Puck Treasures: The actual 'Miracle on Ice' rink is up for auction
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After failing to sell a lot of 19 pieces of “Miracle on Ice” memorabilia last summer, Jim Craig is auctioning off a number of those items individually beginning Tuesday, including his 1980 Olympic gold medal.
But along the gold medal, his “Miracle” jersey, the U.S. flag that was draped over Craig’s shoulders following the win over Finland that clinched the gold medal and his iconic goalie mask, included among the other items up for auction via Leland’s is the near complete set of rink boards, as well as the glass set from the Olympic Arena in Lake Placid, N.Y., now known as Herb Brooks Arena.
The auction, which runs through June 17, has kicked off with a $25,000 reserve and also includes the benches and penalty boxes. The rink currently resides unassembled in the Olympic Museum in Lake Placid.
We’ve all imagined as kids about scoring the Stanley Cup winning goal in a Game 7 in our driveways. Well now you can pretend you’re Mike Eruzione and snap that shot by Vladimir Myshkin within the very boards the USA hockey legend did so 36 years ago.
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