Elected as captain of the 1980 Lake Placid Olympic hockey team, he scored the winning goal in the "Miracle on Ice" game against the heavily favored team from the Soviet Union. After the gold-medal victory against Finland, the boys from Lake Placid became a sensation across the country. Sports Illustrated called their performance one of the top ten athletic achievements in history.

On his way to the Olympics, Mike ended a stellar career at Boston University as the third leading scorer in B.U. history as well as being cited as the Best Defensive Forward in the East, earning Eastern Collegiate team titles in each of his four years. While playing amateur hockey in the International Hockey League (IHL), he received the McKenzie Award, usually presented to the outstanding American-born hockey player in the league.

After Lake Placid, Mike was quickly drafted by the television networks (including ABC, CBS and MSG) as an expert analyst and field reporter, covering stories from both Olympic Summer and Winter Games from 1984 through 1994.

Today, Mike travels around the country on behalf of major corporations as a motivational speaker and spokesperson, thrilling his audiences with the magical stories that surround America's team. He is also the director of development for athletics and assistant hockey coach at Boston University.

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