[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11504]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     IN HONOR OF THE 2008 DETROIT RED WINGS AND THEIR STANLEY CUP 
                              CHAMPIONSHIP

  (Mr. CONYERS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. CONYERS. Madam Speaker, it's with great pride that I rise today 
to congratulate our Detroit Red Wings on winning this year's National 
Hockey League championship. It has been 6 long years since the Red 
Wings have last brought the Stanley Cup back to Hockey Town, which is 
what we call Detroit in our good seasons, but their hard work and their 
hard-won victory on defeating the Penguins in six games is the epitome 
of teamwork at its absolute best. If ever a championship fits the 
personality of a community, this one does.
  This team was about true sportsmanship and selflessness. Every Red 
Wing could vie for the Most Valuable Player award because each of them 
played with remarkable fortitude and consistence. Whether Detroit won 
because of the stepped up play of goalie Chris Osgood, the excellent 
leadership of the Captain Nicklas Lidstrom (the first European Captain 
to hoist the Stanley Cup), Henrik Zetterberg's post-season offense led 
the way (scoring 13 goals in the playoffs), or the tremendous Red Wings 
bench. They are a true model of what can be achieved with team work: 
Success.
  I am particularly excited that the city of Detroit won this 
championship at this time. Madam Speaker, during the past few years the 
Metro Detroit area has lost tens of thousands of manufacturing jobs, 
some of which will never come back to this great city. The Detroit Red 
Wings winning this championship has brought back hope and a sense of 
optimism that Detroit desperately needs. The team's success exemplifies 
the strength and tenacity both of the Red Wings and of the great 
citizens of Detroit.
  The moral of this championship is that you never now what you can 
achieve until you try. Go Red Wings.

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