Hockey Stick used by Buzz Schneider, autographed by the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team
date: label: date made
content: 1980
name: label: user
content: Schneider, Buzz
label: maker
content: Northland
label: maker
content: CCM
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Wooden hockey stick with black and silver taped stripes at the top of the handle and clear tape at the stick end. The stick has been autographed by the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey team including: Jim Craig, Mark Johnson, Bill Baker, John Harrington, Warren Strelow, Mark Pavelich, Eric Strobel, Steve Christoff, Buzz Schneider, Dave Christian, Mike Eruzione, Dave Silk, Mark Wells, Mike Ramsey, Bob Suter, Steve Janaszak, Ken Morrow, Rob McClanahan, Jack O'Callahan, Neal Broten, and Phil Verchota.
label: Description (Brief)
content: The 1980 Winter Olympics, also known as the Games of the XIII Olympiad were held in Lake Placid, New York with 37 countries, 840 men and 232 women athletes participating. These Games are famous for the “Miracle on Ice” hockey team which consisted of American college hockey players competing against the more experienced and professional Russian team amongst the backdrop of the cold war. The Americans beat the Russians to move into the medal round beating Finland for the Gold but it was the game where they beat Russia which is most remembered and where announcer Al Michaels asked all American if they believed in miracles. US Speed skater Eric Heiden dominated the speed skating event winning gold in all five events, the only athlete in the Winter games to do so. The Soviet Union won the medal count with 22 with the United States coming in third with 12 medals.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Canada
topic: label: web subject
content: Sports
label: level of sport
content: Olympics
label: name of sport
content: Ice Hockey
label: related event
content: Olympic Winter Games: Lake Placid, 1980
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content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Alice and Dr. Malcolm A. Nanes
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2001.0328.01
label: accession number
content: 2001.0328
label: catalog number
content: 2001.0328.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: hockey stick
label: Object Name
content: hockey stick
label: Object Name
content: stick, hockey
label: Object Name
content: hockey stick, winter olympics
label: Object Name
content: hockey stick, olympics
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood; foil paper; adhesive; paint; ink (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 155 cm x 30 cm x 6 cm; 61 in x 11 13/16 in x 2 3/8 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 62 1/2 in x 9 1/2 in x 1 in; 158.75 cm x 24.13 cm x 2.54 cm