The Elmer Lach Auction - October 2006
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/24/2006
Intriguing salesman sample ring recognizes and recalls the United States hockey team’s monumental achievement at the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid. Against all odds, the young band of college players led by coach Herb Brooks made a nation proud and rocked the hockey world with their 4-3 “Miracle on Ice” win over the mighty Russian machine, before clinching the gold medal with a 4-2 victory over Finland, goaltender Jim Craig heroically backstopping the red, white and blue. Jim’s surname and his number 30 appear on one shank of this stainless steel ring while the Lake Placid logo and the scores of the team’s two final victories are on the other. The face features five cubic zircons in the form of the Olympic motif, set into a blue acrylic plate and surrounded by “USA Olympic Hockey Gold Medalist.” The scores of the team’s other five games appear on the interior of the size 10 ring, along with a scripted “Miracle On Ice.” In beautiful near mint condition.
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