Mike Eruzione Biography

Michael Anthony Eruzione, born October 25, 1954, is an Italian-American former ice hockey player. He served as captain of the 1980 Winter Olympics United States national team that defeated the Soviet Union in the famous 'Miracle on Ice' game, scoring the game-winning goal. Eruzione began playing hockey with Youth Hockey of Winthrop in the Greater Boston Youth Hockey League. He graduated from Winthrop High School in 1972, having been captain of the varsity hockey team during his senior year. After his time at Berwick, Eruzione enrolled at Boston University. BU coach Jack Parker described Eruzione as 'Pete Rose on skates' due to his relentless competitive drive. Eruzione also competed for Team USA at the 1975 and 1976 Ice Hockey World Championship tournaments.