On this date in 1980, the U.S. Olympic hockey team defeated the heavily favored Soviet Union 4-3 in the ‘Miracle on Ice’ in Lake Placid, New York. The victory came just weeks after the Soviet team had handily defeated the U.S. 10-3 in an exhibition game at Madison Square Garden. The Soviet Union entered the […]
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1991-05-25
On this date in 1991, the Minnesota North Stars lose 8-0 at the Met Center in Bloomington in the sixth and final game of the Stanley Cup Finals. Pittsburgh won the series 4 games to 2 and won the first of back to back Stanley Cup championships.
1981-05-21
On this date in 1981, the Minnesota North Stars lose the fifth and final game of the Stanley Cup Finals 5-1 to the New York Islanders. The Islanders won the series 4 games to one. The 1981 championship was the second of four consecutive Stanley Cup championships for the Islanders.
1991-10-27
On this date in 1991, the Minnesota Twins win their second World Series championship in four years defeating the Atlanta Braves 1-0 in Game 7. Jack Morris pitches all 10 innings in the deciding game of the World Series that is widely considered the best ever played.
1987-10-25
On this date in 1987, the Minnesota Twins win their first World Series championship defeating the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 in the deciding game of a seven game series. The 1987 World Series was the first to feature games played indoors (at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome), as well as the first in which the home […]
