game 5 is over in tampa bay. the calgary flames are one win away from their 2nd stanley cup with a 3-2 o.t. victory. game six in calgary on saturday night. here's one stat: the team that wins game 5 wins the stanley cup 80% of the time. edge to calgary. GO FLAMES GO! the excitement builds.
Ice hockey at the 1980 winter Olympics
This tournament went from February 12-24, 1980. 12 teams played. The Olympic Fieldhouse and Olympic Arena hosted the games. Canada hockey team returns and finishes 6th. Tournament best remembered for the "miracle on ice" as the United States beat the Soviet Union before beating Finland to win gold. They had also beat Czechoslovakia and tied Sweden. Their roster fielded exclusively amateur players. The United States, as mentioned, won gold, Soviet Union the silver and Sweden the bronze. Next is the 1984 tournament in Sarajevo Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇦).
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