The whereabouts of thegame-winning "Miracle On Ice"puckare unknown andHockey Hall of Fame officials wantto find it even if they don't get to preserve it in theirmuseum."Our main objective is that artifacts , once we know about them or find them, are preserved
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and kept for heritage sake," Izak Westgate, manager of exhibitsat the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto .MORE
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: "Would it be great to have them in the Hall of Fame, where they can be displayed and shown to everyone? Absolutely. But as long as we know they're out there and someone is keeping it and making sure it'll be in good condition long term, then really that's the most important thing, whether it's another museum or in someone's special collection who really cares about it. Because you would hate to see especially the extremely rare
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items go mi sing because once they're gone, they're gone forever."Team USA's Mike Eruzione fired the puck in thethirdperiod against the Cold War rivalSoviet Unionin the 1980 Olympic Winter Games in Lake Placid, N.Y., giving the USA a4-3 victory against the powerhouse Soviets. The Americans went on to beatFinland for the gold medal.Thewinning
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puck reportedly last sold to a mystery bidder for $37,045 in 2011.It's not like the Miracle on Ice memorabilia is all in hiding. The during the1980 Olympics sold at auction in June for $137,849.16.Meanwhile, bidding reached over $611,000 for Craigs gold medal, but that item did not sell after a month-long auctionbecause it failed to meet its
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reserve price.