[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 93 (Tuesday, June 19, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Page S4304]
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SENATE RESOLUTION 497--CONGRATULATING THE LOS ANGELES KINGS ON WINNING 
                   THE 2012 STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONSHIP

  Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mrs. Boxer) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 497

       Whereas, on June 11, 2012, the Los Angeles Kings were 
     crowned National Hockey League champions after defeating the 
     New Jersey Devils by a score of 6-1 in Game 6 of the 2012 
     Stanley Cup Finals;
       Whereas this is the first Stanley Cup title that the Los 
     Angeles Kings have won since the team entered the National 
     Hockey League in 1967;
       Whereas the Los Angeles Kings are the first 8th seeded 
     playoff team to win the Stanley Cup;
       Whereas the Los Angeles Kings never allowed an opposing 
     team with a higher seed or home-ice advantage to intimidate 
     them;
       Whereas, en route to their first Stanley Cup appearance 
     since 1993, the Los Angeles Kings quickly dispatched the 
     defending Western Conference Champions, the Vancouver 
     Canucks, dominated the upstart St. Louis Blues, and defeated 
     the Phoenix Coyotes, who were the Pacific Division Champions;
       Whereas Los Angeles Kings forward Dustin Brown is the first 
     American team captain of a Stanley Cup champion since 1999;
       Whereas Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Quick performed 
     admirably in each playoff game, totaling 125 saves and 
     maintaining a .946 save percentage during the Stanley Cup 
     Finals, and winning the Conn Smythe Trophy, which is awarded 
     to the player considered most valuable to his team during the 
     Stanley Cup Playoffs;
       Whereas each of the 26 players on the Los Angeles Kings 
     playoff roster should receive recognition, including Most 
     Valuable Player of the Stanley Cup Playoffs Jonathan Quick, 
     team captain Dustin Brown, Jonathan Bernier, Jeff Carter, 
     Kyle Clifford, Drew Doughty, David Drewiske, Colin Fraser, 
     Simon Gagne, Matt Greene, Dwight King, Anze Kopitar, Trevor 
     Lewis, Andrei Loktionov, Alec Martinez, Willie Mitchell, 
     Jordan Nolan, Scott Parse, Dustin Penner, Mike Richards, Brad 
     Richardson, Rob Scuderi, Jarret Stoll, Slava Voynov, Kevin 
     Westgarth, and Justin Williams; and
       Whereas team owners Philip Anschutz and Edward Roski, 
     General Manager Dean Lombardi, and head coach Darryl Sutter 
     admirably assembled the team that comprised the 2012 Los 
     Angeles Kings and led them through one dominant performance 
     after another in the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) congratulates the Los Angeles Kings on winning the 2012 
     Stanley Cup Championship; and
       (2) commends the Los Angeles Kings fans in California and 
     across the Nation for showing the team support throughout its 
     45-year history.

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