Herb Brooks - wikipedia Herb Brooks Herb Brooks Brooks in 1983 coaching the New York Rangers. Herbert Paul Brooks Jr. ( 1937 - 08 - 05 ) August 5, 1937 Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. August 11, 2003 ( 2003 - 08 - 11 ) ( aged 66 ) near Forest Lake, Minnesota, U.S. Occupation Ice hockey coach, player Spouse ( s ) Patti Brooks ( 1965 -- 2003 ) Children Danny ( son ) Kelly ( daughter ) Relatives David Brooks ( brother ) Sport ( s ) Ice hockey Biographical details Alma mater University of Minnesota Playing career 1955 -- 1959 Minnesota Coaching career ( HC unless noted ) 1970 -- 1971 Minnesota ( assistant ) 1971 -- 1972 Minnesota Junior Stars 1972 -- 1979 Minnesota 1980 US Olympic Team 1980 -- 1981 HC Davos 1981 -- 1985 New York Rangers 1986 -- 1987 St. Cloud State 1987 -- 1988 Minnesota North Stars 1991 -- 1992 Utica Devils 1992 -- 1993 New Jersey Devils 1995 -- 2002 Pittsburgh Penguins ( scout ) 1998 France Olympic Team 1999 -- 2000 Pittsburgh Penguins 2002 US Olympic Team 2002 -- 2003 Pittsburgh Penguins ( Dir. of Player Development ) Head coaching record Overall 192 -- 108 -- 19 (. 632 ) Tournaments 8 -- 1 (. 889 ) Accomplishments and honors Championships 1974 Big Ten Champion 1974 WCHA Tournament Champion 1974 NCAA National Champion 1975 Big Ten Champion 1975 WCHA Regular Season Champion 1975 WCHA Tournament Champion 1976 WCHA Tournament Champion 1976 NCAA National Champion 1979 Big Ten Champion 1979 WCHA Tournament Champion 1979 NCAA National Champion 1987 NCHA Regular Season Champion Awards 1974 WCHA Coach of the Year Medal record Men 's ice hockey Representing the USA World Championships 1962 United States ( Player ) Winter Olympics 1980 United States ( Coach ) 2002 United States ( Coach ) The 1958 -- 59 Gopher Hockey Team, including Lou Nanne, Larry Smith, and Herb Brooks ( # 9 ) who is seated bottom row left. Herbert Paul Brooks Jr. ( August 5, 1937 -- August 11, 2003 ) was an American ice hockey player and coach. His most notable achievement came in 1980 as head coach of the gold medal - winning U.S. Olympic hockey team at Lake Placid. At the games, Brooks ' US team upset the heavily favored Soviet team in a match that came to be known as the ' Miracle on Ice '. Brooks would go on to coach multiple NHL teams, as well as the French hockey team at the 1998 Winter Olympics, and ultimately returned to coach the US men 's team to a silver medal at the 2002 games in Salt Lake City. Brooks was killed in a 2003 car accident. At the time of his death, Brooks was the Pittsburgh Penguins ' director of player personnel. Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early years 1.2 Coaching career 1.3 Death and legacy 1.4 Personal life 2 Brooksisms 3 Head coaching record 3.1 College 3.2 NHL 3.3 Other leagues 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Biography Early years Herb Brooks was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, to Pauline and Herbert Brooks Sr. He attended Johnson High School, where his team won the 1955 state hockey championship. Brooks continued his hockey career with the University of Minnesota Gophers from 1955 to 1959. He was a member of the 1960 Olympic team, only to become the last cut the week before the Games started. Three weeks later, Brooks sat at home with his father and watched the team he almost made win gold. Afterwards, Brooks `` went up to the coach Jack Riley and said, ' Well, you must have made the right decision -- you won. ' '' ; this humbling moment served as motivation for an already self - driven person. From 1960 to 1970, Brooks set a record by playing on a total of eight US National and Olympic teams, including the 1964 and 1968 Olympic squads. Coaching career After retiring as a player, he became a coach, notably leading his alma mater, the Minnesota