The Resume

(December 28, 1956- )
Born in Duluth, Minnesota
Drafted 75th overall by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft and 79th overall by the Calgary Cowboys in the 1976 WHA Amateur Draft
Forward for Jokerit (1980-81)
Member of the U.S. Olympic Gold Medal Ice Hockey Team (1980)

Why he might be annoying:

His inclusion on the Miracle on Ice team was largely in part to being on Herb Brooks team at the University of Minnesota.
He never cut it in the professional ranks.
He turned down a contract offer from the Minnesota North Stars.
He chose to pursue a hockey career, despite the fact he primarily excelled at football.
He held the distinction of being both the oldest player and the lone holdover from the Miracle on Ice team for the 1984 U.S. Olympic Ice Hockey Team.
He retired following those games, after the United States finished in seventh place at the Sarajevo Olympics.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was a star player at the University of Minnesota.
He was a member of two NCAA championship teams at the University of Minnesota.
He scored the tying goal for the United States against Finland in the gold medal game, which set the stage for the American comeback and victory (1980).
His skates he wore in the 1980 Winter Olympics are in the National Museum of American History.
He went into the finance sector following his retirement from hockey.

Credit: Eddie Burphy

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Eddie Burphy's Profiles [Series 03]
• I Attended University of Minnesota
• I Played Minor League Hockey
• Ice Hockey Players
• Look at Me, I'm a Helmet Head
• Nobody Told Me I'm Old
• Profiles 54251-54500 (Ranked: 54467)
• U.S. Olympic Gold Medal Ice Hockey Team [1980]

Year In Review:

In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying