‘Miracle on Ice’ reunion to include all but 2 players from 1980 Olympic hockey team

Team USA celebrates "the Miracle on Ice" LAKE PLACID, NY - FEB 22: Team USA celebrates their 4-3 victory over the Soviet Union in the semi-final Men's Ice Hockey event at the Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid, New York on February 22, 1980. The game was dubbed "the Miracle on Ice". The USA went on to win the gold medal by defeating Finland 4-2 in the gold medal game. (Photo by Steve Powell /Getty Images) (Steve Powell/Getty Images)

By WPXI.com News Staff

All but two players from the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team will gather for a 40th anniversary of the “Miracle on Ice,” according to an NBC Sports report.

The reunion, called “Relive the Miracle,” will be held Feb. 21-22 in Las Vegas.

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NBC Sports reported that 18 of the 20 players from the original roster committed to attending, including captain Mike Eruzione and goalie Jim Craig.

The only players who won’t be in attendance are defenseman Bob Suter, who died in 2014, and forward Mark Pavelich, who was jailed in 2019 for assault and ruled mentally incompetent to stand trial.

According to NBC Sports, the organizers’ goal is for 12,000 people to attend an event at the Thomas & Mack Center on the exact 40th anniversary of the 4-3 win over the Soviet Union on Feb. 22.

Afterward, the 1980 team members will be honored during the Vegas Golden Knights game at T-Mobile Arena that night.

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