FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2015, file photo, Jack O'Callahan, left, and Mark Pavelich of the 1980 U.S. ice hockey team talk during a "Relive the Miracle" reunion at Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, N.Y. Pavelich has died at a treatment center for mental illness.
(AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)MINNEAPOLIS โ Mark Pavelich, the speedy center from the Iron Range who played on the โMiracle on Iceโ Olympic hockey team, has died at a treatment center for mental illness.
Officials in Anoka County, Minnesota, confirmed Friday that Pavelich died at the Eagle's Healing Nest in Sauk Centre, Minnesota, on Thursday morning.
โWe are saddened to hear about the passing of 1980 Olympic gold medalist Mark Pavelich,โ USA Hockey said in a statement.
โMark Pavelich always let me join with the Eveleth guys.