[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 5 (Thursday, January 8, 2026)]
[House]
[Page H150]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        CELEBRATING DON STEVENS

  (Mr. MORELLE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MORELLE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrate Don Stevens, 
the legendary voice of the Rochester Americans, as he calls his final 
season behind the microphone.
  For four decades, Don has called over 3,300 games for the Amerks and 
became the longest tenured play-by-play broadcaster in the American 
Hockey League.
  From Calder Cup runs to cold weeknights downtown, he has been the 
soundtrack of winter in Rochester calling games from a press box at the 
Blue Cross Arena that now proudly bears his name.
  Known as the dean of AHL broadcasters, a member of the Rochester 
Americans Hall of Fame, and a two-time winner of the James H. Ellery 
Memorial Award for media excellence, Don has served in roles from 
public relations director to TV host, and founded the AHL Broadcasters 
and Writers Association.
  We thank Don for the memories, the excitement, and for making Amerks 
hockey sound like home. I wish him the very best in his well-earned 
retirement.

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