[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 39 (Wednesday, March 20, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E395-E396]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    HONORING CATHEDRAL HIGH SCHOOL BOYS HOCKEY DIVISION 2 STATE OF 
                       MASSACHUSETTS CHAMPIONSHIP

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                          HON. RICHARD E. NEAL

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 20, 1996

  Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, today I would like to 
congratulate the Cathedral High School Boys Hockey Team for their 
record setting year which earned them the 1996 Massachusetts Division 2 
State Hockey Championship.
  For many years, hockey teams from western Massachusetts have not 
fared well against their eastern counterparts. Hampered by the lack of 
hockey rinks and the stiff competition that exists in Eastern 
Massachusetts, hockey teams from western Massachusetts have struggled. 
In the midst of period, Edgar Alejandro, the Cathedral hockey coach and 
a former standout hockey player at American International College, 
decided to challenge the

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eastern Massachusetts domination of high school hockey. Coach Alejandro 
recognized, however, that it would take some time before his teams 
could compete with the highly skilled units from the Greater Boston 
area.
  This past week, however, the Cathedral High School Panthers answered 
Coach Alejandro's challenge and shocked the State hockey establishment 
by rising from a seventh-seeded position to defeat Hingham High School 
2 to 0 in the Massachusetts State Championship finals.
  I salute the Cathedral High School Hockey Team not only for their 
magnificent achievement, but also for their willingness to set a goal 
for themselves which many people thought unreachable. Their victory 
announces to the State that junior and high school hockey programs in 
western Massachusetts are fully capable of competing with the toughest 
competition in New England. In addition to Coach Alejandro, I want to 
also commend his assistant coaches David Fenton and Bill Christofori, 
team managers Jason and Justin Alejandro as well as the following 
members of the Cathedral High School Hockey Team who have earned this 
championship and the accolades which they so richly deserve: Jon 
Peczka, Bill La Palm, Kevin Labrie, Paul Demaria, Chris Orszulak, Mike 
Dias, Chris Bousquet, Brennan St. Germain, Dan Kenney, Mike Ryan, Peter 
Ollari, Chris Donovan, Brian Donovan, Mike Moriarty, Robbie Martin, 
John Miarecki, Marty Downey, James Burr, Tony Douillard, Tom Fugiel, 
and Mike Edgett.

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