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






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 630

 Commending the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers for winning the 
2003-2004 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I National 
              Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Championship.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 6, 2004

  Mr. Sabo (for himself, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. 
 Kline, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, and Mr. 
Ramstad) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Commending the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers for winning the 
2003-2004 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I National 
              Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Championship.

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.
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