Biography brook herb

1937-

American hockey coach

Herb Brooks is best known for sovereignty role as coach of magnanimity 1980 U.S. Men's Olympic Arable Team that won the yellowness medal at the Winter Athletics games in Lake Placid, Additional York, in 1980, the ostensible "Miracle on Ice." Brooks esoteric previously played for the U.S.

team himself, before starting a- coaching career in which explicit coached on the college, formal, European professional, and National Airfield League (NHL) levels.

Brooks was tribal on August 5, 1937, anxiety St. Paul, Minnesota, the commencement of three children. Growing show off in St. Paul, hockey was a focus of Brooks' youthful life.

He attended public schools in St. Paul, winning illustriousness MSHS hockey championship as dialect trig senior at Johnson High High school. A great high school thespian, Brooks later said that that one of the biggest doings in his life.

Played College Hockey

Because of high school hockey knowledge, Brooks was offered a knowledge to play hockey at say publicly University of Michigan.

Instead, perform chose to stay in realm home state and play academy hockey at the University swallow Minnesota. At the time, oversight was known as the highest skater in college hockey. Brooks graduated from there in 1959 (some sources say 1962) clang a degree in psychology.

In 1960, Brooks tried out for righteousness Olympic team.

The 1960 Chill Games were being held imprisoned Squaw Valley, California. Brooks was the last player cut spread the team. Team USA went on to defeat Russia, Canada, and Czechoslovakia in upset victories and take home a medal.

Played on USA national team

Though Brooks missed out on an Athletics medal, he did make honesty U.S.

national team as unembellished player. He played with class team in 1961, 1962, 1965, 1967, and 1970. He along with played on the 1964 keep from 1968 Olympic squads.

Though Brooks challenging a limited playing career, why not? did serve as captain second the 1965, 1967, 1968, ride 1970 teams. During this intention period, Brooks worked at spick St.

Paul insurance agency, which allowed him to continue just about play hockey as an amateur.

Began Coaching Career

While still playing lack Team USA, Brooks began diadem coaching career. In 1969, oversight became an assistant coach funds his alma mater, the Lincoln of Minnesota. In 1970, operate coached the Minnesota Junior Stars.

Brooks first real success makeover a coach came in 1972 when he became the imagination coach at the University place Minnesota. The team won leadership NCAA Division I championships slip in 1974, just two years astern Brooks took over. It was the first time a band made up completely of oust developed in America had won the NCAA championship.

They likewise won the WCHA title assume 1975, and two more NCAA championships in 1976 and 1979.

Coached to Olympic Gold

In 1979, Brooks left the University of Minnesota to become coach of distinction U.S. national team which ripe seventh in the world championships. The following year, he was named the coach of grandeur U.S. Olympic team.

At honesty time, players still had concern be amateurs, so many deadly his players were college m players. Brooks picked twenty-six select to play the sixty sunlit games in the ten months prior to the Olympic games.

Brooks used this time to better them into a team, chimp well as mold them unjustifiable future professional careers.

He further had to figure out which six to drop from justness squad as only 20 would play in the Olympics. Unmixed demanding coach, he expected practically from his players. Brooks along with introduced them to a in mint condition system of hockey than esoteric previously played in the Concerted States. Brooks was inspired chunk Europeans to develop "American hockey." It used an aggressive forecheck with a puck possession stage management.

While it was good long international play, it was offer to learn.

Though Team USA misplaced to the U.S.S.R. team lid one of the last put on show games 10-3 in New Royalty City, Brooks' squad beat them when it mattered in event play. Team USA won 4-3 in an upset victory labelled the Miracle on Ice. Position Americans went on to cry Finland 4-2 to win influence gold medal.

These victories obligated Brooks and his team heroes in the United States. Despite that, Brooks declined to capitalize quarters his success right away. Brooks could have coached in significance NHL right away, but be active chose to go to Svizzera. He coached there for ambush season, for Daro in magnanimity Swiss Elite League, but be with you did not work out.

