[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5865]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       UMD NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Minnesota (Mr. Cravaack) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. CRAVAACK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to offer my congratulations 
to the players, coaches, and supporters of the Minnesota-Duluth 
Bulldogs men's ice hockey team for their historic victory this past 
Saturday on April 9, 2011.
  In dramatic fashion, Kyle Schmidt, who grew up just minutes from 
Duluth in Hermantown, Minnesota, scored the game-winning goal 3 minutes 
and 22 seconds into overtime to help the Bulldogs win their first 
championship in school history by a score of 3-2 over the University of 
Michigan. The thrilling win culminated in a fantastic season for UMD's 
men's ice hockey team, with the Bulldogs amassing an impressive record 
of 26-10-6.
  The NCAA hockey title win comes in the same academic year as the NCAA 
Division II football title for the Bulldogs, making the University of 
Minnesota-Duluth just the second college ever to win both a hockey 
title and a football title in the same academic year. Mr. Speaker, 
that's quite a feat.
  I know I speak for the Eighth District and for all Minnesotans to say 
how proud we are of our Bulldogs. And it is great to have the NCAA 
championship trophy back in the State of Hockey, Minnesota.

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