Mark Pavelich, a 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey forward on the Miracle on Ice team, died Thursday, according to USA Hockey and the NHL. He was 63.
Pavelich died at the Eagle’s Healing Nest, a treatment center for mental illness, in Sauk Centre, Minnesota, according to Anonka County officials. The cause and manner of death are still pending.
Pavelich was undergoing treatment at the home as part of a civil commitment for assaulting his neighbor in August 2019.
Pavelich had two assists in the U.S.’ 4-3 win over the Soviet Union in the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games medal round.