LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – Do you have a hockey fanatic in your family? Skip the long lines for sticks, skates and swag and fulfill their fantasy this holiday season with the hockey experience of a lifetime. The Miracle on Ice Fantasy Camp, taking place April 3-7, in the two-time Olympic village of Lake Placid, N.Y., is extending a discounted camper rate through Christmas Day.
The five-day camp features a coaching staff comprised of at least 11 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey gold medalists, all returning from last year, and includes Neal Broton, Dave Christian, Mike Eruzione, John Harrington, Steve Janaszak, Mark Johnson, Ken Morrow, Mike Ramsey, Buzz Schneider, Dave Silk and Mark Wells. The group is eager and excited to share their hockey knowledge, stories and Olympic experience with 68 campers.
“The Miracle on Ice Hockey Camp is a chance to connect with one of the greatest moments in sports. Our team is continually amazed at the response we continue to get from not only fans but the general public,” added Harrington, who assisted on Eruzione’s go-ahead goal against the Russians. “It was an amazing time in our lives, a crucial time in global politics, and to know that we had some effect on the psyche of a nation is very flattering.
“This camp will enable participants and players to re-live that time period, share the inside stories and allow you to play in one of the most famed arenas in all of sports.”
A limited number of spots remain (must be 21 and over) for the camp which is held in the Olympic Center’s 1980 Rink-Herb Brooks Arena. It’s the same rink where Team USA defeated the Soviet Union, 4-3, in what’s also been recognized worldwide as the Greatest Sporting Moment of the 20th Century.
“Do you know what’s funny about dreams? It’s when you wake up from one and you forget the important details, or you’re unable to find the words to describe it. Only part of that is true with this dream. I remember every detail, but at times I have difficulty finding the right words to describe it,” says Tori Pizzuto of her Miracle on Ice Fantasy Camp experience. Pizzuto was one of two females to participate in the inaugural camp last year.
All Fantasy Campers will be picked up at Albany (N.Y.) International Airport and transported to and from Lake Placid via motor coach. While in Lake Placid, they will receive hockey instruction and play games while spending four nights at the High Peaks Resort. There they will enjoy dining, socialize with the 1980 players, receive a gift bag including practice and home and away replica1980 USA Hockey game jerseys, hockey helmet, gloves, socks, pants, camp apparel, and other surprises throughout the Camp. Participants will also receive a camp highlight video and be a part of those “inside” stories 35 years in the making.
To register or learn more about the Miracle on Ice Fantasy Camp visit www.MiracleonIceFantasyCamp.com. Follow the camp on Twitter, @1980HockeyCamp and on Facebook, Miracle on Ice Fantasy Camp.
Photos (Courtesy of ORDA/ Whiteface Lake Placid) from the inaugural Miracle on Ice Fantasy Camp can be found HERE.
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