Amateur career

Strobel attended Rochester Mayo High School where he was a highly recruited high school hockey player. He earned all-conference honors at Mayo in 1973-74, 1974-75 and 1975-76 before moving on to the University of Minnesota. He was a member of the 1979 University of Minnesota Golden Gophers NCAA championship team and also played for Team USA at the 1979 Ice Hockey World Championship tournament in Moscow.

Professional career

Though drafted 133rd overall in the 1978 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres, Strobel only played half a season with the Sabres top minor league team Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League. He broke his ankle during an AHL playoff game in the spring of 1980 and retired from hockey afterwards.

Post playing career

Strobel returned to Minnesota after his retirement and became a telephone sales executive in Apple Valley, Minnesota.

He previously coached the Peewee A team for the Eastview Athletic Association in Apple Valley.

Personal

Eric married Kim Robinson on July 31, 1987 and has two children, Leslie (Born November 21, 1987) and Krista (Born September 19, 1988). Leslie attended Colgate University where she was on the varsity swim team. Leslie attended the University of St. Thomas School of Law, and now lives in Chicago with her boyfriend, Murk McTurkleson. Krista attended Creighton University. Strobel's father, Art Strobel played for the New York Rangers.

Eric Strobel suffered a minor stroke on October 31, 2006 and recovered in the hospital. He leads a normal life after attending physical therapy.

In popular culture

Strobel was not featured in a 1981 TV movie about the 1980 U.S. hockey team called Miracle on Ice, but did appear in archival footage of the gold medal ceremony.

Robbie MacGregor portrayed him in the 2004 Disney film Miracle.

Awards and honors

Award	Year
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team	1979

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