[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 42 (Friday, March 8, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H2608-H2609]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      RECOGNIZING COACH MIKE GUZZO

  (Mr. STAUBER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. STAUBER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Coach Mike 
Guzzo of Silver Bay, Minnesota, for impacting the lives of countless 
young athletes across the great State of northern Minnesota.
  When Mike and his wife moved back to his hometown of Silver Bay in 
1984, they thought the move might be temporary. However, not long after 
his return, Mike began to coach youth hockey. Arguably it was his most 
important role as a coach and mentor that caused him to stay in Silver 
Bay for the long term.
  Mike spent over 30 years coaching the great game of hockey in the 
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State of hockey. At the end of this season, Mike hung up his skates and 
whistle and retired. When asked what he would miss most, Mike said it 
would be his players.
  Growing up playing the sport of ice hockey myself, I will always 
remember the coaches for whom I played. I have carried the lessons that 
they taught me throughout my adult life.
  Coach Guzzo, I thank you for serving as a role model to these 
athletes both on and off the ice. I know from my experience as a player 
that they will always appreciate everything that you have given to the 
hockey community.
  I also want to thank Coach Guzzo for his dedication to the Silver Bay 
community and rural Minnesota. This community of Silver Bay matters, 
and Coach Guzzo, your life made it better.
  Coach Guzzo, to you and your wife, I wish you a happy, healthy, and 
long retirement.

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