Eric Strobel

Eric Martin 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.

Strobel attended Rochester Mayo High School where he earned all-conference honors in 1973-74, 1974–75 and 1975–76 before moving on to the University of Minnesota. He was a member of the 1979 University of Minnesota Golden Gophers NCAA championship team and also played for Team USA at the 1979 Ice Hockey World Championship tournament in Moscow.

Drafted 133rd overall in the 1978 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres, Strobel never played with the parent club. He managed only half a season as a professional playing for their top minor league team, the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League, before he broke his ankle during an AHL playoff game in the spring of 1980, and retired from hockey.

Strobel returned to Minnesota after his retirement and became a telephone sales executive in Apple Valley, Minnesota.

He previously coached the Peewee A team for the Eastview Athletic Association in Apple Valley.

Eric married Kim Robinson on July 31, 1987 and has two children, Leslie (Born November 21, 1987) and Krista (Born September 19, 1988). Leslie attended Colgate University where she was on the varsity swim team, and the University of St. Thomas School of Law. She now lives in Chicago with her boyfriend, Murk McTurkleson. Krista attended Creighton University. Strobel's father, Art Strobel played for the New York Rangers.

Eric Strobel suffered a minor stroke on October 31, 2006 and recovered in the hospital. He leads a normal life after undergoing physical therapy.

Strobel was not featured in a 1981 TV movie about the 1980 U.S. hockey team called Miracle on Ice, but did appear in archival footage of the gold medal ceremony.

Robbie MacGregor portrayed him in the 2004 Disney film Miracle.