At Calgary, the U.S. will be in the red division along with the U.S.S.R., Czechoslovakia, West Germany, Norway and Austria. The seventh-seeded Americans will play each of those squads in the preliminary round-robin, with the top two advancing to the medal round.
Can the 1980 miracle be repeated?
The Russians have been slipping slightly in international tournaments--witness the loss to the Canadians in the Canada's Cup, and their humiliation at the hands of the Swedes in the World Championships.
And there exists precedents for Olympic upsets. In 1960 a quartet of Harvard players, led by current Crimson coach Bill Cleary, guided the U.S. to its first Olympic gold medal. And everybody knows what happened at Lake Placid.
In 1988, the Impossible Dream may not be impossible after all.
Harvard Hockey Roster Player P Cl Ht/Wt School/Hometo wn Steve Armstrong F Sr. 5-10/175 Northwood /Ithaca, N.Y. Jon Biotti D Fr. 6-4/215 Belmont Hill/Newton, Ma. Josh Caplan D Jr. 5-10/175 Belmont Hill/Wellesley, Ma. Peter Ciavaglia F Fr. 5-10/170 Nichols/S nyder, N.Y. John Devin G Sr. 5-11/190 Braintree/Bra intree, Ma. Ted Donato F Fr. 5-10/170 Catholic Mem./Dedham, Ma. Scott Farden D Jr. 6-1/200 Virginia/Virg inia, Mn. Michael Francis G Fr. 6-0/165 Archb. Williams/Braintree, Ma. Gerald Green F Sr. 5-11/175 Milton/Stella rton, Nova Scotia Tod Hartje C So. 6-0/185 Anoka/Anoka, Mn. Paul Howley F Jr. 5-11/170 Archb. Williams/Milton, Ma. Andy Janfaza F Sr. 5-10/190 Noble&Green ough/Natick, Ma. Scott McCormick D So. 6-1/185 St. Paul's/Lake Forest, II. John Murphy C So. 5-11/175 St. Michael's/Toronto, Ont. Jerry Pawloski D Sr. 5-11/185 Northville /Northville, Mi. Brian Popiel D So. 5-9/165 F.W. Collegiate/Thunder Bay, Ont. Ed Presz F Jr. 6-0/175 Minnechaug Reg./Wilbraham, Ma. Don Sweeney D Sr. 5-10/185 St. Paul's/St. Stephen, N.B. Craig Taucher F Jr. 5-8/150 U. Detroit/Troy, Mi. Michael Vukonich F Fr. 6-1/185 Denfeld/Dul uth, Mn. John Weisbrod F Fr. 6-1/185 Choate/Wood bury, N.Y. C. J. Young F So. 5-10/175 Belmont Hill/Waban, Ma.
1986-'87 Harvard Statistics Player GP GI As Pts Pen US Olympic Hockey Roster Player P Ht/Wt 1986-87 Team/Hometown John Blue G 5-10/180 Minnesota/EI Toro, Ca. Allen Bourbeau C 5-9/175 Harvard/Falmouth, Ma. Greg Brown D 6-0/190 B.C./Southboro, Ma. Tom Chorske F 6-1/200 Minnesota/Minneapoli s, Mn. Clark Donatelli F 5-10/180 B.U./Providence, R.I. Scott Fusco C 5-9/175 Olten, Switz./Burlington, Ma. Guy Gosselin D 5-11/195 Minn-Duluth/Roches ter, Mn. Tony Granato C 5-10/185 Wisconsin/Downers Grove, II. Craig Janney C 6-1/195 B.C./Enfield, Ct. Jim Johannson C 6-1/189 Landsberg, FRG/Rochester, Mn. Brad Jones F 6-1/195 Michigan/Sterling Heights, Mi. Peter Laviolette D 6-2/198 Indianapolis Checkers/Franklin, Ma. Steve Leach F 5-11/180 Wash. Capitals/Lexington, Ma. Brian Leetch D 5-11/185 B.C./Cheshire, Ct. Lane MacDonald F 5-11/187 Harvard/Mequon, Wi. Corey Millen C 5-7/165 Minnesota/Cloquet, Mn. Kevin Miller F 5-10/180 Michigan St./East Lansing, Mi. Jeff Norton D 6-3/198 Michigan/Acton, Ma. Todd Okerlund F 6-0/208 Minnesota/Burnsvill e, Mn. Paul Ranheim F 6-1/200 Wisconsin/Edina, Mn. Todd Richards D 5-10/190 Minnesota/Minneapo lis, Mn. Mike Richter G 5-10/185 Wisconsin/Flourtown , Pa. Dave Snuggerud F 6-2/188 Minnesota/Minneton ka, Mn. Jim Sprenger D 5-11/187 Minn-Duluth/Cloque t, Mn. Kevin Stevens W 6-3/215 B.C./Halifax, Ma. Chris Terreri G 5-9/155 N.J. Devils/Warwick, R.I. Eric Weinrich D 6-1/205 Maine/Gardner, Me. Scott Young F 6-1/190 B.U./Clinton, Ma. 1987 Olympic Statistics (Thru October 28, 1987) Player GP GI As Pts Pen Upcoming Schedule: Date Opponent Time Location Nov. 8 Harvard University 8:00 Cambridge, MA Nov. 10 Univ. of Minnesota 7:30 Bloomington, MN Nov. 16 Bowling Green State 7:30 Bowling Green, OH Nov. 19 Canadian Olympic Team 7:30 Hamilton, ONT Nov. 20 Michigan State 7:30 Detroit, MI Nov. 22 Michigan State 3:00 East Lansing Nov. 24 Canadian Olympic Team 7:30 Calgary, ALB Nov. 28 Canadian Olympic Team 1:05 Inglewood, CA