Herb Brooks

Its beginnings as a player

Born with St Paul in the Minnesota he played in the team of hockey of the school of his birthplace (Johnson High School) and gains in 1995, the championship of the state. In connection with this victory, Brooks will often say that it is about larger sound succèds because the team counted all her friends then.

Later, it joined the Université of Minnesota and will take part with the team of the United States of hockey in the Olympic Games in 1964 and 1968. It does not take part in the edition of 1960 because of a wound collected the week before the Plays and will finally assist with the victory his buddies in front of television.

Later, he becomes trainer of the team of the University of Minnesota (the Golden Gopher ) with which he will gain three championships of NCAA (in 1974,1976 and 1979).

Tournament of the Olympic Games of 1980

( See the principal article: Miracle on ice )

He is the trainer of the team of the United States of hockey which takes share with the tournament of the Olympic Games of 1980. The team is then only made of young university players. The team qualifies itself miraculeusement for the final stages of the competition but fall in semi-final against the team from the the USSR.

The latter gained the four last editions of the Olympic Games and account to continue well on its impetus. To the eyes of all the observers, the Soviets will make only one mouthful of the young people carried out by Brooks and Craig Patrick but the final score is of 4 goals with 3 for the Americans and the team will go until the end of the dream by beating the team of Finland of hockey for the gold medal.

After 1980

With the return of the plays, he becomes trainer of the Swiss club of HC Davos of the National league has but there there will remain only one season before becoming trainer for the Rangers of New York of the National league of hockey and becomes the fastest trainer of the history of Rangers to record 100 victories.

It will change then several times of frankness (North Stars of Minnesota and Devils of the New Jersey) before taking a pause in its history with hockey at the end of the Saison LNH 1992-93.

In 1990, it allowed with the Temple of is re-elected American hockey like to the temple of famous the of the International federation of hockey in 1999.

It returns as a trainer of the team of France of hockey for the Olympic Games of 1998 and returns in the LNH with the Penguins de Pittsburgh for the Saison LNH 1999-2000 then will be recruiter for Penguins until the day of its death.

Meanwhile, it will once again have involved the American team for the Olympic Games of 2002 (money medal).

Its death and its heritage

Brooks dies in an car accident in August 2003 only six days after having festival its 66e birthday. It could be that Brooks fell asleep after one sleepless night last at the wheel.

Brooks was interpreted by the actor Kurt Russell in film left in 2004 Miracle relating to the Miracle on ice and Brooks was consulting during the turning of film.

For the 25e birthday of the event, the skating rink which saw the victory of the American team was famous Herb Brooks Arena.

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