Legendary hockey coach and St. Paul native Herb Brooks, who won three national titles at the University of Minnesota and coached the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” Olympic hockey team, died Monday afternoon in ...

Miracle tells the true story of Herb Brooks (Russell), the player-turned-coach who led the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team to victory over the seemingly invincible Russian squad.

Herb Brooks spent the final nine years of his life with the Penguins, including 57 games in the 1999-2000 season as head coach, and he was never shy about sharing his thoughts.