Eruziones goal in 1980 didnt strike gold NHLcom Off the Wall Welcome PROFILE ACCOUNT SIGN OUT USERNAME or EMAILPASSWORDFORGOT YOUR USERNAME OR PASSWORDSIGN IN REGISTER SCORES LEAGUE SCORES NHL GAMECENTER LIVE SCHEDULE TODAY BY WEEK BY MONTH BY SEASON STANDINGS DIVISION CONFERENCE LEAGUE VS EAST VS WEST 2009 PRESEASON STATS LEAGUE LEADERS INDIVIDUALS TEAMS GAMEBYGAME CAREER SHOOTOUTS 2009 PRESEASON TEAMS Chicago Blackhawks Columbus Blue Jackets Detroit Red Wings Nashville Predators St Louis Blues Calgary Flames Colorado Avalanche Edmonton Oilers Minnesota Wild Vancouver Canucks Anaheim Ducks Dallas Stars Los Angeles Kings Phoenix Coyotes San Jose Sharks New Jersey Devils New York Islanders New York Rangers Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres Montreal Canadiens Ottawa Senators Toronto Maple Leafs Atlanta Thrashers Carolina Hurricanes Florida Panthers Tampa Bay Lightning Washington Capitals PLAYERS SEARCH PLAYERS ROOKIES DRAFT HISTORY NEWS HEADLINES FEATURES NHL WINTER CLASSIC 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS NHL ENTRY DRAFT NHL AWARDS STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS NHL ALLSTAR GAME HOCKEYS FINEST ALL NEWS STORIES NOUVELLES EN FRANAIS FANTASY PLAY FANTASY HOCKEY 09 VIDEO LIVE GAME VIDEO NHL NETWORK PHOTOS FANS NHL FANS NHL ON FACEBOOK NHL ON TWITTER NHL ON YOUTUBE NHL TOOLBARS SATURDAYNHLPICKS NHL TWITTER LISTS NHL TWEETMIXX WINTER CLASSIC TWEETUP MOBILE TICKETS NHL TICKETS BUY AND SELL NHL TICKETS SHOP SHOPNHLCOM AUCTIONS JERSEYS MEN WOMEN KIDS NYC NHL STORE HEADLINES DIVISION NOTES OLYMPICS FANTASY ALL FEATURES Eruziones goal in 1980 didnt strike goldFriday 12112009 124 PM Off the Wall By Evan Weiner NHLcom Correspondent I think if you ask many people in (the United States) who we beat to win the gold medal everybody would say the Soviets but the biggest game for us was still against Finland Mike EruzioneMike Eruzione scored what arguably is the most important goal in United States Olympic hockey history but did Eruziones goal in a game against the Soviet Union in the 1980 Olympics give the Americans the gold medal If you ask a good number of people the surprising answer is yes But the real answer is that Eruziones goal didnt even take place in the goldmedal game But sometimes it is better not to let facts get in the way of a good story The 1980 USA team has been the subject of two movies and a good number of books and stories The young Americans of 1980 most of whom were college players somehow ended up being in the center of the Cold War They were just concerned with hockey not the stuff going on between the White House in Washington D C and the Kremlin in Moscow The Soviet Union had invaded Afghanistan which had infuriated US...