[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 511 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 511

 Congratulating the Vegas Golden Knights for winning the 2023 Stanley 
                              Cup Finals.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 14, 2023

   Ms. Titus (for herself, Ms. Lee of Nevada, Mr. Horsford, and Mr. 
 Amodei) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
               Committee on Oversight and Accountability

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Congratulating the Vegas Golden Knights for winning the 2023 Stanley 
                              Cup Finals.

Whereas on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Florida 
        Panthers 9 to 3 in Game 5 of the National Hockey League's Stanley Cup 
        Finals, winning the Stanley Cup Finals 4 games to 1;
Whereas the Vegas Golden Knights are the first major men's professional sports 
        franchise to represent Las Vegas;
Whereas the Golden Knights have been a uniting force for Southern Nevada since 
        their founding, playing their first home game just 9 days after the 
        October 1 shooting where they retired number 58 in honor of the 58 
        victims of the shooting;
Whereas in their first 6 seasons in Las Vegas, the organization has already 
        developed a strong tradition of success, qualifying for the playoffs 
        five times, and reaching the Stanley Cup Finals twice;
Whereas President of Hockey Operations George McPhee, General Manager Kelly 
        McCrimmon, and Head Coach Bruce Cassidy built a talented team led on the 
        ice by team captain Mark Stone;
Whereas on the way to winning the 2023 Stanley Cup Final, the Golden Knights 
        defeated--

    (1) the Winnipeg Jets in the first round;

    (2) the Edmonton Oilers in the second round;

    (3) the Dallas Stars in Western Conference Final; and

    (4) the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final;

Whereas the Golden Knights secured first place in the Pacific Division and 
        Western Conference with a record of 51-22 and 111 points in the regular 
        season;
Whereas every member of the 2023 Golden Knights contributed to this championship 
        season, including: Michael Amadio, Ivan Barbashev, Teddy Blueger, 
        Laurent Brossoit, William Carrier, Paul Cotter, Pavel Dorofeyev, Jack 
        Eichel, Byron Froese, Nicolas Hague, Adin Hill, Brett Howden, Ben 
        Hutton, William Karlsson, Phil Kessel, Keegan Kolesar, Kaedan Korczak, 
        Jake Leschyshyn, Jonathan Marchessault, Alec Martinez, Brayden McNabb, 
        Danil Miromanov, Brayden Pachal, Jiri Patera, Alex Pietrangelo, Jonathan 
        Quick, Sheldon Rempal, Jonas Rondbjerg, Nicolas Roy, Reilly Smith, 
        Chandler Stephenson, Mark Stone, Shea Theodore, Logan Thompson, Shea 
        Weber, and Zach Whitecloud.
Whereas Jonathan Marchessault was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the best 
        player in the Stanley Cup Playoffs;
Whereas Head Coach Bruce Cassidy, Forward Chandler Stephenson, and Goalie Logan 
        Thompson represented the Vegas Golden Knights at the 2023 NHL All-Star 
        Game;
Whereas players Jonathan Marchessault, William Karlson, Reilly Smith, William 
        Carrier, Shea Theodore, and Brayden McNabb have been with the Golden 
        Knights since their first season;
Whereas owners Bill Foley and the Maloof family have invested significantly into 
        hockey in Southern Nevada by bringing the Silver Knights to Henderson, a 
        state-of-the-art practice facility to Summerlin, and the Vegas Junior 
        Golden Knights to the Las Vegas Valley;
Whereas the Golden Knights have positively contributed to our community through 
        the Golden Knights Foundation that supports initiatives focusing on 
        education & youth sports, military & first responders, and health & 
        wellness;
Whereas the Golden Knights have turned the Fortress at T-Mobile Arena into the 
        best venue in US hockey, delivering a world-class, only in Las Vegas 
        experience for fans and the best home-field advantage in the NHL;
Whereas the entire Vegas Golden Knights organization and its fans have proven 
        that Las Vegas is a hockey town, despite Nate Silver's April 22, 2015 
        article entitled, ``Las Vegas Is a Terrible Place for an NHL Team'': 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives congratulates and 
honors the Vegas Golden Knights on their 2023 National Hockey League 
Stanley Cup championship.
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