Brooks was cut by coach Jack Riley to make room for Cleary .
Cleary witnessed the 1980 US - USSR game in Lake Placid and was asked by Herb Brooks to address the team prior to the contest which provided a strange link between the 1960 and 1980 teams .
Herb Brooks was cut by coach Jack Riley to make room for Cleary .
Cleary witnessed the 1980 US - USSR game in Lake Placid and was asked by Herb Brooks to address the team prior to the contest which provided a strange link between the 1960 and 1980 teams .