LOS ANGELES -- Mark Pavelich stood quietly at the bench, watching his eternal teammates circle the ice, until captain Mike Eruzione beckoned.

	The 20 members of the 1980 U.S. Olympic team pose at their first complete reunion in 22 years.

Pavelich hustled onto the rink, pulling a red, white and blue jersey over his head. He stood with the other 19 members of the 1980 U.S. hockey team for a photograph that evoked memories.

For the first time since they shocked the world and revitalized a nation with their "Miracle on Ice" at Lake Placid, every player from the gold medal-winning team was reunited on Friday for an exhibition game against a team of former NHL stars as part of the All-Star weekend.

Even Pavelich, a clever forward who assisted on Eruzione's goal that beat the Soviet Union, was happy to be there -- so happy that he reportedly drove to Los Angeles from his home in the wilds of northern Minnesota.

After an NHL career, Pavelich exchanged his public life for an extremely private one. When members of the Olympic team gathered for golf outings or corporate affairs in recent years, Pavelich politely declined or simply failed to show.

When asked why he had chosen this weekend to rejoin the men with whom he accomplished arguably the greatest feat in the history of Olympic team sports, Pavelich shrugged and looked at the ice.

"It was just that time," Pavelich said.

After 22 years, the team's accomplishment has only grown -- particularly given the Olympics' current state, when millionaire stars skate against their NHL peers in what most players see as an All-Star tournament.

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The idea of a team composed of teen-agers and college players beating the game's hockey powers is even more inconceivable than it was when coach Herb Brooks and his unlikely heroes did just that.

"Seeing all these guys brings back so many memories, I haven't even got the time to remember them all," said Brooks, who will be behind the U.S. bench again this month in Salt Lake City. "There's a lot of anticipation and anxiety out here. Everybody was anxious to see everybody else."

The Olympians found that much has changed -- namely, the players' disappearing hair and expanding waistlines -- but much has stayed the same.

"The same guys are quiet on the bus and the locker room, but the same guys are telling jokes and keeping us loose, too," defenseman Mike Ramsey said. "I see these guys, and the first thing I think is, `Do I look that old?"'

"It's like going to your class reunion, and there's a bunch of old people there telling you they went to school with you," defenseman Dave Christian said.

With the 2002 Games just a week away, the players have spent extra time recently thinking about their accomplishments. All of them are expected to be in Salt Lake City for the Olympics.

"I don't think we'll ever see something like what we did again," forward Dave Silk said. "One of the overlooked points of Herb Brooks' genius was our team's chemistry. We weren't even the 20 best college hockey players in the country, but we had a team that played well together.

"You just can't get that with the Olympics the way they are today. The players fly into town, and two days later, they're playing. It's different -- but of course, my sentimental bias goes that way."

The Olympians have lost a step or two, as they proved in a 12-12 tie against a team consisting of former NHL stars including Lanny McDonald, Butch Goring and Peter Stastny. They fell behind 7-2 before a prolonged rally -- including a tying goal by Ramsey with 13.7 seconds left -- sent everyone home happy.

The most emotional moment for the team came before the exhibition game, when they all stood along the blue line and listened to the national anthem together for the first time since receiving their gold medals in Lake Placid.

"It's something you can't forget, no matter how old you get," Ramsey said.