[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 83 (Friday, May 28, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1007]
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       HONORING THE CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS IN THE STANLEY CUP FINALS

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                           HON. MIKE QUIGLEY

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 28, 2010

  Mr. QUIGLEY. Madam Speaker, I rise today because the Roar is back on 
Madison.
  My Chicago Blackhawks are Western Conference champions and just a day 
away from Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals.
  Diehard Hawks fans have been waiting since 1961 for the Cup to come 
home to the Windy City.
  And it's on behalf of every last one of them that I want to thank the 
brain trust that has made this all possible.
  In just three years, Rocky Wirtz, Dale Tallon, John McDonough, Stan 
Bowman, and Jay Blunk have resurrected a franchise and reminded Chicago 
that it has always been a hockey town.
  Tomorrow night the United Center will be bathed in red and rocking so 
loud folks might just mistake it for the old Chicago Stadium.
  As I've said here before, I look forward to coming back this summer 
with Lord Stanley's Cup freshly engraved with names like Toews, Kane, 
Byfuglien, and Niemi.
  We're just four wins away.

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