[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 630 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                         June 22, 2004.
Whereas on Sunday, March 28, 2004, the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers 
        defeated Harvard University in the National Collegiate Athletic 
        Association (NCAA) Division I National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey 
        Championship game by a score of 6 to 2, having defeated Dartmouth 
        College by a score of 5 to 1 in the semifinal;
Whereas during the 2003-2004 season, the Gophers won an outstanding 30 out of 36 
        games, while losing only 4 and tying 2;
Whereas the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey team is 
        the only women's team at the University to win an NCAA championship;
Whereas sophomores Krissy Wendell, Natalie Darwitz, and Allie Sanchez and 
        juniors Jody Horak and Kelly Stephens were selected for the 2003-2004 
        NCAA All-Tournament team, and Krissy Wendell was named the tournament's 
        Most Valuable Player;
Whereas sophomore Krissy Wendell was named to the Jofa Women's University 
        Division Ice Hockey All-American first team, and sophomore Natalie 
        Darwitz was named to the Jofa Women's University Division Ice Hockey 
        All-American second team;
Whereas seniors Kelsey Bills, La Toya Clarke, Melissa Coulombe, and Jerilyn 
        Glenn made tremendous contributions to the University of Minnesota 
        Golden Gophers women's ice hockey program;
Whereas the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey head coach 
        Laura Halldorson has been named the American Hockey Coaches 
        Association's Division I Women's Coach of the Year for the third time 
        since 1998; and
Whereas all of the team's players showed tremendous dedication throughout the 
        season toward their goal of winning the national championship: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) commends the University of Minnesota women's ice hockey team for 
        winning the 2003-2004 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division 
        I Women's Ice Hockey Championship;
            (2) recognizes the achievements of all the team's players, coaches, 
        and support staff and invites them to the United States Capitol to be 
        honored; and
            (3) directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to transmit an 
        enrolled copy of this resolution to the President of the University of 
        Minnesota.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.