[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 74 (Tuesday, May 2, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1466-S1467]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  SENATE RESOLUTION 189--COMMENDING AND CONGRATULATING THE QUINNIPIAC 
 UNIVERSITY MEN'S HOCKEY TEAM FOR WINNING THE 2023 NATIONAL COLLEGIATE 
   ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION DIVISION I MEN'S HOCKEY NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

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

                              S. Res. 189

       Whereas, on Saturday, April 8, 2023, the Quinnipiac 
     University men's hockey team (referred to in this preamble as 
     the ``Quinnipiac Bobcats'') won the 2023 National Collegiate 
     Athletic Association (referred to in this preamble as 
     ``NCAA'') Men's Hockey Championship with a 3-2 win over the 
     Minnesota Golden Gophers, at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida;
       Whereas the 2023 national championship is the first 
     national championship for the Quinnipiac Bobcats;
       Whereas the Quinnipiac Bobcats have demonstrated remarkably 
     consistent success in the past decade, and have made the NCAA 
     Championship tournament in 8 of the last 10 seasons;
       Whereas Jacob Quillan was named the Most Outstanding Player 
     of the 2023 NCAA Championship tournament, finishing the NCAA 
     Championship tournament with 5 goals and setting a new 
     Quinnipiac University record for most goals scored in a 
     single tournament;
       Whereas Rand Pecknold, the head coach of the Quinnipiac 
     Bobcats, has led the team for 29 years and transformed the 
     Quinnipiac Bobcats from a Division II program to a National 
     Division I powerhouse; and
       Whereas the National Championship was played in front of 
     20,000 people in Tampa, Florida, and was the most watched 
     ``Frozen Four Final'' game in more than 10 years: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) commends the Quinnipiac University men's hockey team 
     for winning the 2023 National Collegiate Athletic Association 
     Division I Men's Hockey Championship;
       (2) congratulates the fans, students, and faculty of 
     Quinnipiac University; and

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       (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate 
     transmits an enrolled copy of this resolution to--
       (A) the President of Quinnipiac University, Dr. Judy Olian; 
     and
       (B) the head coach of the Quinnipiac University men's 
     hockey team, Rand Pecknold.

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