Tony Buffa wrote:
 
>>[. . .]I recall the goalie, Jack McCartney was it?, went on to play with
the Rangers for a while.... but to me that team was the real miracle on ice.
Started me on my way with 4 yrs of college hockey at RPI!!<<
 
Jack McCartan.  I think he had a shutout his first game with the Rangers,
but didn't last.  Lots of other names who were famous hockey names -- John
Mayasich, one of the original Minnesota legends, the Christian brothers of
hockey equipment fame, and the Cleary brothers.
 
Adam Wodon wrote:
 
>>Anyway -- the accomplishment of it [1980] is not what makes the event so
huge ... it's the SOCIAL implications - and simply the effect it had on
BREEDING more American players. [emphasis mine]<<
 
Yes, Adam, it was a truly orgasmic experience.
 
(Especially in light of the "Freedom of Speech" string, I apolgize to anyone
who's offended, but I couldn't resist extending the metaphor).
 
Clay
 
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