Movie Flaw: In Disney’s Miracle, the U.S. Team Went Off-Sides

This is a tough call out because I am obsessed with the movie Miracle, but have to blow the whistle on the folks over at Disney because they allowed the unbreakable 1980 U.S. olympic team to be caught on film going off-sides.

It was during a practice and at a time in the movie when eventual captain Mike Eruzione still was missing the net with his shots. But it’s right in front of the king and I would imagine Herb Brooks — rest in peace — was a man known for his attention to detail.

Also, off-sides might be one of the most essential rules in all of hockey and one of the first rules you learn as a beginner.

For those who don’t know, going off-sides in hockey means a player on the attacking team crosses the blue line entering the offensive zone before the puck.

The rule has been this way since 1930, according to Fox Sports.

Players can have one skate on the blue line and one in the offensive zone before the puck crosses the blue line, but that is clearly not the case here: