Hockey great Eruzione jersey scores $660K at Heritage auction
Associated Press : New York, Sun Feb 24 2013, 09:29 hrs
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The jersey worn by hockey great Mike Eruzione in the US Miracle on Ice victory over the Soviet Union at the 1980 Winter Olympics has been auctioned in New York for almost $660,000.
Chris Ivy of Heritage Auctions said the No. 21 jersey went for $657,250 on Saturday. The stick Eruzione used to score the winning goal sold for $262,900, more than five times its pre-sale estimate. The buyers' names were not immediately available.
Eruzione wore the jersey when he scored the win in the come-from-behind 4-3 victory. The outcome in Lake Placid, New York was surprising because the US team was largely made up of amateurs playing against a Soviet team of professionals widely considered unbeatable.
The 33rd anniversary of the historic game was Friday.
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