[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 239 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 239

Congratulating the Pittsburgh Penguins for winning the 2017 Stanley Cup 
                          hockey championship.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 1, 2017

    Mr. Casey (for himself and Mr. Toomey) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Congratulating the Pittsburgh Penguins for winning the 2017 Stanley Cup 
                          hockey championship.

Whereas on June 11, 2017, the Pittsburgh Penguins won the 2017 Stanley Cup 
        hockey championship;
Whereas the Penguins, in their 50th year playing in the National Hockey League 
        (referred to in this preamble as ``NHL''), won their fifth Stanley Cup;
Whereas the Penguins defeated the Western Conference Champion Nashville 
        Predators in the Stanley Cup Finals, clinching the series with 4 wins 
        and 2 losses;
Whereas the Penguins are the only NHL team to win back-to-back Stanley Cup 
        championships since the NHL instituted salary caps in 2005 and the first 
        team to do so since 1998;
Whereas the Penguins endured 3 tough opponents en route to the championship, 
        defeating the Columbus Blue Jackets, the Washington Capitals, and the 
        Ottawa Senators to clinch the Eastern Conference title and win their 
        sixth Prince of Wales Trophy;
Whereas the city of Pittsburgh is fittingly nicknamed ``The City of Champions'', 
        highlighting the success of Pittsburgh professional sports teams, which 
        have tallied 16 championships;
Whereas NHL Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux and Ron Burkle have jointly owned the 
        team for 18 years, saving the Penguins from relocation and maintaining 
        the team for the city of Pittsburgh;
Whereas longtime Penguins radio announcer Mike Lange is beloved by loyal fans of 
        the team for such expressions as ``Lord Stanley, Lord Stanley, get me 
        the brandy'';
Whereas Penguins Captain Sidney Crosby, who has shown immense leadership, 
        commitment to the team, and unparalleled skill throughout his 
        outstanding career, was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the 2017 NHL 
        Playoffs Most Valuable Player, his second Conn Smythe Trophy in 2 years;
Whereas goaltender Matt Murray dazzled throughout the playoffs, becoming the 
        first goaltender to win 2 Stanley Cups as a rookie, shutting out the 
        Nashville Predators for the final 126 minutes, 52 seconds, and setting a 
        rookie record with 2 shutouts in the Final series;
Whereas goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury contributed to the defensive prowess of the 
        team throughout the Stanley Cup Playoffs, playing in 15 games, including 
        a memorable shutout performance in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference 
        Second Round; and
Whereas the entire Penguins roster contributed to the Stanley Cup victory, 
        including Josh Archibald, Nick Bonino, Sidney Crosby, Matt Cullen, Jean-
        Sebastien Dea, Jake Guentzel, Carl Hagelin, Patric Hornqvist, Phil 
        Kessel, Tom Kuhnhackl, Chris Kunitz, Evgeni Malkin, Kevin Porter, Carter 
        Rowney, Bryan Rust, Tom Sestito, Conor Sheary, Dominik Simon, Daniel 
        Sprong, Oskar Sundqvist, Garrett Wilson, Scott Wilson, Ian Cole, Frank 
        Corrado, Trevor Daley, Brian Dumoulin, Cameron Gaunce, Ron Hainsey, Kris 
        Letang, Olli Maatta, Derrick Pouliot, Chad Ruhwedel, Justin Schultz, 
        Mark Streit, David Warsofsky, Marc-Andre Fleury, Tristan Jarry, Sean 
        Maguire, and Matt Murray: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) congratulates the Pittsburgh Penguins and the loyal 
        fans of the Penguins for becoming the 2017 National Hockey 
        League Stanley Cup champions; and
            (2) respectfully directs the Secretary of the Senate to 
        transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to--
                    (A) the co-owners of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Mario 
                Lemieux and Ron Burkle, jointly;
                    (B) the President of the Pittsburgh Penguins, David 
                Morehouse; and
                    (C) the Head Coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Mike 
                Sullivan.
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