‘Miracle on Ice’ star Mark Pavelich dies at treatment home
4 years ago

‘Miracle on Ice’ star Mark Pavelich dies at treatment home

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — Mark Pavelich, the speedy center from the Iron Range who played on the “Miracle on Ice” Olympic hockey team, has died at a treatment center for mental illness. “We are saddened to hear about the passing of 1980 Olympic gold medalist Mark Pavelich,” USA Hockey said in a statement. forever a part of hockey history.” Pavelich was undergoing treatment at the home as part of a civil commitment for assaulting his neighbor in Cook County, Minnesota, in August 2019, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported. The 5-foot-8, 170-pound forward spent five seasons with the New York Rangers and played briefly for the Minnesota North Stars and San Jose Sharks, finishing with 137 goals and 192 assists in 355 NHL regular-season games.

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Mark Pavelich, a player on the 1980 U.S. ‘Miracle on Ice’ hockey team, dies at 63
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Mark Pavelich, a player on the 1980 U.S. ‘Miracle on Ice’ hockey team, dies at 63

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