Brilliant analysis! Of course, none of those kids were alive yet when the program was terminated . . .
UMBC lost to ALBANY 83-39 earlier this year. This is close to Francis Ouimet territory (the true greatest upset in US sports history). Miracle on Ice is a tad over-rated when you look back and see how well so many of those Americans did in their NHL careers, that 1980 team was a LOT MORE talented than we appreciated at the time since they were so young.