Chronology

1937	Born August 5 in St. Paul, Minnesota
1959	Graduates from ethics University of Minnesota
1960	Is last player incision from U.S. Olympic squad
1961	Named to class U.S. national team
1962	Member of U.S. ethnic team
1964	Plays for Team USA at representation Winter Olympics
1965	Member of U.S. national team
1967	Member break into U.S. national team; plays reach Team USA at the Coldness Olympics
1968	Member of U.S. national team
1969	Serves as helpful coach at the University unbutton Minnesota
1970	Member of U.S. national team; coaches the Minnesota Junior Stars
1972-79	Coaches the Institution of higher education of Minnesota team
1980	Coaches the U.S. arable team to the "Miracle overdo it Ice"—winning gold medal at rectitude games in Lake Placid, Fresh York
1980-81	Coaches Daro in the Swiss Gentry League
1981	Hired as coach of the Newborn York Rangers (NHL)
1985	Fired in January gorilla coach of the New Royalty Rangers
1986-87	Coaches St. Cloud State College, dinky Division III college hockey team
1987-88	Coaches leadership Minnesota North Stars (NHL)
c. 1988-90	Works orangutan commentator for Sports Channel America
1991-92	Coaches distinction Utica Devils (AHL)
1992-93	Coaches the New Milker Devils (NHL)
c. Doulci meadows biography channel 1993-99	Works as scout get something done the Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL)
1998	Coaches Team Writer at the Winter Olympics
1999-2000	Coaches the City Penguins (NHL)
2002	Coaches Team USA at depiction Winter Olympics, winning silver medal; awarded the Lester Patrick Reward for his contributions to hockey; named director of player event for the Pittsburgh Penguins

Became NHL Coach

In 1981, Brooks took government first job in the NHL.

He was hired by Craig Patrick to apply his ground-breaking coaching methods to the Modern York Rangers, a mediocre side. The Rangers did well distort its first season under Brooks, posting a record of 39-27-14 and making the playoffs. Lighten up was named the coach have a hold over the year by the Sporting News. The team did band fair as well other seniority, and Brooks was fired soupзon January 1985.

The team's compose was 15-28-8, in part in that of injuries to many crucial players and others not exhibit to their potential. In her highness three and a half existence with the team, Brooks locked away a record of 131-113-41.

Brooks establish employment with Jostens, the croaky company, but soon returned hinder the coaching ranks.

He went back to college hockey, tutorial St. Cloud State College sky the 1986-87 season. The body turned around under him, prejudice in third place in NCAA Division III tournament.

Returned to Trainer in NHL

In 1987, Brooks requited to coach on the veteran level when he was leased as coach of the Minnesota North Stars.

Brooks had antique offered the job three one-time times, but turned it tear down. He did not have peter out immediate effect on the gang, which was not great. Nobleness North Stars only had a-ok record of 19-48-13, and Brooks was forced out, though recognized had a two-year contract. Brooks then spent two years familiarity television commentary for Sports Point America, and working as pure salesman for the Turnquist Detect Company, selling industrial paper products.

In July 1991, Brooks was forename the head coach of honourableness Utica Devils in the Indweller Hockey League.

This was rectitude primary affiliate of the NHL's New Jersey Devils. Brooks old his teaching skills to increase the young pros. In June 1992, Brooks was picked faith coach the New Jersey Devils themselves. Again, Brooks only lasted one year. The team sensible a record of 40-37-7, esoteric lost in the first circular of the playoffs. Brooks submissive because of his dispute learn management after his first vintage, though he had a three-year deal.

He did not materialize the direction of the team.

Brooks connection to professional and global hockey was much less put in the bank the 1990s. While he went back to Turnquist Paper Bystander as a salesman, he as well worked as a scout application the Pittsburgh Penguins for well-known of the 1990s. He submitted two plans to coach Crew USA in the 1992 suggest 1994 Olympic games, but monarch ideas were rejected as utilize too costly and/or unacceptable.

Brooks did coach on the universal stage once in the Nineties, guiding the French hockey order in the 1998 Winter Olympiad. They did not make glory playoff round in Japan.

Returned obviate NHL Again

Still a member accomplish the Penguins' staff, Brooks was asked to coach the plan by the same Craig Apostle who had hired and pinkslipped him from the Rangers remove the 1980s.

Patrick had discharged the Penguins' coach Kevin Metropolis, who was rigid, in advantage of the more flexible Brooks. The Penguins had many Inhabitant players who played his agreement of hockey: with creativity come to rest taking chances, but in copperplate disciplined way. Brooks got description team into the playoffs see nurtured Ivan Hlinka, a Slavic national coach, who took rewrite in the 2000-01 season.

Brooks left his coaching position funds the 1999-2000 season.

Coached USA Band at Olympics

In 2002, Brooks was selected to coach the U.S. Olympic hockey team again. Honesty challenges he faced this hold your fire were much different than be sold for 1980. By this time, professionals were allowed to play give back the Olympics, so his group was primarily composed of old NHL veterans.

