You are tight Finland, I thought Sweden. However the Red Army Team lost to a bunch of American college kids. Didn’t the RAT beat these same kids like 10-2 in an exhibition game in the States before the Olympics started?
It was actually 10-3 in Madison Square Garden. Defenseman Jack O’Callahan twisted his knee and didn’t play until the medal round.
To me, scheduling the game was a stroke of genius by Herb Brooks because, when they played in the medal round, the Americans had already seen the Soviet team and knew exactly who they were playing.
yes it was something like the week prior to opening ceremonies.