[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 108 (Wednesday, June 26, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4579-S4580]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 SENATE RESOLUTION 266--CONGRATULATING THE ST. LOUIS BLUES FOR WINNING 
                       THE 2019 STANLEY CUP FINAL

  Mr. HAWLEY (for himself and Mr. Blunt) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 266

       Whereas, on June 12, 2019, the St. Louis Blues won the 2019 
     Stanley Cup Final;
       Whereas the Blues, in their 52nd year playing in the 
     National Hockey League (referred to in this preamble as the 
     ``NHL''), made their fourth Stanley Cup Final appearance, and 
     their first since the 1969-70 season;
       Whereas the Blues defeated the 2019 Eastern Conference 
     champions, the Boston Bruins, in the Stanley Cup Final to win 
     their first Stanley Cup, clinching the series with 4 wins and 
     3 losses;
       Whereas the Blues defeated the Winnipeg Jets, the Dallas 
     Stars, and the San Jose Sharks to earn the Western Conference 
     title and win the franchise's third Clarence S. Campbell 
     Bowl;
       Whereas the Blues showed incredible determination and 
     perseverance by fighting their way back from last place in 
     the NHL on January 3, 2019, to finish the regular season in 
     third place in the Western Conference Central Division, and 
     to eventually defeat the Boston Bruins to become Stanley Cup 
     Champions;
       Whereas the City of St. Louis was named by the Wall Street 
     Journal as the best sports city in the United States in 2015, 
     highlighting the success of St. Louis professional sports 
     teams;
       Whereas more than 10,000 fans filled the Enterprise Center, 
     more than 20,000 fans filled Busch Stadium in the pouring 
     rain, and more than 18,000 fans flooded downtown St. Louis to 
     cheer the Blues on to the franchise's first Stanley Cup;
       Whereas the Blues and the City of St. Louis embraced Laura 
     Branigan's 1982 hit song, ``Gloria'', uniting fans across the 
     country;

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       Whereas Laila Anderson, age 11, while fighting a rare 
     immune disease known as hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis or 
     ``HLH'', helped motivate the 2018-2019 Blues to victory, 
     journeying to Boston to cheer on her Blues in game 7, and 
     kissing Lord Stanley's Cup, a champion's tradition;
       Whereas Patrick Maroon, a St. Louis native, scored a heroic 
     game-winning goal in overtime of game 7 of the second round 
     to advance his team to the Western Conference Finals;
       Whereas Ryan O'Reilly, who scored 5 times during a 4-game 
     goal streak in games 4 through 7 of the Stanley Cup Final, 
     was the first player to score in 4 straight Stanley Cup Final 
     games since Wayne Gretzky in 1985, was awarded the Conn 
     Smythe Trophy as the 2019 NHL Playoffs Most Valuable Player, 
     all while playing with a cracked rib sustained in the Western 
     Conference First Round;
       Whereas Jordan Binnington boasted a .914 save percentage 
     during the playoffs and broke the NHL record for most wins in 
     a playoff year by a rookie goaltender, while also becoming 
     the fourth rookie goalie to win game 7 of a Stanley Cup 
     Final; and
       Whereas the entire Blues roster contributed to the Stanley 
     Cup victory, including Jake Allen, Ivan Barbashev, Jordan 
     Binnington, Sammy Blais, Robert Bortuzzo, Jay Bouwmeester, 
     Tyler Bozak, Chris Butler, Michael Del Zotto, Vince Dunn, 
     Joel Edmundson, Robby Fabbri, Carl Gunnarsson, Ville Husso, 
     Jordan Kyrou, Mackenzie MacEachern, Pat Maroon, Jordan Nolan, 
     Ryan O'Reilly, Colton Parayko, David Perron, Alex 
     Pietrangelo, Zach Sanford, Brayden Schenn, Jaden Schwartz, 
     Alexander Steen, Oskar Sundqvist, Vladimir Tarasenko, Robert 
     Thomas, and Chris Thorburn: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) congratulates the St. Louis Blues and the loyal fans of 
     the Blues for becoming the 2019 National Hockey League 
     Stanley Cup champions; and
       (2) respectfully directs the Secretary of the Senate to 
     transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to--
       (A) the chairman and governor of the St. Louis Blues, Tom 
     Stillman;
       (B) the general manager of the St. Louis Blues, Doug 
     Armstrong; and
       (C) the interim head coach of the St. Louis Blues, Craig 
     Berube.

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