Mike Eruzione

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mike Eruzione
Occupation	Hockey Player
Date Of Birth	Oct 25, 1954(1954-10-25)
Age	70
Birthplace	Winthrop
Country	United States
Birth City	Massachusetts
Horoscope	Libra

Mike Eruzione Biography

Mike Eruzione is one of the most popular and richest Hockey Player who was born on October 25, 1954 in Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States. Left winger representing the United States at 1980 Olympics. He was part of the remarkable underdog victory over Soviet Union to win the gold medal.

Eric Heiden also competed for the United States in the 1980 Olympics, winning five speed skating gold medals. competed in speed skating for the United States at the 1980 Olympics and won five gold medals.

Michael “Rizz, Rizzo” Eruzione (/ɪ ˌ r uː z i ˈ oʊ n i / , Italian pronunciation: [erutˈtsjoːne] ); born October 25, 1954) is an American former ice hockey player. He is best known as the captain of the 1980 Winter Olympics United States national team that defeated the Soviet Union in the famous “Miracle on Ice” game, in which he scored the game-winning goal. He is the author, with Neal E. Boudette, of the national bestseller, The Making of a Miracle: The Untold Story of the Captain of The Gold Medal-Winning 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team, published by HarperCollins.

Eruzione also played for Team USA at the 1975 and 1976 Ice Hockey World Championship tournaments. He then spent two seasons with the Toledo Goaldiggers of the International Hockey League, being named the Rookie of the Year in 1978 and leading the team to the Turner Cup championship in that year. After his second year in Toledo, Eruzione, who played left wing, was named the Captain of the 1980 Olympic hockey team, scoring the winning goal against the Soviets and helping the Americans win the gold medal against Finland. Eruzione’s winning goal against the Soviet Union has become one of the most played highlights in American sports, and was chosen by Sports Illustrated in 1999 as the greatest sports moment of the twentieth century. In March, 2008, it was voted the greatest highlight of all time by ESPN viewers.

He was born in Winthrop (Massachusetts). He was married to Donna Eruzione in

1982. They have three children.

Mike Eruzione Net Worth

Mike Eruzione is one of the richest Hockey Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mike Eruzione 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He played hockey at Boston University.

He was a player for the Philadelphia Firebirds AHL team.

Eruzione was born on October 25, 1954, to an Italian-American family in Winthrop, Massachusetts. His father was a bartender and worked in a sewage plant, and he grew up with many of his relatives living in the same home. He learned to play hockey for Youth Hockey of Winthrop as part of the GBYHL (Greater Boston Youth Hockey League). He graduated from Winthrop Senior High School in 1972, where he was captain of the varsity hockey team during his senior year. He then spent a year at Berwick Academy to fine-tune his hockey skills in a New England Prep environment. After leaving Berwick, Eruzione attended Boston University. He had initially opted for another school, but he switched to Boston after his coach forgot his name. While at Boston, he averaged over twenty goals a season for four years. BU coach Jack Parker called Eruzione “Pete Rose on skates”.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Mike Eruzione Dating?

According to our records, Mike Eruzione married to Donna Eruzione. As of December 1, 2023, Mike Eruzione’s is not dating anyone.

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In the 1981 made-for-TV movie about the 1980 U.S. Hockey team called Miracle on Ice, Eruzione is portrayed by actor Andrew Stevens.

Facts & Trivia

Mike Ranked on the list of most popular Hockey Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Mike Eruzione celebrates birthday on October 25 of every year.

In 2002, Eruzione reunited with his 1980 Olympic teammates to light the Olympic cauldron for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah.

What does Mike Eruzione do now?

In the 1980 Olympics, Harrington assisted Eruzione in the game-winning goal against the Soviet Union, and after the Olympics, played for a variety of professional teams including the Oklahoma City Stars, Rochester Americans and Colorado Flames. Today, he is the head coach of women’s hockey at Minnesota State.

Why did Mike Eruzione not play in the NHL?

Eruzione decided against trying to continue his hockey career by attempting to play in the NHL because he correctly reasoned that nothing he could do on the ice would top the gold medal-winning moment.

Who was last cut on 1980 Olympic hockey team?

Ralph Cox
Born| February 27, 1957 Braintree, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height| 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight| 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position| Centre

What happened to the 1980 Soviet hockey coach?

After his retirement, Tikhonov lobbied the Russian government for more attention and better financing for the national team. Tikhonov was hospitalized in late October 2014 and died after a long illness in Moscow on 24 November 2014 , at the age of 84.

Is Neal Broten married?

Sally Broten