[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 69 (Monday, April 30, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E889]
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CONGRATULATING THE OSWEGO STATE MEN'S HOCKEY TEAM UPON WINNING THE 2007 
                   DIVISION III NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

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                          HON. JOHN M. McHUGH

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 30, 2007

  Mr. McHUGH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the State 
University of New York at Oswego (Oswego State) Lakers upon winning the 
2007 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey National Championship, the 
first national championship ever won by Oswego State in a team sport.
  On March 18, 2007, Oswego State, which is located in my Congressional 
District, won the Division III National Championship when it defeated 
the Middlebury Panthers by a score of 4 to 3 at Wessman Arena in 
Superior, Wisconsin. In that game, Ryan Scott, the Lakers' East Region 
Second Team All American goalie, set a Division III championship game 
record with 47 saves and Garren Reisweber scored two goals, including 
the game-winning goal 12:55 into overtime. Other Lakers who recorded 
points in the championship game were Trevor Gilligan, Ryan Koresky, 
Derrell Levy, Mark Lozzi, Brendan McLaughlin, and Peter Magagna.
  The Lakers team also included coaches Ed Gosek, Pete Sears, and Glenn 
Sisman as well as the following players: Tony DiNunzio, Brad Dormiedy, 
Ryan Ellis, Francois Gagnon, Chris Hyk, Jeffrey Johnstone, Tyler Laws, 
Tyler Lyon, Kyle McCutcheon, Neil Musselwhite, Mike Novak, Ryan Scott, 
C.J. Thompson, Rick Varone, Matt Whitehead, Matt Wolf, Ryan Woodward, 
and Rich Zalewski.
  The Lakers completed the 2007 season with a record of 23-3-3. 
Moreover, their coach, Ed Gosek, an Oswego native and former Lakers 
player, was named the 2007 Men's Division III Ice Hockey Coach of the 
Year. Mr. Speaker, it takes a tremendous amount of dedication, hard 
work, perseverance, and teamwork to win a national championship. 
Accordingly, I now ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing the 
entire Lakers hockey team for its very significant accomplishment.

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