# To hell with the Russians - 37 years ago

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**Created:** [February 22, 2017, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-hell-with-the-russians-37-years-ago/780490 "2017-02-22T18:37:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![BigAppleBucky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigapplebucky/32/178_2.png) [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2017, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-hell-with-the-russians-37-years-ago/780490/1 "2017-02-22T18:37:33Z")

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[Miracle on Ice highlights](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSkc6c35A4Q)

The players were not completely anonymous to me. I’d watched almost all of them play in college and two of them in high school. I also went to the game at Madison Square Garden the week before the Olympics where the Russians won 10-2.

[From the movie, Miracle on Ice](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdmyoMe4iHM) - Herb Brooks’ pre-game speech

**Screw 'em!**