One day after the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team won the gold medal in Lake Placid, Captain Mike Eruzione, his teammates, and other medalists boarded Air Force planes headed to Andrews Air Force Base.

Trailing, 3-2, heading into the final period, the U.S. squad shocked the Soviets with goals by Mark Johnson and Michael Eruzione to tie and then take the lead. Eruzione’s goal came with 10 minutes ...