[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 7720]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          CONGRATULATING THE 2008 AMERICAN JUNIOR CURLING TEAM

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                         HON. JAMES L. OBERSTAR

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 5, 2008

  Mr. OBERSTAR. Madam Speaker, I want to congratulate the American 
Junior Curling Team for winning the 2008 World Junior Curling 
Championship in Osterlund, Sweden on March 9, 2008. The Plys Team, 
named after its captain, Chris Plys, had previously won the United 
States Junior National Championship to qualify to be the American team 
in the world championship.
  Despite strong competition from the other teams at the championship, 
including Canada, Norway, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, China, 
Scotland, Czech Republic and Sweden, which had home-field advantage, 
the American team persevered and took the title, the first for an 
American team since 1984. They defeated Sweden 7-5 for the title.
  I want to commend Coach Phil Drobnick, Captain Chris Plys, Danny Plys 
and Aanders Brorson, of Duluth, Minnesota, Matt Perushek of Eveleth, 
Minnesota, and Matt Hamilton of McFarland, Wisconsin for their 
outstanding accomplishments. They bring great credit upon themselves, 
their communities, the United States and the sport of curling. I wish 
them well in their future endeavors.

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