Mark Pavelich, 'Miracle on Ice' team star, found dead at treatment center aged 63
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- Mark Pavelich dies at Minnesota treatment center aged 63
- Pavelich assisted on goal that beat USSR at 1980 Olympics
- Olympic champion went on to play 355 career NHL games
Mark Pavelich, the speedy center from the Iron Range who played on the Miracle on Ice' Olympic hockey team, has died at a treatment center for mental illness. He was 63.
Officials in Anoka County, Minnesota, confirmed Friday that Pavelich died at the Eagle's Healing Nest in Sauk Centre, Minnesota, on Thursday morning. The cause and manner of death are still pending.
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