Golden Gophers, to three NCAA championship titles in 1974, 1976, and 1979. Brooks finished his collegiate coaching with a record of 175 wins, 101 losses and 20 ties. Soon after Minnesota won their third college championship, he was hired to coach the Olympic team. Hand - picking his team, he named several of his Minnesota players to the team as well as several from their rival, Boston University. To compete with the Soviet Union team specifically, Herb Brooks developed a hybrid of American and Canadian style and the faster European style, which emphasized creativity and teamwork, a difficult thing to do with a tough rivalry between the University of Minnesota and Boston University. He also stressed peak conditioning, believing that one of the reasons the Soviet team had dominated international competition was that many of their opponents were exhausted by the third period. After his Olympic gold medal win, Brooks moved to Switzerland for a year to coach HC Davos in the National League A. From 1981 to 1985, he coached in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers, where he became the first American - born coach in Rangers ' team history to win 100 games. After a brief stop at then - NCAA Division III St. Cloud State University, he returned to the NHL to coach the Minnesota North Stars ( from 1987 to 1988 ), New Jersey Devils ( 1992 -- 93 ), and Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1999 -- 2000 ). He was a long - time scout for the Penguins from the mid-1990s, and held the role of Director of Player Personnel from 2002 to the day of his death. His hiring by the North Stars in 1987 would be the last time a college coach was selected to coach an NHL team until North Dakota coach Dave Hakstol was tapped to coach the Philadelphia Flyers in May 2015. Brooks also coached two more Olympic team squads : Team France at the 1998 in Nagano, and the U.S. hockey team again at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. The 2002 team defeated the Russians in the semi-finals en route to a silver, losing in the gold medal game to Canada. The U.S. win over Russia came exactly 22 years to the day after the famous ' Miracle on Ice ' game. Brooks was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1990, and the International Hockey Hall of Fame in 1999. He was honored posthumously with the Wayne Gretzky International Award in 2004, and inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Death and legacy At the age of 66, Brooks died in a single - car accident on the afternoon of August 11, 2003, near Forest Lake, Minnesota, on Interstate 35. It is believed that he fell asleep behind the wheel before the accident after driving all night, and neither drugs nor alcohol was responsible. Brooks was not wearing his seatbelt at the time of the crash, and according to the Minnesota State Patrol it is likely he would have survived the crash if he had been. Disney released a film about the 1980 Olympic team in 2004 called Miracle featuring Kurt Russell playing the part of Brooks. ( Karl Malden had previously played Brooks in a 1981 television film called Miracle on Ice ). Brooks served as a consultant during principal photography, which was completed shortly before his death. At the end of the movie there is a dedication to Brooks. It states, `` He never saw it. He lived it. '' Upon the 25th anniversary of the Miracle on Ice, the Olympic ice arena in Lake Placid, New York, where the United States won the gold medal, was renamed Herb Brooks Arena. A statue of Brooks depicting his reaction to the victory in the ' Miracle ' game was erected at the entrance to the RiverCentre in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in 2003. The Herb Brooks Award is awarded at the conclusion of the Minnesota State High School League 's