Saturday marks the 45th anniversary of the “Miracle on Ice,” when the U.S. Hockey Team defeated the Soviet Union 4-3 in Lake Placid, N.Y., during the 1980 Winter Olympic Games, en route to ...

That includes the medal-round ice hockey match at the 1980 Winter ... Had USA-Russia been played outside of prime time nowadays, fewer likely would have tuned in for the ABC broadcast and Michaels ...

A message sent to USA Hockey seeking comment ... Putin's love of hockey as his favorite sport is widely known. He attended ...

“I didn’t get this many [phone calls] after the Olympics in 1980,” he said in a phone interview. More from Sportico.com Sporticast 425: It's Christmas Morning for Hockey Fans U.S.-Canada 4 ...