[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 46 (Tuesday, March 17, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H3450]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           HONORING THE EDEN PRAIRIE EAGLES BOYS HOCKEY TEAM

  (Mr. PAULSEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. PAULSEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to the Eden Prairie 
Eagles boys hockey team that won the Minnesota State High School Class 
AA Tournament just this past weekend.
  Minnesota is known as the ``State of Hockey,'' and I submit we have 
the highest quality high school hockey tournament in the Nation. Led by 
coach Lee Smith, the talented Eden Prairie team had a tough road to the 
title.
  They beat defending State champion Hill-Murray in the opening round, 
and they followed that win with a victory over a tough Blaine team. In 
the final, they defeated a tough Moorhead team as well, 3-0, to win the 
school's very first high school hockey championship for Eden Prairie.
  As a resident of Eden Prairie myself, I am especially proud of the 
Eagles. I ask my colleagues to join me in offering our praises and 
congratulations to the coaches, the parents and the talented group of 
scholar athletes for a great season. And I also heartily applaud the 
school spirit of the student cheering section, which was the largest at 
the tournament.

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