state hockey tournament to `` the most qualified hockey player in the state tournament who strongly represents the values, characteristics, and traits that defined Herb Brooks. '' The Herb Brooks Training Center is located at Blaine, Minnesota. The National Hockey Center at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota was renamed for Brooks in April 2013. In 2006, Brooks was posthumously inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in the Builders ' category. The inscription reads : `` A man of passion and dedication, Herb Brooks inspired a generation of Americans to pursue any and all dreams. '' Personal life Brooks was married to his wife Patti since 1965, and they had two children, Danny and Kelly. Brooksisms Brooks ' original expressions were known by his players as `` Brooksisms. '' According to Olympians John Harrington, Dave Silk, and Mike Eruzione, these are a few. `` You 're playing worse and worse every day and right now you 're playing like it 's next month. '' `` You ca n't be common, the common man goes nowhere ; you have to be uncommon. '' `` Boys, I 'm asking you to go to the well again. '' `` You look like you have a five pound fart on your head. '' `` You guys are getting bent over and they 're not using Vaseline. '' `` You look like a monkey tryin ' to hump a football ! '' `` You 're looking for players whose name on the front of the sweater is more important than the one on the back. I look for these players to play hard, to play smart, and to represent their country. '' `` Great moments are born from great opportunity. '' `` You know, Willy Wonka said it best : we are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams. '' `` This team is n't talented enough to win on talent alone. '' `` If you lose this game you 'll take it to your grave... your fucking grave. '' `` You were born to be a player. You were meant to be here. This moment is yours. '' `` Write your own book instead of reading someone else 's book about success. '' `` Boys, in the front of the net it 's a bloody nose alley. '' `` Do n't dump the puck in. That went out with short pants. '' `` Throw the puck back and weave, weave, weave. But do n't just weave for the sake of weaving. '' `` Let 's be idealistic, but let 's also be practical. '' `` You guys do n't want to work during the game ? '' `` The legs feed the wolf. '' `` We walked up to the tiger, looked him straight in his eye, and spat in it. '' `` Tonight. '' `` Again. '' Head coaching record College Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason Minnesota Golden Gophers ( WCHA / Big Ten ) ( 1972 -- 1979 ) 1972 -- 73 Minnesota 15 -- 16 -- 3 12 -- 13 -- 3 / 5 -- 4 -- 3 6th / 3rd WCHA First Round 1973 -- 74 Minnesota 22 -- 11 -- 6 14 -- 9 -- 5 / 5 -- 4 -- 3 2nd / t - 1st NCAA National Champion 1974 -- 75 Minnesota 31 -- 10 -- 1 24 -- 8 -- 0 / 8 -- 4 -- 0 1st / 1st NCAA Runner - Up 1975 -- 76 Minnesota 28 -- 14 -- 2 18 -- 13 -- 1 / 4 -- 8 -- 0 3rd / 3rd NCAA National Champion 1976 -- 77 Minnesota 17 -- 22 -- 3 13 -- 16 -- 3 / 5 -- 7 -- 0 7th / 3rd WCHA Semifinals 1977 -- 78 Minnesota 22 -- 14 -- 2 18 -- 13 -- 1 / 6 -- 6 -- 0 4th / 3rd WCHA First Round 1978 -- 79 Minnesota 32 -- 11 -- 1 20 -- 11 -- 1 / 10 -- 2 -- 0 2nd / 1st NCAA National Champion Minnesota : 167 -- 98 -- 18 119 -- 83 -- 14 / 43 -- 35 -- 6 St. Cloud State Huskies ( NCHA ) ( 1986 -- 1987 ) 1986 -- 87 St. Cloud State 25 -- 10 -- 1 13 -- 6 -- 1 t - 1st NCAA Third Place Game ( Win ) St. Cloud State : 25 -- 10 -- 1 13 -- 6 -- 1 Total : 192 -- 108 -- 19 National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion † Minnesota played jointly in the Big Ten and WCHA from 1959 to 1981 NHL Note : GC = Games coached, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, Pct = Winning percentage Season Team League