The inspiring story of the team that transcended its sport and united a nation with a new feeling of hope. Based on the true story of one of the greatest moments in sports history the tale captures a time and place where differences could be settled by games and a cold war could be put on ice. In 1980 the United States Ice Hockey team's coach Herb Brooks took a ragtag squad of college kids up against the legendary juggernaut from the Soviet Union at the Olympic Games. Despite the long odds Team USA carried the pride of a nation yearning from a distraction from world events. With the world watching the team rose to the occasion prompting broadcaster Al Michaels' now famous question to the millions viewing at home: Do you believe in miracles? Yes!