IV 108th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 630 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 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

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.