GC Pts Standings Pct Results 1981 -- 82 New York Rangers NHL 80 39 27 14 92 2nd in Patrick 0.575 Lost Second Round 1982 -- 83 New York Rangers NHL 80 35 35 10 80 4th in Patrick 0.500 Lost Second Round 1983 -- 84 New York Rangers NHL 80 42 29 9 93 4th in Patrick 0.581 Lost First Round 1984 -- 85 New York Rangers NHL 45 15 22 8 38 5th in Patrick 0.422 ( fired ) 1987 -- 88 Minnesota North Stars NHL 80 19 48 13 51 5th in Norris 0.319 ( missed playoffs ) 1992 -- 93 New Jersey Devils NHL 84 40 37 7 87 4th in Patrick 0.518 Lost First Round 1999 -- 2000 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 58 29 24 5 63 3rd in Atlantic 0.543 Lost Second Round NHL career totals 507 219 222 66 504 0.497 5 playoff appearances Other leagues Note : GC = Games coached, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OL = Overtime loss, Pts = Points, Pct = Winning percentage Season Team League GC OL Pts Pct 1980 USA Olympic Men 's Team IIHF Gold Medal 1980 -- 81 HC Davos Swiss - A 28 11 16 -- 23 0.411 1991 -- 92 Utica Devils AHL 80 34 40 6 -- 74 0.463 1998 France Olympic Men 's Team IIHF 11th - place finish 2002 USA Olympic Men 's Team IIHF Silver Medal See also Biography portal List of members of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame Inspirational / motivational instructors / mentors portrayed in films Miracle on Ice Miracle References Jump up ^ Dohrmann, George ( March 22, 2004 ). `` High School Heaven : Never mind the Twins, Vikings, T - Wolves and Wild -- there 's nothing in Minnesota to match the state hockey tournament ''. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 24, 2008. Jump up ^ America 's Coach, Ross Bernstein 28 Jump up ^ Calio, Jim ( 3 October 1980 ). `` A Solitary Soul on Ice, Coach Herb Brooks Drove His Young Olympians to Glory : People.com ''. People. People Magazine. Retrieved May 30, 2011. Jump up ^ America 's Coach, Ross Bernstein 33 - 34 ^ Jump up to : `` USA holds off Russia 3 - 2 to advance to gold medal game ''. CNN. Retrieved May 4, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Roenick foils Russia 's bid to tie game ''. CNN. Retrieved May 4, 2010. ^ Jump up to : `` Hockey Hall of Fame : Herb Brooks ''. Jump up ^ `` Wayne Gretzky International Award ''. U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2018 - 03 - 19. Jump up ^ America 's coach, Ross Bernstein 159 Jump up ^ http://www.startribune.com/cars/11355856.html Jump up ^ `` 2006 -- 2007 MSHSL Athletic Rules and Policies Manual ''. Minnesota State High School League. December 6, 2006. Retrieved March 11, 2007. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on May 22, 2013. Retrieved August 9, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Herb Brooks Foundation '' ( PDF ). Archived from the original ( PDF ) on April 11, 2008. Jump up ^ America 's Coach, Ross Bernstein 77 Jump up ^ Coffey, p. 45 External links Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database The Herb Brooks Foundation Herb Brooks at Find a Grave Sporting positions Preceded by Fred Shero Head coach of the New York Rangers 1981 -- 85 Succeeded by Craig Patrick Preceded by Glen Sonmor Head coach of the Minnesota North Stars 1987 -- 88 Succeeded by Pierre Page Preceded by Tom McVie Head coach of the New Jersey Devils 1992 -- 93 Succeeded by Jacques Lemaire Preceded by Kevin Constantine Head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins 1999 -- 2000 Succeeded by Ivan Hlinka Awards and achievements Preceded by Lefty Smith WCHA Coach of the Year 1973 -- 74 Succeeded by Jeff Sauer Links to related articles Minnesota Golden Gophers men 's ice hockey Playing venues Williams Arena ( 1950 -- 93 ) 3M Arena at Mariucci ( 1993 -- present ) Head coaches I.D. MacDonald ( 1921 -- 22 ) Emil Iverson ( 1922 -- 30 ) Frank Pond ( 1930 -- 35 ) Larry Armstrong ( 1935 -- 47 ) Doc Romnes ( 1947 -- 52 ) John Mariucci ( 1952 -- 55, 1956 -- 66 ) Marsh Ryman ( 1955 -- 56 ) Glen Sonmor ( 1966 -- 71 ) Ken Yackel ( 1971 -- 72 ) Herb Brooks ( 1972 -- 79 ) Brad Buetow ( 1979 -- 85 ) Doug Woog ( 1985 -- 99 ) Mike Guentzel ( 1996 ) Don Lucia ( 1999 -- 2018 ) Bob Motzko ( 2018 -- ) Seasons 1921 -- 22 1922 -- 23 1923 -- 24 1924 -- 25 1925 -- 26 1926 -- 27 1927 -- 28 1928 -- 29 1929 -- 30 1930 -- 31 1931 -- 32 1932 -- 33 1933 -- 34 1934 -- 35 1935 -- 36 1936 -- 37 1937 -- 38 1938 -- 39 1939 -- 40 1940 -- 41 1941 -- 42 1942 -- 43 1943 -- 44 1944 -- 45 1945 -- 46 1946 -- 47 1947 -- 48 1948 -- 49 1949 -- 50 1950 -- 51 1951 -- 52 1952 -- 53 1953 -- 54 1954 -- 55 1955 -- 56 1956 -- 57 1957 -- 58 1958 -- 59 1959 -- 60 1960 -- 61 1961 -- 62 1962 -- 63 1963 -- 64 1964 -- 65 1965 -- 66 1966 -- 67 1967 -- 68 1968 -- 69 1969 -- 70 1970 -- 71 1971 -- 72 1972 -- 73 1973 -- 74 1974 -- 75 1975 -- 76 1976 -- 77 1977 -- 78 1978 -- 79 1979 -- 80 1980 -- 81 1981 -- 82 1982 -- 83 1983 -- 84 1984 -- 85 1985 -- 86 1986 -- 87 1987 -- 88 1988 -- 89 1989 -- 90 1990 -- 91 1991 -- 92 1992 -- 93 1993 -- 94 1994 -- 95 1995 -- 96 1996 -- 97 1997 -- 98 1998 -- 99 1999 -- 00 2000 -- 01 2001 -- 02 2002 -- 03 2003 -- 04 2004 -- 05 2005 -- 06 2006 -- 07 2007 -- 08 2008 -- 09 2009 -- 10 2010 -- 11 2011 -- 12 2012 -- 13 2013 -- 14 2014 -- 15 2015 -- 16 2016 -- 17 2017 -- 18 Conference affiliations WCHA ( 1951 - 2013 ) Big Ten ( 2013 - present ) Rivalries and trophy games North Dakota Wisconsin Minnesota - Duluth St. Cloud State Mariucci - Bessone Trophy with Michigan State Mariucci - Renfrew Coaches Trophy with Michigan Culture & lore Mariucci Classic North Star College Cup All - time leaders John Mayasich ( 298 Points ) John Mayasich ( 144 Goals ) Kellen Briggs ( 84 Wins ) National championships 1976 1979 2002 2003 Runner - Up Finishes 1953 1954 1971 1981 1989 2014 Frozen Four appearances 1953 1954 1961 1971 1976 1979 1981 1986 1988 1989 1994 1995 2002 2003 2005 2012 2014 NCAA Tournament appearances 1953 1954 1961 1971 1976 1979 1980 1981 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2012 2013 2014 Conference Championships WCHA 1961 1971 1976 1979 1980 1981 1993 1994 2003 2007 Notable players Aaron Broten Neal Broten Kellen Briggs Mike Crowley Tim Harrer Jordan Leopold John Mayasich Pat Micheletti Todd Richards Robb Stauber Hobey Baker Award winners Neal Broten ( 1981 ) Robb Stauber ( 1988 ) Brian Bonin ( 1996 ) Jordan Leopold ( 2002 ) University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN St. Cloud State Huskies men 's ice hockey Playing venues St. Cloud Municipal Athletic Complex ( 1972 -- 1989 ) Herb Brooks National Hockey Center ( 1989 -- present ) Head coaches Ralph Theisen ( 1931 -- 1932 ) Ludwig Andolsek ( 1932 -- 1935 ) Robert DePaul ( 1935 -- 1936 ) Walter Gerzin ( 1936 -- 1937 ) Benedict Vandell ( 1937 -- 1938 ) George Lynch ( 1938 -- 1942 ) Roland Vandell ( 1946 -- 1950, 1951 -- 1952 ) Ray Gasperline ( 1950 -- 1951 ) George Martin ( 1952 -- 1953 ) Brendan McDonald ( 1953 -- 1954 ) Jim Baxter ( 1954 -- 1956 ) Jack Wink ( 1956 -- 1968 ) Charlie Basch ( 1968 -- 1984 ) John Perpich ( 1984 -- 1986 ) Herb Brooks ( 1986 -- 1987 ) Craig Dahl ( 1987 -- 2005 ) Bob Motzko ( 2005 -- 2018 ) Brett Larson ( 2018 -- ) Conference affiliations NCHA ( 1981 -- 1987 ) Independent ( 1987 -- 1990 ) WCHA ( 1990 -- 2013 ) NCHC ( 2013 -- present ) Culture & lore North Star College Cup All - time leaders Ryan Lasch ( 183 Points ) Mark Hartigan ( 86 Goals ) Brian Leitza ( 66 Wins ) Frozen Four appearances 1987 ( DII ) 2013 NCAA Tournament appearances 1987 ( DII ) 1989 2000 2001 2002 2003 2007 2008 2013 2014 2015 2016 2018 Conference Tournament champions WCHA : 2001 Hobey Baker winners Drew LeBlanc ( 2013 ) St. Cloud State University St. Cloud, MN 