It was 40 years ago Saturday, when the U.S. Olympic hockey team pulled off one of the greatest upsets in sports history.  The Americans knocked off the Soviets in the semi-finals in Lake Placid.

WCBS reporter Peter Haskell speaks to author Wayne Coffey, who wrote a book about the team, about what that game meant.

It was 40 years ago Saturday, when the U.S. Olympic hockey team pulled off one of the greatest upsets in sports history. The Americans knocked off the Soviets in the semi-finals in Lake Placid. WCBS reporter Peter Haskell speaks to author Wayne Coffey, who wrote a book about the team, about what that game meant.

It was 40 years ago Saturday, when the U.S. Olympic hockey team pulled off one of the greatest upsets in sports history. &nbsp;The Americans knocked off the Soviets in the semi-finals in Lake Placid.

WCBS reporter Peter Haskell speaks to author Wayne Coffey, who wrote a book about the team, about what that game meant.

Remembering The Miracle on Ice, 40 Years Later

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