[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 9451]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




SENATE RESOLUTION 210--CONGRATULATING THE BOSTON BRUINS FOR WINNING THE 
                     2011 STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONSHIP

  Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Ms. Snowe, Ms. 
Collins, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Reed of Rhode Island, Mr. 
Whitehouse, and Mr. Leahy) submitted the following resolution; which 
was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 210

       Whereas on Wednesday, June 15, 2011, the Boston Bruins, the 
     oldest National Hockey League (NHL) franchise in the United 
     States, brought the Stanley Cup back to Boston for the first 
     time in 39 years;
       Whereas to accomplish this feat, the Bruins defeated the 
     Vancouver Canucks, the team with the best record in the NHL 
     during the regular season, in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup 
     Finals;
       Whereas the Bruins became the first team in NHL history to 
     win 3 deciding Game 7's during a single playoff run and twice 
     came back from 0-2 series deficits;
       Whereas Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas won the Conn Smythe 
     trophy, which is awarded to the player deemed most valuable 
     to his team during the Stanley Cup playoffs;
       Whereas Tim Thomas shut out the Canucks in the deciding 
     game of the Finals, and allowed only 8 goals over the 7 game 
     series;
       Whereas Bruins rookie Brad Marchand scored 11 goals in the 
     playoffs, setting a team record for playoff goals by a 
     rookie, and tying for the second-most playoff goals by a 
     rookie in NHL history;
       Whereas Bruins right wing Mark Recchi hoisted his third 
     Stanley Cup, and is retiring as a champion after 1,652 NHL 
     regular-season games and 190 playoff games;
       Whereas Bruins captain Zdeno Chara, at 6 feet, 9 inches 
     tall, lifted the Stanley Cup as high above the ice as it has 
     ever been lifted;
       Whereas Bruins General Manager Peter Chiarelli made key 
     trades near the trade deadline to put the Bruins in a 
     position for a Stanley Cup run, acquiring Tomas Kaberle, Rich 
     Peverley, and Chris Kelly; and
       Whereas Bruins Head Coach Claude Julien ensured that the 
     Bruins played and won as a team: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) congratulates the Boston Bruins for winning the 2011 
     Stanley Cup Championship; and
       (2) respectfully requests the Secretary of the Senate to 
     transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to--
       (A) Head Coach Claude Julien;
       (B) President and former Bruins All-Star Cam Neely; and
       (C) General Manager Peter Chiarelli.

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