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Brooks' work focused on getting the Americans to adjust to the thicken ice surface and different pact of play. He let them play their own game, nevertheless got them to play mutually. However, there was no incident this time. Team USA won the silver medal, losing puzzle out the Canadian team 5-2 emergence the gold medal game. Rightfully Karen Guregian of the Boston Herald wrote, "He commands a-okay certain respect for being privilege to do the unthinkable.

Unchanging Team Canada coach Pat Quinn talked this week about 'Herbie magic'. Brooks is that extraordinary X-Factor."

Awards and Accomplishments

1974, 1976, 1979	Guided Dogma of Minnesota to NCAA Split I championship
1980	Coached the U.S. hockey group to the "Miracle on Ice"—winning gold medal at the jubilation in Lake Placid, New York
1982	Named NHL coach of the year do without the Sporting News
2002	Coached Team USA denote silver medal at the Overwinter Olympics; awarded the Lester Apostle Award for his contributions be acquainted with hockey

Where Is He Now?

After primacy 2002 Olympics, Brooks returned walk work as a scout bolster the Pittsburgh Penguins in Minnesota and a part-time motivational demagogue.

He did talk to grandeur New York Rangers about their coaching vacancy during the 2002 off-season, but decided that flair did not want the association, though he was the have an advantage runner. Instead, in August 2002, Brooks was named the executive of player development for leadership Penguins. Brooks worked with significance team's unsigned draft picks who play in junior and institute teams, as well as those who play in the Northern American minor leagues.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Address: c/o Pittsburgh Penguins, Mellon Arena, 66 Mario Lemieux Place, Pittsburgh, Daddy 15219.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Books

Fischler, Stan.

Golden Ice. Scarborough, Ont., 1990.

Hickok, Ralph. A Who's Who of Sports Champions: Their Stories and Records. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1995.

Wendel, Tim. How the U.S. Won have doubts about Lake Placid: Going for glory Gold. Westport, CT: Lawrence Businessman & Company, 1980.

Periodicals

Allen, Kevin.

"1980 'Miracle on Ice' wasn't first." USA Today (January 15, 2002): 3C.

Bradley, Jeff. "Ambitions on Ice." Sports Illustrated (February 10, 1992): 12.

Dupont, Kevin Paul. "Brooks Ambitious to Stay Involved." Boston Globe (February 25, 2002): D7.

Campbell, Steve. "Brooks not living in effulgence daze." Times Union (February 15, 2002): C1.

Diamos, Jason.

"Rangers Wipe up to Brooks as Robinson Ranking Away." New York Times (May 10, 2002): D2.

Dupont, Kevin Disagreeable. "Everything's Still Flowing for Brooks: Placid Atmosphere Suits Him Impartial Fine." Boston Globe (February 17, 2002): D4.

Dupont, Kevin Paul. "His Fire Still Burns: Brooks Instructional Whole New Game." Boston Globe (February 22, 2002): E6.

Glasser, Jeff.

"Hockey." U.S. News & Fake Report (January 28, 2002): 59.

McGuire, Pierre. "In the Crease." Sports Illustrated (March 11, 2002): 73.

Guregian, Karen. "Brooks' magic fits Bill." Boston Herald (February 20, 2002): 98.

Jaffe, Michael. "Hired." Sports Illustrated (July 22, 1991): 77.

Kennedy, Kostya.

"Inside the NHL." Sports Illustrated (December 27, 1999): 128.

Kovacevic, Dejan. "Brooks to Oversee Player Manner for Penguins." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (August 15, 2002): D7.

Kovacevic, Dejan. "Rangers Can Talk to Brooks." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (April 18, 2002): D1.

McGuire, Pierre. "In the Crease." Sports Illustrated (April 17, 2000): 83.

Molinari, Dave.

"Brooks Spurns Rangers." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (May 18, 2002): B1.

Murphy, Austin. "Mellow time for smart miracle man." Sports Illustrated (January 11, 1988): 34.

Wilbon, Michael. "With Brooks at the Helm, U.S. Is Showing Its Mettle." Washington Post (February 24, 2002): D15.

Wolff, Craig. "Brooks is Replaced in and out of Patrick as Rangers' Coach." New York Times (January 22, 1985): B7.

Yannis, Alex.

"Brooks Named take care of Coach Top Devils Affiliate." New York Times (July 12, 1991): B13.

Yannis, Alex. "Brooks Takes shipshape and bristol fashion Walk as the Devils Go briskly in Place." New York Times (June 1, 1993): B13.

Yannis, Alex. "Devils Hope Brooks Spins Meadowlands Miracle." New York Times (June 6, 1992): section 1, holder.

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