[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 99 (Monday, July 8, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7419-S7420]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


             COLORADO AVALANCHE BRING STANLEY CUP TO DENVER

 Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, I rise to recognize and congratulate 
the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League for their 
endeavors in bringing the Stanley Cup to Denver. In the early-morning 
hours of June 11, the Avalanche, in the third overtime, were able to 
defeat the determined Florida Panthers, a team that has worked 
extremely hard in their 3 years of existence to get to where they are 
today. The Panthers, even three games behind in the series, had every 
intention of bringing the Stanley Cup to the Citrus State. No doubt 
Miami Arena was a popular place in the late-spring Florida heat.
  The Avalanche have been playing in Colorado for only 1 year, and 
already have become the first professional team in Denver to win a 
major national championship. I expect names like Joe Sakic, Peter 
Forsberg, and Patrick Roy, will soon join the long list of Colorado's 
athletic heroes, the likes of John Elway, Andres Galarraga, and Rashaan 
Salaam.
  Coloradans and others in the Rocky Mountain region are used to the 
cold and identify with athletes who make their living on the ice. The 
crowd of nearly 450,000 fans which lined 17th Street in Denver to greet 
their heroes is a testimony to the immense support the Avalanche will 
enjoy for years to come. We are indeed honored to have our State's name 
inscribed on the historic Stanley Cup.
  I ask that the names of the team members and coaching staff of the 
Avalanche be printed in the Record.
  The names follow:


                       1995-96 Colorado Avalanche

  Rene Corbet, Adam Deadmarsh, Shephane Fiset, Adam Foote, Peter 
Forsberg, Alexei Gusarov, Valeri Kamensky, Mike Keane, Jon Klemm, Uwe 
Krupp, Sylvain Lefebvre, Claude

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Lemieux, Curtis Leschyshyn, Troy Murray, Sandis Ozolinsh, Mike Ricci, 
Patrick Roy, Warren Rychel, Joe Sakic, Chris Simon, Craig Wolanin, 
Stephane Yelle, and Scott Young.
  Head coach: Marc Crawford; assistant coaches: Jacques Martin and Joel 
Quenneville; goaltending coach: Jacques Cloutier; and general manager: 
Pierre Lacroix.

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