1980 USA Men 's Olympic Hockey Team 1 Steve Janaszak 3 Ken Morrow 5 Mike Ramsey 6 Bill Baker ( A ) 8 Dave Silk 9 Neal Broten 10 Mark Johnson 11 Steve Christoff 15 Mark Wells 16 Mark Pavelich 17 Jack O'Callahan 19 Eric Strobel 20 Bob Suter 21 Mike Eruzione ( C ) 23 Dave Christian 24 Rob McClanahan 25 Buzz Schneider 27 Phil Verchota 28 John Harrington 30 Jim Craig Head Coach : Herb Brooks Assistant Coach : Craig Patrick Goalie Coach : Warren Strelow Team Physician George Nagobads Trainer : Gary Smith NHL on SportsChannel America Related programs NHL on NBC Hockey Night in Canada Related articles Hawkvision History of the NHL on United States television Stanley Cup Finals television ratings Affiliated networks Midwest Sports Channel Prime Network PRISM SportsChannel Chicago SportsChannel New England SportsChannel New York SportsChannel Pacific SportsChannel Philadelphia Commentators Entry Draft All - Star Game Stanley Cup Finals ( American television ) Commentators by team Chicago Blackhawks Hartford Whalers New York Islanders Philadelphia Flyers Key figures Mike Emrick Stan Fischler Pat Foley Dave Hodge Jiggs McDonald Bob Papa Rick Peckham Joe Starkey Gary Thorne Ken Wilson Color commentators Herb Brooks Gerry Cheevers Bill Clement John Davidson Don Edwards John Kelly Craig Laughlin Dave Maloney Peter McNab Joe Micheletti Denis Potvin Jeff Rimer Pete Stemkowski Dale Tallon Ed Westfall CBC playoff feeds Steve Armitage Bob Cole Chris Cuthbert John Garrett Dick Irvin, Jr. Ron MacLean Harry Neale Jim Peplinski Scott Russell Don Wittman Stanley Cup Finals 1989 1990 1991 1992 All - Star Game 1989 1991 ( rebroadcast third period from NBC 's coverage ) Related events National Hockey League All - Star Skills Competition NHL Entry Draft 1989 1990 1991 1992 Seasons by team Chicago Blackhawks 1988 -- 89 1989 -- 90 1990 -- 91 1991 -- 92 Hartford Whalers 1988 -- 89 1989 -- 90 1990 -- 91 1991 -- 92 New Jersey Devils 1988 -- 89 1989 -- 90 1990 -- 91 1991 -- 92 New York Islanders 1988 -- 89 1989 -- 90 1990 -- 91 1991 -- 92 Philadelphia Flyers 1989 -- 90 1990 -- 91 1991 -- 92 San Jose Sharks 1991 -- 92 VIAF : 35979102 LCCN : n87856038 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Herb_Brooks&oldid=831334064 '' Categories : 1937 births 1980 US Olympic ice hockey team 2003 deaths American ice hockey coaches Hockey Hall of Fame inductees Ice hockey people from Minnesota Ice hockey players at the 1964 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1968 Winter Olympics International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame inductees Lester Patrick Trophy recipients Medalists at the 1980 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics Minnesota Golden Gophers men 's ice hockey coaches Minnesota Golden Gophers men 's ice hockey players Minnesota North Stars coaches National Hockey League broadcasters New Jersey Devils coaches New York Rangers coaches Pittsburgh Penguins coaches Pittsburgh Penguins executives Pittsburgh Penguins scouts Road incident deaths in Minnesota Sportspeople from Saint Paul, Minnesota St. Cloud State Huskies men 's ice hockey coaches Olympic gold medalists for the United States in ice hockey Olympic silver medalists for the United States in ice hockey United States Hockey Hall of Fame inductees Hidden categories : All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from September 2017 Use mdy dates from June 2013 Articles with hCards Find a Grave template with ID same as Wikidata Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Čeština Deutsch Français Italiano Русский Suomi Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 20 March 2018, at 01 : 39. 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Question: who was the coach of the 1980 usa olympic hockey team
Answer: Herbert Paul Brooks Jr.