1980 OLYMPIC HOCKEY TEAM

Death of ‘Miracle on Ice’ standout Pavelich was suicide

Mark PavelichANOKA, Minn. – A Minnesota medical examiner says last month’s death of “Miracle on Ice” Olympic hockey player Mark Pavelich was a suicide. The Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office in Anoka County says the 63-year-old Pavelich died of asphyxia.  His body was found March 3 at the Eagle’s Healing Nest in Sauk Centre, Minn. Pavelich was undergoing treatment as part…