Mike Eruzione * 1980 Olympic Team

Player:
Boston University
U.S. National Hockey Team, 1975
U.S. National Hockey Team, 1976
U.S. Olympic Hockey Team, 1980
Gold Medal  Lake Placid NY
Toledo Goaldiggers IHL
Born: October 25, 1954, Winthrop, Ma.

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At Boston University, Eruzione captained the hockey team his senior year. A 1977 graduate of Boston University and is currently one of  the school's all-time leading scorer with 208 points., earning him induction into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame. While at Boston University he was named outstanding defensive forward for four years, was an ECAC all-star for three years, and made the all-New England team three times. Was a member of the 1975 (Munich) and 1976 (Katowice, Poland) U.S. National teams.
He graduated with a degree in education.

Eruzione scored three goals and had five assists during the 1980 Olympics, including the winning goal in the shocking 4-3 victory against the Soviet Union. The team defeated Finland in the following game to win the gold medal, a victory that helped lift the spirit of the entire country and was termed the "Miracle on Ice." The Soviet victory was named the "Greatest Sports Moment of the Century" By Sports Illustrated.

U.S. National Team and then played for two years with the Toledo Goaldiggers of the International Hockey League, maintaining his amateur status. While with the Goaldiggers, he won the McKenzie Award, which honored the most outstanding American-born hockey player in the IHL.

Family and roots are more important to Eruzione than Olympic gold. To prove that, he resides with his three children and wife, Donna, in the Massachusetts town he grew up as a local sport hero. He now works at his alma mater, Boston University, as the Director for Development of Athletics, and works with his old hockey team as much as often. "My greatest miracles are my three children," Eruzione said. "They're my pride and joy. That's what life's about, settling down and doing the things you want to do."