Mike Eruzione, the goaltender and MVP of the USA upset over the Soviets, and also a Gold Medal Winner, puts the woke leftists in their place.

I wish Neal Broten and rest of team would speak up too. It's important.

Hunter Hess US snowboarder saying he doesn’t represent his country but his family and friends. Then don’t put on the USA uniform maybe just put for family and friends some athletes just don’t get it

— MIKE ERUZIONE (@MERUZIONE) February 7, 2026

EDIT: Eruzione was not the goalie but rather a forward that scored in that game.

He's right you know.

Or maybe if that's the way he feels be smart enough to keep his opinions to himself and keep his mouth shut. Like it or not, wearing the flag means you're representing your country.

He was not the goaltender, but yeah.

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He was not the goaltender, but yeah.

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Jim Craig was the goalie. You are right.

He scored an iconic goal in the game.

My bad. I'm a hockey fan and should have known better

Why did he delete the post?

If they pop off, leave their ass over there.

Was it taken down?

Good for him. By the way, you guys should watch Miracle: The boys of '80.
It's on Netflix and it's really good. New documentary about the 1980 hockey team. Old footage new interviews really cool.

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Why did he delete the post?

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His house may have been torched by the left so he thought better of making his feelings public.

Athletes that make that kind of statement should be immediately removed from the team and not be considered in the future

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Why did he delete the post?

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His house may have been torched by the left so he thought better of making his feelings public.

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They need to set Hamilton Hall on fire and block the doors. That will end this evil once and for all

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us Christians

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Advocating for acts of murder via arson to non-violent individuals is only reserved for non-Christians on the left /s

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Athletes that make that kind of statement should be immediately removed from the team and not be considered in the future

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100%

Dismiss them from the team, pull them from the games and they can find their own way home.

The way I looked at Olympic athletes when I was a kid.

This lesson needs to be taught to all of team USA in the Olympics again. pic.twitter.com/dMTpfaKKYb

— Paratrooper Brady (@paratroopbrady) February 8, 2026

Netflix came out with a new documentary on the 80 hockey team. They interview a number of the players, get into the politics of the time and how that game against Russia united this country and helped Americans to be proud of their country again after the issues of the 60s and 70s.

For those of us that watched it "live" on tape delay in 1980, it is a great stroll down memory lane. For those that didn't see it, I can't recommend it enough. It is the best thing I have watched on that team and the events around them.

The USA, USA, USA chant didn't start with them but it became popular with the team and especially in the game against the Ruskies. You heard it all over the country throughout the next decade or so.

Netflix: Miracle: The Boys of '80

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Good for him. By the way, you guys should watch Miracle: The boys of '80.
It's on Netflix and it's really good. New documentary about the 1980 hockey team. Old footage new interviews really cool.

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I saw it while scrolling on Netflix, but intend to watch it tonight with my family to celebrate the opening ceremony!

Screw the CCCP!

There's a handful of servicemen competing. Imagine having to be on the same team with these entitled, self absorbed fools.

Headline: Old White Man is MAGA

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Good for him. By the way, you guys should watch Miracle: The boys of '80.
It's on Netflix and it's really good. New documentary about the 1980 hockey team. Old footage new interviews really cool.

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I saw it while scrolling on Netflix, but intend to watch it tonight with my family to celebrate the opening ceremony!

Screw the CCCP!

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annie88 said:

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Good for him. By the way, you guys should watch Miracle: The boys of '80.
It's on Netflix and it's really good. New documentary about the 1980 hockey team. Old footage new interviews really cool.

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I saw it while scrolling on Netflix, but intend to watch it tonight with my family to celebrate the opening ceremony!

Screw the CCCP!

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I still remember watching in the 70s and 80s and anytime you see that red CCCP you got kind of creepy chills. They just felt like such bad evil people. I know they really weren't, but they were such tough athletes.

I watched the movie last night

They kept saying the Soviets and what memories that brought back. Haven't heard the Soviets in a long time

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They kept saying the Soviets and what memories that brought back. Haven't heard the Soviets in a long time

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Soviets yes, but as I remember at the time they called them the "Red Army" team.

Hockey team that is...

Yes I think so too

In many ways, that game changed the world. Our kids beat them at their pros' best game, which was tilted in their favor at the time. And they infused the Americans with a sense of belief that we could be great again (sound familiar). Reagan ran with it and trounced Carter. By the time he was done, the USSR was in life support, as was the communist bloc. Amazing what happens when we have a leader that believes in our excellence and being deserving of it.

Of miracles and men: espn. Was well done also from the Russian side. Showed the one skater trying to get the Russians to play for the NHL and finally broke through that barrier.

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Soviets yes, but as I remember at the time they called them the "Red Army" team.

Hockey team that is...

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In the USSR the top hockey teams in their domestic league - where the national team players played when they weren't on international duty - were not "technically" pro teams, preserving their amateur status.

Instead, they were "club" teams run by institutions like the KGB, the army, government factories, and soviets.

The team CSKA Moscow, where most of their top players were stashed by the government, literally translates to "Central House of the Red Army," and was part of the army, hence the club's nickname "Red Army."

The players on that team were officially soldiers in the "Red Army," actually did reserve duty, and were heavily "watched" by the KGB.

More than half of their 1980 Olympic team were players from CSKA Moscow, including stars...

Slava Fetisov
Alexei Kasatonov
Sergei Starikov
Boris Mikhailov
Sergei Makarov
... and goalie Vladislav Tretiak

Excellent. Thanks. This is exactly why I TexAgs. Know stuff.

At 9y/o, I just figured every Soviet was in the Army and they had a team of all stars.

Turns out, I wasn't that far off...