The Boys of Winter By kswish822 Jan 3, 1948 European Championships Feb 26, 1953 Soviet Hockey team pulled out of World Championships Feb 22, 1954 The Soviets staged a miracle Feb 23, 1954 Soviets .vs.Canada in Semifinals Jan 16, 1972 U.S. Olympic team won a silver medal in Japan Mar 26, 1972 Sumit Series Feb 26, 1975 Schneider scored a hat trick in the World Championships Feb 24, 1981 Neal Broten and Sally Get engaged May 9, 1984 Anatoly Tarasov becomes Olympic coach Feb 24, 2002 1980 U.S. team lit the cauldron to open the 2002 Games in Salt Lake City