[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 61 (Tuesday, May 17, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: May 17, 1994]
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          TRIBUTE TO SYRACUSE STARS PEE WEE MAJOR HOCKEY TEAM

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                          HON. JAMES T. WALSH

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 17, 1994

  Mr. WALSH. Mr. Speaker, I am very proud to announce that the Syracuse 
Stars Pee Wee Major Hockey Team posted an astounding record this past 
season on the way to winning eight championships across the United 
States and Canada. This record earned these 11- to 13-year-old boys the 
New York State tier I championship as well as the USA hockey national 
championship in their division.
  The players and coaches deserve our congratulations and our 
encouragement. Athletics at this level teaches discipline and strength 
of character. To win is an additional privilege, but to play hard, to 
compete, is the real reward.
  I would like to ask my colleagues to join me in saluting this year's 
team and coaches: Gary Baronick, Danny Bequer, Justin Brown, Drew 
Bucktooth, Jeremy Downs, Josh Downs, Justin Forrest, Bill Houze, Todd 
Jackson, Josh Jordan, Patrick Lannon, Doug MacCormack, Matt Maglione, 
Anthony Pace, Stephen Pakan, Mike Saraceni, Ricky Williams, Coach John 
Jackson, and Coach Rick Williams.
  At the same time, I would like to pay tribute to the parents who have 
supported these players not only through this championship season but 
throughout their lives, making them the fine young people they are.
  Finally, I would like to congratulate the other teams in the Syracuse 
Stars program who also had championship seasons. On the Bantam level, 
made up of 14- and 15-year-olds, the team won the State championship 
and lost only in the semifinals of the nationals. On the 11-year-old 
and under Squirts level, the team won the State Championship.
  I am very proud of everyone involved and I ask my colleagues to join 
me in saluting these players for the excellence they have achieved.

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