Eric Strobel
Encyclopedia
Eric Martin Strobel is a retired American
ice hockey
forward
who was a member of the Miracle on Ice
1980 gold medal winning U.S. Olympic hockey team.
where he was a highly recruited high school hockey player. He earned all-conference honors at Mayo in 1973-74, 1974–75 and 1975-76 before moving on to the University of Minnesota
. He was a member of the 1979 University of Minnesota Golden Gophers NCAA championship
team and also played for Team USA at the 1979 Ice Hockey World Championship tournament in Moscow
.
, Strobel only played half a season with the Sabres top minor league team Rochester Americans
of the American Hockey League
. He broke his ankle during an AHL playoff game in the spring of 1980 and retired from hockey afterwards.
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He previously coached the Peewee A team for the Eastview Athletic Association in Apple Valley.
played for the New York Rangers
.
Eric Strobel suffered a minor stroke on October 31, 2006 and recovered in the hospital. He is currently in physical therapy and is improving daily.
TV movie about the 1980 U.S. hockey team called Miracle on Ice, but did appear in archival footage of the gold medal ceremony.
Robbie MacGregor portrayed him in the 2004
Disney film Miracle
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
forward
Forward (ice hockey)
In ice hockey, a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in...
who was a member of the Miracle on Ice
Miracle on Ice
The "Miracle on Ice" is the name in American popular culture for a medal-round men's ice hockey game during the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid, New York, on Friday, February 22...
1980 gold medal winning U.S. Olympic hockey team.
Amateur career
Strobel attended Rochester Mayo High SchoolMayo High School
Mayo High School is an American high school named after the brothers William James Mayo and Charles Horace Mayo, physicians and founders of the Mayo Clinic. Mayo High School was built in 1966 in the southeastern section of Rochester, Minnesota. A public school, it is part of the Rochester...
where he was a highly recruited high school hockey player. He earned all-conference honors at Mayo in 1973-74, 1974–75 and 1975-76 before moving on to the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
. He was a member of the 1979 University of Minnesota Golden Gophers NCAA championship
NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship
The annual NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship tournament determines the top men's ice hockey team in NCAA Division I and Division III. The semi-finals and finals of the Division I Championship are branded as the Frozen Four, a passing nod to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship - known...
team and also played for Team USA at the 1979 Ice Hockey World Championship tournament in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
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Professional career
Though drafted 133rd overall in the 1978 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo SabresBuffalo Sabres
The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding and early success: 1970-71—1980-81:...
, Strobel only played half a season with the Sabres top minor league team Rochester Americans
Rochester Americans
The Rochester Americans are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, and a top affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres. The team plays its home games in Rochester, New York, at the Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial...
of the American Hockey League
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
. He broke his ankle during an AHL playoff game in the spring of 1980 and retired from hockey afterwards.
Post playing career
Strobel returned to Minnesota after his retirement and became a telephone sales executive in Apple Valley, MinnesotaApple Valley, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 45,527 people, 16,344 households, and 12,405 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,625.5 people per square mile . There were 16,536 housing units at an average density of 953.6 per square mile...
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He previously coached the Peewee A team for the Eastview Athletic Association in Apple Valley.
Personal
Eric married Kim Robinson on July 31, 1987 and has two children, Leslie (Born November 21, 1987) and Krista (Born September 19, 1988). Leslie attends Colgate University where she is on the varsity swim team. Krista attends Creighton University. Strobel's father, Art StrobelArt Strobel
Arthur George Strobel was a professional ice hockey player who played seven games in the National Hockey League. He played with the New York Rangers. Strobel's son, Eric Strobel, won a gold medal playing for the 1980 US Olympic Hockey Team.- References :...
played for the New York Rangers
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
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Eric Strobel suffered a minor stroke on October 31, 2006 and recovered in the hospital. He is currently in physical therapy and is improving daily.
In popular culture
Strobel was not featured in a 19811981 in film
-Events:*January 19 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists. UA was humiliated by the astronomical losses on the $40,000,000 movie Heaven's Gate, a major factor in the decision of owner Transamerica to sell it....
TV movie about the 1980 U.S. hockey team called Miracle on Ice, but did appear in archival footage of the gold medal ceremony.
Robbie MacGregor portrayed him in the 2004
2004 in film
The year 2004 in film involved some significant events. Major releases of sequels took place. It included blockbuster films like Shrek 2, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, The Passion of the Christ, Meet the Fockers, Blade: Trinity, Spider-Man 2, Alien vs. Predator, Kill Bill Vol...
Disney film Miracle
Miracle (film)
Miracle is a 2004 American biographical sports film about the United States men's hockey team, led by head coach Herb Brooks, that won the gold medal in the 1980 Winter Olympics. The USA team's victory over the heavily favored Soviet team in the medal round was dubbed the Miracle on Ice...
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