{"id":195341,"date":"2021-03-06T01:27:23","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T22:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mark-pavelich-miracle-on-ice-team-star-dead-at-63\/"},"modified":"2021-03-06T01:27:23","modified_gmt":"2021-03-05T22:27:23","slug":"mark-pavelich-miracle-on-ice-team-star-dead-at-63","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mark-pavelich-miracle-on-ice-team-star-dead-at-63\/","title":{"rendered":"#Mark Pavelich, ‘Miracle on Ice’ team star, dead at 63"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Mark Pavelich, ‘Miracle on Ice’ team star, dead at 63<\/strong>”
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Mark Pavelich, a member of the 1980 \u201cMiracle on Ice\u201d U.S. Olympic hockey team, was found dead in a treatment facility in central Minnesota.<\/p>\n

The 63-year-old died at Eagle\u2019s Healing Nest, where he was receiving mental health treatment, according to the Minnesota Star Tribune<\/a>. Pavelich was under civil commitment for assaulting his neighbor with a four-foot metal pipe in August of 2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Emergency police were called to Pavelich\u2019s residence around 8:30 a.m. on Thursday after a reported death. No one had seen the ex-NHLer since 8 p.m. the previous day.<\/p>\n

Cause of death was not immedia<\/a>tely known.<\/p>\n

Pavelich starred for the US squad in Lake Placid, collecting an assist on Mike Eruzione\u2019s goal that stood as the winner in an upset over the vaunted Russian team. The Americans went on to beat Finland for the gold medal.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are saddened to hear about the passing of 1980 Olympic gold medalist Mark Pavelich,\u201d USA Hockey tweeted. \u201cWe extend our deepest condolences to Mark\u2019s family & friends. \u201cForever a part of hockey history\u201d.<\/p>\n

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