[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 102 (Thursday, July 11, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1257]
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                        TRIBUTE TO PETER RATCHUK

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                            HON. JACK QUINN

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 11, 1996

  Mr. QUINN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to offer my congratulations to 
Mr. Peter Ratchuk.
  A former student at Saint Francis High School in Athol Springs, in 
the 30th Congressional District of New York, Peter Ratchuk has 
distinguished himself among his peers as an athletic standout.
  This past June, in recognition of his outstanding talent as scoring 
defenseman, Mr. Ratchuk was selected as the 25th pick by the 1995-96 
Stanley Cup Champion Colorado Avalanche. In doing so, Peter became only 
the second western New York hockey player to be selected in the first 
round of the National Hockey League Draft.
  Committed to Education and with an eye to a future in broadcasting, 
Peter Ratchuk will enter college at Bowling Green State University in 
Ohio before entering the National Hockey League with the Avalanche.
  It is that maturity, commitment to hard work, personal strength, 
dedication to the sport of hockey, and mature ability to perform which 
will undoubtedly allow Peter to be successful in college, professional 
hockey, or whatever the future may hold.
  Mr. Speaker, today I join with the Ratchuk family, St. Francis High 
School, the National Hockey League, and indeed, our entire western New 
York community to congratulate Peter Ratchuk in recognition of this 
outstanding accomplishment, and offer Peter my enthusiastic 
commendation and sincere best wishes.

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