USA held their own against Czechoslovakia's All Star squad when best-on-best winning in '81, 84 and '91 and losing in '98OG and '14WC. The NCAA All Star Teams beat Czechoslovakia in '72OG and '80OG. They lost in '84OG and '88OG.
If USA had gone strictly NCAA aged players in '72 here may have been a Team USA. G - Watt - Reagan D - McElmury - Sanders - Mellor - Noris - McIntosh-Olds C - Sheehan - Hoene - Ftorek - Antonovich W - Boucha - Sarner - Irving - Anderson - Hynes- McManama-Ahearn-Palmer
This team featured 20 year old Robbie Ftorek and 16 year old Mark Howe for the USA. Ftorek beat Czechoslovakia in 1972 OG, tied in '76 Canada Cup and beat Czechoslovakia again in '81 Canada Cup with Mark Howe on LD. Howe was 2-0 vs Czechoslovakia Ftorek was 2-0-1. USA did very well against Czechoslovakia winning in '72, 80,81,84,91. Lost in '98 OG.
USA held their own against Czechoslovakia's All Star squad when best-on-best
winning in '81, 84 and '91 and losing in '98OG and '14WC. The NCAA All Star Teams beat Czechoslovakia in '72OG and '80OG. They lost in '84OG and
'88OG.
If USA had gone strictly NCAA aged players in '72 here may have been a Team USA.
G - Watt - Reagan
D - McElmury - Sanders - Mellor - Noris - McIntosh-Olds
C - Sheehan - Hoene - Ftorek - Antonovich
W - Boucha - Sarner - Irving - Anderson - Hynes- McManama-Ahearn-Palmer
USA silver medals forgotten miracle
This team featured 20 year old Robbie Ftorek and 16 year old Mark Howe for the USA.
Ftorek beat Czechoslovakia
in 1972 OG, tied in '76 Canada Cup
and beat Czechoslovakia again
in '81 Canada Cup with Mark Howe on LD.
Howe was 2-0 vs Czechoslovakia
Ftorek was 2-0-1.
USA did very well against Czechoslovakia winning in
'72, 80,81,84,91. Lost in '98 OG.