Eric Strobel

Eric Strobel (born June 5, 1958) in Rochester, Minnesota is a retired American ice hockey forward who was a member of the Miracle On Ice 1980 gold medal winning U.S. Olympic hockey team.

Amateur career

Eric attended the Rochester Mayo High School where he was one of U.S. high school hockey's most heavily recruited players in 1976 and also excelled in baseball and gridiron football. He all-conference honors at Mayo in 1973-74, 1974-75 and 1975-76 before moving on to the University of Minnesota. He was a member of the U. of Minn. Minnesota Gophers NCAA championship winning team in 1979 and also played for Team USA at the 1979 Ice Hockey World Championship tournament in Moscow.

Professional career

Though drafted 133rd overall in the 1978 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres, Strobel only played half a season with the Sabres top minor league team Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League. He broke his ankle during an AHL playoff game in the spring of 1980 and retired from hockey afterwards.

Post Playing Career

Strobel returned to Minnesota after his retirement and became a telephone sales executive in Apple Valley, Minnesota.He currently coaches the peewee A team for the Eastview Athletic Association in Apple Valley.

Personal

Eric married Kim Robinson on July 31, 1987 and is currently father to two children, Leslie (Born November 21, 1987) and Krista (Born September 19th, 1988). Leslie now attends Colgate University where she is on the varsity swim team.

Eric Strobel suffered a minor stroke on October 31, 2006 and recovered in the hospital. He is currently in physical therapy and is improving daily.

References

* [http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1978/78133.html Strobel's Hockeydraftcentral.com bio]
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