Hockey star's son plays him in new movie about the `Miracle on Ice'.

From: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service | Date: February 2, 2004| Author: | Copyright information

Byline: Chris Hewitt

ST. PAUL, Minn. _ It started to get weird for Billy Schneider when he "married" his mom.

Minnesota native Schneider portrays his dad, 1980 Olympic gold medalist Buzz Schneider, in the movie "Miracle." The oddity of that situation really hit home when the movie's props people put a simple wedding band on Billy's finger, a band meant to look like the one his dad put on when he married his mom, Gayle.

"That really made me think about being my dad, being married to my mom. It was weird," says Billy, 23, whose role is small but pivotal. "But it was a ...

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