NEW YORK -- There wasn't any place John Harrington was going to be Wednesday other than The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers, almost 1,500 miles from his home in Minnesota.
Mark Pavelich, his late teammate from the United States men's hockey team at the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics, needed him at the "Do You Still Believe in Miracles?" gala.
The event, which featured eight members of the "Miracle on Ice" team, was held to raise money and awareness for The Ranch: Teammates for Life, a nonprofit supporting athletes, military veterans and first responders who suffer from various issues associated with traumatic brain injury.
The Ranch, located in Sauk Centre, Minnesota, was founded to honor Pavelich, an Olympian and NHL forward who died by suicide March 4, 2021, at the age 63.
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