🏒🇺🇸On February 28, 1960 the United States won its first Olympic ice hockey gold medal at Squaw Valley, California with 9-4 win over Czechoslovakia. Over the past three days, the goaltending of Jack McCartan had helped the United States Olympic hockey team upset co-favorites Canada, 2-1, and the Soviet Union, 3-2. With a 6-0 record, the United States still needs a victory or tie today against 3-3 Czechoslovakia, which the Americans defeated 7-5 in their opening game, for the gold medal. After