

 

[SPB2776]

I watched "Miracle" Saturday night for the first time in years to celebrate. Almost in protest of Felger's complaining last week. Such a storybook situation. Just thinking about it brings a smile to your face

 

[Ludwig Fell Down]

One remarkable footnote that I read in Al Michaels' book. He and Dryden had to stay and call the Finland - Sweden game because ABC was going to cut to that if they had any trouble with the tape-delayed broadcast of the US-USSR game. I have no idea if anyone got the feed of that game. And it must have been tough to refocus after watching the U.S. victory.

 

[RoccoF14]

Thanks Fenway, that explains my not recalling ESPN doing the broadcast.

I remember watching that game and being impressed with the two WCHA players I hadn't seen in Mark Pavelich and John Harrington of UMD.

I grew up on WCHA hockey. Mark Johnson was the best of the bunch and I’d argue he was the best player on that ‘80 squad.

Leading scorer and got 2 of the 4 against the Soviets. Including that crucial goal at the end of the 1st that got Tretiak pulled. As a young hockey player growing up in Wisconsin, that guy was my hero.

Weird thing is that he hardly ever gets mentioned when people talk about that ‘80 Team. It’s always Eruzione this and Eruzione that….