There have been quite a few great American NHL players who have donned the Washington Capitals sweater over the franchise’s history. Many of them were impactful during their tenures in D.C., and some even represented Team USA in international tournaments.
WARROAD, Minn. — The hockey gold medal won by Team USA at the 1980 Olympics will forever be known as the Miracle On Ice. If you weren’t aware that the USA also brought home the gold 20 years earlier, well, there is a good reason that accomplishment is known as the Forgotten Miracle.
It’s that time of year for every hockey-playing Minnesotan’s favorite holiday, Hockey Day Minnesota, and this year, it’s in the hockey hotbed of Warroad, Minnesota, on Saturday, Jan.