‘USA! USA!’ Reflecting on the Miracle

If you want an evening of patriotism, in which the good guys win, watch “Miracle.”

Callista and I were privileged to have great seats in the hockey stadium on Feb. 22 when the United States played Canada for the gold medal in the Winter Olympics. At the time, it did not occur to us that this was the 46th anniversary of the “Miracle on Ice” at Lake Placid, N.Y.

The American team was widely regarded as the distinct underdogs to the Canad…