<P> The cover of the March 3, 1980, issue of Sports Illustrated was a photograph by Heinz Kluetmeier of the American players celebrating and waving an American flag; it did not feature any explanatory captions or headlines, because, as Kluetmeier put it, "It didn't need it . Everyone in America knew what happened". The U.S. team also received the magazine's "Sportsmen of the Year" award, as well as being named as Athlete of the Year by the Associated Press and ABC's Wide World of Sports . In 2004, ESPN, as part of its 25th anniversary, declared the Miracle on Ice to be the top sports headline moment, and game of the period 1979--2004 . The victory was voted the greatest sports moment of the 20th century by Sports Illustrated . </P> <P> At the 1981 Canada Cup, the United States, with seven players from their 1980 Olympic team, again faced the Soviet Union . The Soviets took the opening round encounter 4--1 in Edmonton . At the 1982 World Championship in Finland, with Mike Ramsey, Mark Johnson, Buzz Schneider, and John Harrington, the Americans again met the Soviets, but once again the U.S. lost, 8--4 . </P> <P> Of the 20 players on Team USA, 13 eventually played in the NHL . Five of them went on to play over 500 NHL games, and three would play over 1,000 NHL games . </P> <Ul> <Li> Neal Broten played one more season for the Golden Gophers before moving on to the NHL, and appeared in 1,099 NHL games over 17 seasons, with 992 of them being with the Minnesota North Stars / Dallas Stars franchise . He captained the Stars before being traded midway through the 1994--95 season to the New Jersey Devils . A two - time All - Star, he tallied 923 career points (289 goals, 634 assists), became the first American player to record 100 points in a season, and won a Stanley Cup as a member of the Devils in 1995 . Broten had already won the NCAA championship in 1979 at the University of Minnesota; this, combined with the Olympic gold medal in 1980 and the 1995 Cup win (Broten scored the Cup - winning goal in Game 4 as Viacheslav Fetisov, playing for the Red Wings, fell down), made him the first player in the history of the sport to win a championship at the collegiate, professional, and Olympic levels . The Dallas Stars have since retired number 7 for Broten . </Li> <Li> Ken Morrow won the Stanley Cup in 1980 as a member of the New York Islanders, becoming the first hockey player to win an Olympic gold medal and the Cup in the same year . He went on to play 550 NHL games and win three more Cups, all with the Islanders . Morrow later worked for the Islanders as Director of Pro Scouting . </Li> <Li> Mike Ramsey played in 1,070 games over 18 years . Fourteen of those years were spent with the Buffalo Sabres, with whom he played 911 games and was a five - time All - Star, captaining the team from 1990 to 1992 . In 1995, he played in the Stanley Cup Finals while with the Detroit Red Wings, but got swept by Neal Broten and the New Jersey Devils . In 2000, Ramsey became an assistant coach for the Minnesota Wild . </Li> <Li> Dave Christian spent 14 years in the NHL, the bulk of them for the original Winnipeg Jets (for whom he served as team captain) and Washington Capitals . In 1990, he played in the Stanley Cup Finals while on the Boston Bruins, but lost in five games to the Edmonton Oilers . He ended his career with 783 points (340 goals, 443 assists) in 1,009 games and made the All - Star team in 1991 . </Li> <Li> Mark Johnson played for several teams in the NHL before finding a home in New Jersey, tallying 508 career points (203 goals, 305 assists) in 669 games over 11 seasons . Like Christian, Ramsey, and Broten, he became an NHL All - Star (in 1984) and served as team captain with the Hartford Whalers . In 2002 Johnson became the coach of the University of Wisconsin--Madison women's team, leading the Badgers to National Championships in 2006, 2007 (which the Badgers won in the same Lake Placid arena where the Miracle took place), 2009, and 2011 . Johnson also served as head coach of the women's ice hockey team that won the silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics . </Li> <Li> Jack O'Callahan played 390 NHL regular season games between 1982 and 1989 for the Chicago Blackhawks and New Jersey Devils . </Li> <Li> Mark Pavelich played 355 NHL regular season games in the NHL for the New York Rangers, Minnesota North Stars, and San Jose Sharks between 1981 and 1992 . </Li> <Li> Dave Silk played 249 NHL regular season games for the Boston Bruins, Winnipeg Jets, Detroit Red Wings, and New York Rangers between 1980 and 1985 . </Li> </Ul>

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