The upcoming matchup between the U.S. and Canada in the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off is “bigger than a hockey game,” Mike Eruzione, the captain of the USA 1980 Winter Olympics hockey team famous for the “Miracle on Ice” against the Soviet Union team, told Newsmax on Thursday.

Team USA and Team Canada are set to face off in the tournament final in Boston, Massachusetts, on Thursday, less than a week after the U.S. beat Canada in Toronto. Eruzione, who scored the game-winning goal against the Soviets to win the U.S. the gold medal in 1980, said on “Wake Up America” that the game this weekend between Team USA and Team Canada is “bigger than a hockey game in some ways.”

“Well, I think just the fact that this game is going to be absolutely amazing. You know, this team here is far superior than our team was in 1980,” Eruzione said. “This might be the best U.S. team we’ve ever put on the ice.”

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