[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 39 (Tuesday, March 11, 2003)]
[House]
[Page H1714]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ANOKA TORNADOES

  (Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate 
the Anoka Tornadoes on their victory on Saturday, March 8, in the 
Minnesota State High School Class AA Hockey Tournament.
  The Minnesota State High School Hockey Tournament is one of America's 
preeminent high school sporting events, along with Indiana basketball 
and Texas football. The tournament was profiled in ``Sports 
Illustrated'' some years back. The Tornadoes finished 25-4-1, with a 3-
to-1 victory over Roseville in the finals. This is their first State 
boys' hockey championship and one that will be especially memorable to 
the 13 seniors who ended their last game together with a victory.
  Coached by Todd Manthey and Paul Talbot, both Anoka graduates, the 
Tornadoes out-shot Roseville 22-to-17 in a game that featured two head 
coaches with sons who were senior captains of their respective teams.
  Anoka placed four players on the all-tournament team: defenseman and 
coach's son Tim Manthey, goalie Kyle Olstad, and forwards Ben Hendrick 
and Sean Fish.
  Mr. Speaker, I congratulate these fine students on their 
championship.

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