By the beginning of the 1960’s, the bobsled track at Mt. Van Hoevenberg had hosted, an Olympics, a World Championship and countless other national and international events. In 1961, the track had the opportunity to host a second Bobsled World Championships. At the time, the vast majority of American bobsled athletes were Adirondack locals, and… Read more »
The construction of the first track in the United States, at Mt. Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid and hosting the 1932 Olympic Winter Games set the stage for American bobsledding dominance. In fact, by the time Lake Placid hosted its first World Championships in 1949, the vast majority of bobsled athletes were Adirondack locals. Perhaps… Read more »
When you think of the sport of bobsledding, you think of Switzerland or Germany, certainly not New York State. But New York has a much unknown history of its impact on the sport. Bobsledding is rumored to have started in Albany, New York, before being introduced to Switzerland. Newspaper reports confirm that Albany once held… Read more »
Often, those who enter the 1980 Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, NY envision a packed house, chants and cheers of “USA!” on repeat, waving flags and the palpable excitement of the 1980 Winter Olympics “Miracle on Ice” hockey game. For the next 37 years, athletes, coaches, referees, spectators and visitors looked up to see… Read more »
Born in 1900, Lake Placid’s Charles Jewtraw never dreamed of someday being an Olympic champion, especially because there were no Olympic Winter Games until 1924. But as fate would have it, not only did he become an Olympic champion but the first ever in the Winter Games. The first modern day Olympic Games took place… Read more »
Friday, March 17 & Saturday, March 18, 2023 Lake Placid is the home of the ECAC Men’s Hockey Championship, and each year the best teams in the Eastern College Athletic Conference come to the 1980 Herb Brooks arena to claim the top spot and move on to the NCAA DI Championships. If you like the… Read more »
Unique Event on Black Ice Blends Skating with Fine and Decorative Art Art of the Olympians Gallery to Open Celebrating Art, Culture and Sport The New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority (Olympic Authority) announces that the World Figure and Fancy Skating Championships will return to the Olympic Center in Lake Placid from October 4… Read more »
My official title? Curator of the Hockey Hall of Fame. But to the hockey world… I’m the Keeper of the Cup. How did I get here? I majored in sports administration in college and during my senior year, I interned with the Ontario Hockey League, which eventually connected me with the Hockey Hall of Fame…. Read more »