Three
years ago, out of the blue, I called Mike Eruzione at his office at BU and
said, “In 2020, it will be the 40th anniversary of the Miracle on
Ice. Would you be interested in doing a book?”
Mike does 25-30 speeches a year and often people ask, “Why don’t you have a book?” So, it had been on his mind.
I wrote a proposal, and BU journalism professor Mitch Zuckoff opened a door to get us a literary agent, and I went to work interviewing Mike, his family, Jack Parker, Jack O’Callahan, Jim Craig, and a few dozen other people. I traveled to Mike’s home in Winthrop at least a dozen times and spent hours reading newspaper clips online and at the Boston Public Library.
A few publishers passed, but HarperCollins liked the idea. It's really a slam-dunk: 40th anniversary of the greatest sports moment of the 20th century, the captain of the team, the scorer of the winning goal, telling his life story for the first time.
The end product is “The Making of a Miracle – The Untold Story of the Captain of the Gold Medal winning 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team.” It's loaded with a lot of great anecdotes from Mike's days playing at BU with Ricky Meagher, as well as his adventures in minor league hockey in Toledo and, of course, the six months he spent on the Olympic team.
At a BU fan gathering, I had a chance to talk to Bernie Corbett about the book and the experience of teaming up with Mike. (Audio link, works best on Chrome)
The Making of a Miracle goes on sale Jan. 28 and can be pre-ordered here. A book signing event is planned for the Terriers' Feb.7 game against Merrimack at Agganis.
Mike does 25-30 speeches a year and often people ask, “Why don’t you have a book?” So, it had been on his mind.
I wrote a proposal, and BU journalism professor Mitch Zuckoff opened a door to get us a literary agent, and I went to work interviewing Mike, his family, Jack Parker, Jack O’Callahan, Jim Craig, and a few dozen other people. I traveled to Mike’s home in Winthrop at least a dozen times and spent hours reading newspaper clips online and at the Boston Public Library.
A few publishers passed, but HarperCollins liked the idea. It's really a slam-dunk: 40th anniversary of the greatest sports moment of the 20th century, the captain of the team, the scorer of the winning goal, telling his life story for the first time.
The end product is “The Making of a Miracle – The Untold Story of the Captain of the Gold Medal winning 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team.” It's loaded with a lot of great anecdotes from Mike's days playing at BU with Ricky Meagher, as well as his adventures in minor league hockey in Toledo and, of course, the six months he spent on the Olympic team.
At a BU fan gathering, I had a chance to talk to Bernie Corbett about the book and the experience of teaming up with Mike. (Audio link, works best on Chrome)
The Making of a Miracle goes on sale Jan. 28 and can be pre-ordered here. A book signing event is planned for the Terriers' Feb.7 game against Merrimack at Agganis.
► The Friends of BU Hockey Annual Skate with the Terriers
is set for Sunday, December 8 at Agganis. Complimentary cocoa and cookies, as
well as skates and parking in the arena garage are available. Click
here for full Holiday Skate details.
Looking ahead
Looking ahead
2020 recruit Jay O'Brien recorded his 26th assist and earned first star honors in Penticton's 4-3 win over Langley. O'Brien leads the Vees with 41 points in 25 games.
Looking back
Looking back
First career ✌️-goal game in the books.@Matt_Grzelcyk5 | #NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/6jVmqBp0t4— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) November 20, 2019
There were plenty of good choices tonight, but we have to crown @Matt_Grzelcyk5's second of the night as the @JagermeisterUSA Shot of the Game.#NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/xywUy5ldAX— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) November 20, 2019
Matt Grzelcyk scored a pair of goals—both off iron—in the
Bruins’ 5-1 win against the Devils. It was the former two-time Terrier captain
and All-American’s first regular season multi-goal game. Grzelcyk previously
had a pair in game 2 of last season’s Eastern Conference final against
Carolina.
● NHL.com recap and video highlights
● NHL.com Grzelcyk pots two as B’s down Devils
Nick Bonino scored his ninth goal in the Predators’ 2-1 loss to Winnipeg.
● NHL.com recap and video highlights
Brady Tkachuk’s seventh goal was the game-winner in the Senators’ 4-3 win against Detroit.
● NHL.com recap and video highlights
Women’s Team
● NHL.com recap and video highlights
● NHL.com Grzelcyk pots two as B’s down Devils
Nick Bonino scored his ninth goal in the Predators’ 2-1 loss to Winnipeg.
● NHL.com recap and video highlights
Brady Tkachuk’s seventh goal was the game-winner in the Senators’ 4-3 win against Detroit.
● NHL.com recap and video highlights
Women’s Team
Behind four power-play goals and a short-hander, the #11 Terriers defeated #9 Harvard, 6-2, at Walter Brown Arena on Tuesday. BU received tallies from five players with Jesse Compher scoring twice.
Sammy Davis opened the scoring late in the first period and after the Crimson tied the score early in the second period, Compher and Nara Elia connected on power plays for a 3-1 lead.
Compher's short-handed goal in the third was matched by a Harvard power play goal. Kristina Schuler's sixth goal and Julia Nearis's team-leading seventh closed the scoring. Abby Cook assisted on three of the power play tallies. Corinne Schroeder stopped 32 shots to gain her sixth win.
Sammy Davis opened the scoring late in the first period and after the Crimson tied the score early in the second period, Compher and Nara Elia connected on power plays for a 3-1 lead.
Compher's short-handed goal in the third was matched by a Harvard power play goal. Kristina Schuler's sixth goal and Julia Nearis's team-leading seventh closed the scoring. Abby Cook assisted on three of the power play tallies. Corinne Schroeder stopped 32 shots to gain her sixth win.
Our power play is the number one star of today's game. Thank you for your consideration. pic.twitter.com/UEO1DreX3H— BU Women's Hockey (@TerrierWHockey) November 20, 2019
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