Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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But who's on the line right now? Here are two guys excited to talk about Miracle, the Boys of 80 Netflix documentary about the miracle on ice, one of the greatest American sports moments of all time. And we've got the captain of that team, Mike Aruzioni, and also filmmaker and boomer buddy, Mark Chardy. Guys, good morning. How are you? Good morning.
Good morning, guys.
How are you guys doing? We're doing great, Mike. It's always great to talk to you. And, Mark, of course, you too as well. And, Mark, you put me in the game plan. And, of course, that shot right up to the top of the chart. So I'm expecting that the same is going to happen here with this story.
It's an amazing story for those people who don't really remember the 1980 miracle on ice, which is what it was. Now, this particular documentary, Mark, is a little bit different than that. It tells more stories about the guys, talks about the geopolitical times around that time and how –
We as a country rallied around the 1980 hockey team because this amazing, amazing performance against the Soviets.
Yeah, it was it was so fun.
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Chapter 2: What is the new Netflix documentary about the Miracle on Ice?
Twenty something years ago doing the film. And obviously that's an adaptation. This was a documentary. This is in the guy's own words, bringing them back to Lake Placid, telling their stories.
and and just hearing them talk about it and and showing you know ioc footage had never been seen before so you got a really just a different look of that same story uh and and mike of course was was amazing and he's the captain and the same dynamic uh from 45 years ago exists and it was great getting the guys back together and boomer hope you have your sag card still so
I do. I'm actually still getting checks. I appreciate that. You know, Mike Arruzzione, I got to tell you, I got the chance the last couple of years to go play a hockey tournament myself up in Lake Placid and play in the building where you won that game. I couldn't believe how small the building was, first and foremost.
I was probably in the same locker room as you, by the way, because they have not improved the locker room situation there, I can tell you that. But, you know, I know you personally, we've done a lot of different things together over the years. Why is this different from all the other things that we have seen when it comes to your guys' accomplishment?
Well, I think Mark touched on it. I mean, you can hear some stories, you know, that how we ended up there, how we grew up. Kenny Morrow's got a great story about his dad and You know, kind of behind the scenes that people don't know. You know, you watch us play a game, but how did you get here? You know, how did I end up on an Olympic team? How did Kenny Morrow end up on an Olympic team?
The sacrifices that our families and friends made to give us that opportunity. I think you're going to hear a lot of that. And then, like you said, some footage that people haven't seen before as well.
You're one of the few people in the world that can watch themselves be played by an actor and then also watch themselves talk about a moment in their life. What is the difference when you're watching Miracle the movie and someone playing you and then going back and reliving this and being in this documentary with all the real people in it?
Well, I think when someone's playing you, you go, wait a minute, I was better than him. LAUGHTER It's more interesting, I think, when my kids watch it. You know, somebody playing their father was kind of strange for them. Did you really do that? Did you really say that, that all these things happened? So it's kind of strange in that regard.
Now, this is different because this is us telling the story. There's no actors. There's nobody playing anybody. This is us living and talking about the going back, sitting on the bench, in the same spots that we sat during the Soviet game. And here we are, you know, 40-something years later, sitting on that bench and talking about what we did 45 years ago. You know, it's amazing.
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Chapter 3: How does Mike Eruzione reflect on the 1980 Olympic hockey team's journey?
Perfect.
It better be up. I got 60 people coming to my golf club today for a party.
That's good. I wish I had an invite to that party. You know, I got to tell you, Mike, it's always great to talk to you. Mark, always great to talk to you as well. Good luck with it, and I can't wait to watch it.
Yeah, I just pulled up Geo. It's live.
Good.
You guys can watch it.
Perfect. Perfect.
Thanks, guys. Boomer, good luck with your hockey career.
All right.
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Chapter 4: How does the documentary capture the patriotic sentiment of the time?
The founders and the Devils make the playoffs. Are there really any playoffs?
Come on.
Is anything going to be interesting?
The fans of those teams won't be. That's what I've been trying to tell you. You don't want to stop. Anyway, Matt was fired up. Josh Allen, a central part of this Joe Brady press conference yesterday in Buffalo as he made it back from Monday's surgery in Birmingham to repair a broken bone in his foot as he was getting around on crutches yesterday.
And not just in attendance in support of Brady, he was up on the dais with a mic and answering questions as part of this press conference, talking about his new head coach and being a part of the interview process as well.
I was able to sit in these meetings at a unique perspective and What I saw was an owner and Mr. Pagula and a family that is doing everything that they can to help this team win a Lombardi trophy and bring a trophy here to Western New York.
And then as far as Brady and Brandon Bean are concerned, sounded like a little kumbaya spot maybe here?
I see a GM that is as motivated as ever to do the same. And now I see a head coach that will relay this message to the team and to myself to get everybody... and pulling in one singular direction.
So I guess it wasn't one singular direction under Sean McDermott. That would be the implication. Mike, I'm just thinking, Sean McDermott's hearing this stuff, and it's got to be like, you've got to be sure. Yeah. Mutiny spot. That's what it feels like, especially with the quarterback sitting up there and everything. Oh, yeah.
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Chapter 5: What insights does Mike Eruzione share about Herb Brooks as a coach?
It keeps going and going and going as high as it can. And the higher the eagle flies, the harder it is for the crow to breathe. Eventually, the crow suffocates, falls back down the earth, and dies.
And then this is where they cue up the dramatic hard knocks music that comes in underneath them as he starts to go towards the climax of his story here.
That's what happens. Guys, we got a great deal of hype around this. We do. All kinds of expectations. And with great expectations, we know that there's going to be a whole lot of people, a whole lot of crows expecting us to fall on our face. What are you doing to find that little bit more to get us closer to being a great team?
And then the last one here, just chock full of, I would say, hindsight goodies, looking back on it all and how it played out.
And if we come together and we challenge ourselves to do a little bit more every day, the crows, they'll fall by themselves. Embrace what we're capable of. Embrace the fact that we aren't the same old Jets. Embrace the fact that we do have a target on our back.
By the way, every coach that has ever come through here has done the same thing. Aaron Glenn did the same thing and tried to do the same thing. Try to impassion your players. be committed to being great and being unselfish. Every coach does that. You know what I mean? Did he say, like, crows don't fall by themselves? So are the Jets the crows in this analogy?
No, they are the eagles.
They're the ones that are flying high. But he was pumping up the crow.
Like, hey, they're the only ones that have the guts.
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