The Boys of The Winter ( Miracle ) by Wayne Coffey.

          Before I talk about my favorite part of the book, I dedicate this writing to Robert Allen Suter, who played for the American Olympic team. An was on the ice during its memorably 4-3 upset win over a powerful Soviet Union ( Russians ) in 1980. The Soviets had won every gold metal in hockey since 1964. I do this because Rob had just recently passed away on Tuesday, September 9th, 2014 from a heart attack.
          So my favorite part of this book is "The Boys of The Winter", Herb Brooks the coach and a former player on the 1960 Olympic team, was just days before the Olympics started, Jack Riley the head coach, tapped Herb Brooks 22 years of age on the shoulder and told him to go home. In the fall of 1978, Herb applied for the Olympic coaching job and was awarded the head coaching job by the Olympic committee. 
        When his team was picked, he put the USA team in an exhibition series against NHL ( National Hockey League ) clubs. When facing them, there where three low points: a 9-1 thumping by the St. Louis Blues, 1-0 loss to the AHL's ( American Hockey League ) Adirondack Red Wings, and most maddening of all to the coach, a 3-3 tie in Norway in mid-September. When they lost Herb said "If you don't want to skate during the game then you'll skate after it," he wasn't kidding to the players. An so they did, the team lined up on the goal line, and was told to skate Brook's dreaded Herbies. Herbies are when you start from the goal line, then to the Blue line, then back, then to the Red line in the middle, then back, then to the far Blue line, and back, then to the far goal line, and back. The crowd filled out and they skated, the custodian turned out the lights and they still skated. George Nagobads, the teams physician urged Herb to stop, but they skated. Close to an hour the boys skated, then, the next day the played again and won 9-0.
         The reason why I like that part is because, Herb Brooks is a man who wants to win as a team not individuals. He doesn't want/like to lose, so he trains his team to win as team and be better in better shape than the other team. An play like your playing a Championship game that is what I like about this book and Herb Brooks.

  Ryan McFadden