The defiant words were uttered by Tom Williams of Duluth, Minnesota, in February 1960. Williams not only left Squaw Valley, California, with a gold medal, he would enjoy a 15-season NHL career, plus two seasons in the World Hockey Association.

Here's the full list of men's hockey gold medal winners in Winter Olympics history since hockey was introduced in the Winter Games in 1924.

Jack Hughes scores two goals as the United States will get a chance to win its first gold in men’s hockey since the “Miracle on Ice.”