| Jim Craig | ||||||||||||||
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Jim_Craig.jpg) Craig in 1981 | ||||||||||||||
| Born |
May 31, 1957 Easton, Massachusetts, U.S. | |||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Goaltender | |||||||||||||
| Caught | Left | |||||||||||||
| Played for |
Atlanta Flames Boston Bruins Minnesota North Stars | |||||||||||||
| National team |
 United States | |||||||||||||
| NHL draft |
72nd overall, 1977 Atlanta Flames | |||||||||||||
| WHA draft |
79th overall, 1977 Cincinnati Stingers | |||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1980–1984 | |||||||||||||
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James Downey Craig[1] (born May 31, 1957) is an American former ice hockey goaltender who is best known for being part of the U.S. Olympic hockey team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Winter Olympics. Craig had a standout Olympic tournament, including stopping 36 of 39 shots on goal by the heavily favored Soviet Union in the 'Miracle on Ice', as the U.S. won 4–3, in what is widely considered one of the greatest upsets in sports history. Two days later, the U.S. defeated Finland, 4–2, to clinch Olympic gold. Craig went on to play professionally in the National Hockey League for the Atlanta Flames, Boston Bruins, and Minnesota North Stars from 1980 to 1983. He was inducted into IIHF Hall of Fame in 1999.
- ^ "Jim Craig". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved April 6, 2016.