[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 594 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 594

Congratulating the Pittsburgh Penguins for winning the 2009 Stanley Cup 
                          Hockey Championship.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 26, 2009

 Mr. Doyle (for himself, Mr. Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Braley of 
Iowa, Mr. Wilson of Ohio, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Murtha, Mr. 
     Kanjorski, Mr. Carney, Mr. Holden, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Brady of 
  Pennsylvania, Mr. Rooney, Mr. Altmire, Mr. Dent, Mr. Boccieri, Mr. 
 Donnelly of Indiana, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Kratovil, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. 
Dingell) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Congratulating the Pittsburgh Penguins for winning the 2009 Stanley Cup 
                          Hockey Championship.

Whereas, on June 12th, 2009, the Pittsburgh Penguins won the 2009 Stanley Cup 
        Hockey Championship;
Whereas the Penguins, in their 41st year playing in the National Hockey League, 
        won their sixth Division Championship, their fourth Eastern Conference 
        Championship, and their third Stanley Cup;
Whereas the Penguins defeated the Carolina Hurricanes to clinch the Eastern 
        Conference title and win the Prince of Wales Trophy;
Whereas the Penguins faced the Western Conference Champion Detroit Red Wings in 
        the Stanley Cup finals and defeating the defending champions and 
        clinching the series with four wins and three losses;
Whereas the city of Pittsburgh is fittingly nicknamed ``The City of Champions'', 
        highlighting the city's successful professional sports teams and the 
        community's commitment to them and their players;
Whereas this Stanley Cup-winning season marks a fitting capstone to the 
        Penguins' final season playing at Mellon Arena, also known as the Civic 
        Arena or The Igloo, the only facility to house the Penguins until the 
        new facility replaces it next season;
Whereas Penguins Head Coach Dan Bylsma took over responsibility for the team 
        after midseason, helping the Penguins focus on playing to their 
        incredible potential and clinching a spot in the playoffs;
Whereas NHL Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux and Ron Burkle have jointly owned the 
        team for 10 years, saving the team for the city of Pittsburgh, and 
        consistently proving their dedication to the franchise;
Whereas Ken Sawyer, CEO of the Penguins, David Morehouse, President, Ray Shero, 
        Executive Vice President and General Manager, Jason Botterill, Assistant 
        General Manager, and countless others have shown true devotion to the 
        Penguins franchise and have been successful in cultivating and keeping 
        together a team of top quality players;
Whereas the Penguins were led on the ice by Captain Sidney Crosby, who has shown 
        dedicated leadership and commitment to the team through explosive, 
        outstanding play throughout his career, becoming the youngest NHL 
        captain to lift the Stanley Cup;
Whereas Evgeni Malkin was awarded the Art Ross Trophy for the top scorer in the 
        NHL this season and the Conn Smythe Trophy for the Most Valuable Player 
        of the Stanley Cup playoffs, making him the first Russian-born player to 
        win this honor after also leading the playoffs in scoring;
Whereas goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury consistently made crucial saves throughout 
        the playoffs, keeping pressure off the Penguins when they held leads and 
        keeping them in games when they were behind; and
Whereas the Penguins' entire roster of skilled players contributed to the team's 
        success, including Craig Adams; Philippe Boucher; Matt Cooke; John 
        Curry; Pascal Dupuis; Mark Eaton; Ruslan Fedotenko; Mathieu Garon; Hal 
        Gill; Eric Godard; Alex Goligoski; Sergei Gonchar; Bill Guerin; Tyler 
        Kennedy; Chris Kunitz; Kristopher Letang; Chris Minard; Brooks Orpik; 
        Miroslav Satan; Rob Scuderi; Jordan Staal; Petr Sykora; Maxime Talbot 
        and several others: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives congratulates the 
Pittsburgh Penguins for winning the 2009 Stanley Cup Hockey 
Championship and reaffirming Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's status as The 
City of Champions.
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