On This Date 3/1/1980


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Six days after completing the miracle and winning the Gold Medal with Team USA, Jim Craig makes his NHL debut with the Atlanta Flames. Craig allows just one goal on 25 shots as the Flames beat the Colorado Rockies 4-1 at the Omni in Atlanta. Jim Craig is of 13 members of the team to play in the NHL after the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics.