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Mike Eruzione served as the  captain that led the 1980 United States Olympic Hockey Team to its Gold Medal victory at Lake Placid.  The highlight of the games for Mike was his winning goal against the Soviet Union in the games that stunned the world. For the past several years, Mike has traveled throughout the United States for major corporation and organizations as a motivational speaker and spokesperson.

A native of Massachusetts, Mike was well-known as a local sports talent, being on all-scholastic teams in baseball, football and hockey.  At Boston University, Mike captained his senior year hockey team and finished as the third leading scorer in B.U. history.  For all four years that Mike played at B.U., his team won the Eastern Collegiate Championships.  He was also cited as best defensive forward in the East all four years and was inducted into the Boston University Hall of Fame.

After graduation, Mike joined the U.S. National Team and then played for two years with the Toledo Goldiggers of the International Hockey League, maintaining his amateur status.  In the IHL he was voted the McKenzie Award, which is annually presented to the most outstanding American born hockey player in the league.

The following season Mike was chosen to join the 1980 U.S. Olympic Team as left wing and held the honor of being elected captain by his teammates, as well as being inducted into Olympic Hall of Fame.

After the spectacular Olympic victory, Mike spent several years in New York and New Jersey as a commentator for the Madison Square Garden Communications Network.  He provided coverage of the New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils games and also did special interviews with players and coaches.

In 1984, Mike was seen broadcasting for ABC Sports for both the Winter and Summer Olympics from Sarajevo and Los Angeles, and again in Calgary for the 1988 Winter Olympics.  In 1992 Mike went to Albertville, France for the Winter Olympics and in 1994 Mike was seen in Lillehammer, Norway for the Winter Olympics.

He is the Director of Development for Athletics and Assistant Head Coach at Boston University.  Mike still resides in his hometown of Winthrop, MA, with his wife Donna and their three children.  He remains actively involved in fund raising events for the U.S. Olympic Committee as well as several other charitable and youth organizations.

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