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'Miracle on Ice' goalie is selling his gold medal, memorabilia for $5.7 million

Jim Craig was in goal for the United States men’s hockey team in Lake Placid, where in 1980 Team USA pulled off a stunning upset of the Soviet Union national team and went on to beat Finland in the gold-medal game.

The medal Craig received, along with the jerseys he wore against the USSR and Finland, his mask, skates and a number of other pieces of memorabilia are up for auction. Craig listed 19 items for sale through auction house Lelands, with an asking price of $5.7 million for the entire collection.

Dave Tenenbaum/AP

Dave Tenenbaum/AP

Each item also has an individually appraised value. Craig’s goalie stick is worth a cool $300,000.

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The collection also includes some incredibly rare and cool items, like this camera given to Olympians in a United States Olympic Team pouch.

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Craig told ESPN that he’s parting with the pieces of history to help secure his family financially.

Via ESPN:

“After the 35th anniversary, and after our teammate Bobby Suter died, I thought it was important to be responsible with these pieces to grow and protect the legacy for my family. And my wife certainly doesn’t want to see pictures of Jim Craig all over the house.”

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