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Posted on 2/23/26 at 6:54 pm to Bass Tiger
Ya, Russia for me will always be the enemy.
Posted on 2/23/26 at 10:18 pm to kajunman
I was ten. Watched it with my family.
Posted on 2/23/26 at 10:20 pm to kajunman
Heard Bill Franques talking about this on radio yesterday.
Why would the 1980 game have been tape delayed? It was in New York.
Why would the 1980 game have been tape delayed? It was in New York.
Posted on 2/24/26 at 5:08 am to LCLa
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Why would the 1980 game have been tape delayed? It was in New York.
AI says:
The 1980 "Miracle on Ice" hockey game was tape-delayed because ABC, which held the U.S. broadcasting rights, wanted to air the match during primetime (8 p.m. EST) for a larger audience. The game actually started at 5 p.m. EST, and the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) refused to reschedule it to a later time.
Key details regarding the tape delay:
Failed Negotiation: ABC tried to move the game to 8 p.m. and offered to pay the IIHF $125,000, but the Soviet Union rejected the time change.
Soviet Timing: Moving the game to 8 p.m. EST would have placed the start at 4 a.m. in Moscow, which the Soviets found unacceptable.
Primetime Strategy: ABC chose to tape the 5 p.m. game and air it later that evening to maximize viewership.
No Spoiler Policy: Despite the delay, many Americans did not know the result, and broadcaster ABC was praised for not spoiling the outcome during their coverage
Posted on 2/24/26 at 6:31 am to Twenty 49
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No Spoiler Policy: Despite the delay, many Americans did not know the result, and broadcaster ABC was praised for not spoiling the outcome during their coverage
HA! they forgot to prep their local affiliates in that regard - Andy Leopold of Ch. 2 did not get the memo. He defended his decision but it was indefensible.
Posted on 2/24/26 at 9:06 am to kajunman
I watched it. I was driving to my in-laws house while the game was being played. I didn’t want to hear what happened since I was going to watch it on tape delay after I got there.
Posted on 2/24/26 at 9:18 am to kajunman
Can you even see the puck with the low grade quality of TV at the time?
Posted on 2/24/26 at 10:20 am to kajunman
Reagan and gold in USA hockey......glorious
Posted on 2/24/26 at 10:52 am to kajunman
I watched it on Disney.
Posted on 2/24/26 at 11:21 am to LSU Grad Alabama Fan
I watched the Semi vs USSR on a small black and white tv in my bedroom as a 9 year old
Watched the Final at my grandparents house
Watched the Final at my grandparents house
Posted on 2/25/26 at 8:41 am to sms151t
About to get out of the Air Force at Keesler AFB, Ms. working at Sears in the Edgewater Mall in Gulfport hanging around the TV/Stereo department with every male that worked there.
Posted on 2/25/26 at 9:01 am to danilo
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Can you even see the puck with the low grade quality of TV at the time?
We didn't know any better, it's all we had. Wouldn't trade it for anything though, it was a great memory and something that brings me back to that night 46 years ago. Times were simpler back then, what a time to be alive. We had no idea how great the 80s would be at that time.
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