Herb Brooks By TiThole Aug 5, 1937 herb brooks is born Feb 21, 1955 Herb Brooks wins hockey state championship Period: Apr 21, 1955 to Feb 22, 1959 herb plays for the Minnesota gophers for 4 years Feb 23, 1960 in 1960 herb brooks got cut from the olympic team in 1960 Period: Mar 20, 1960 to Mar 21, 1970 brooks set a record for playing on a total of 8 u.s. national and olympic teams Feb 21, 1980 miracle on ice Dec 30, 1980 brooks moved to Switzerland coach the HC Davos in the national league A Period: Dec 13, 1981 to Dec 14, 1985 herb brooks coached the new york rangers Period: Dec 13, 1987 to Dec 26, 1988 Herb brooks coached the Minnesota north stars Period: Dec 13, 1992 to Dec 14, 1993 Herb brooks coached the new jersey devils Period: Dec 13, 1999 to Dec 14, 2000 He coached the pittsburgh penguins Aug 11, 2003 herb brooks death Aug 19, 2006 Herb Brooks was posthumously inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2006, Dec 15, 2016 the way that i relate to herb brooks is that we both love the sport of hockey