[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2344]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                MINNETONKA GIRLS HOCKEY WINS STATE TITLE

  (Mr. PAULSEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAULSEN. Madam Speaker, I want to congratulate the Minnetonka 
High School girls hockey team who recently won the Minnesota State High 
School Hockey Tournament, the first girls hockey team to win three 
consecutive State championships.
  The path to achieving greatness is never uncontested, as the girls 
found out. The night before the championship, Madam Speaker, the 
Minnetonka girls played Lakeville North in a 4-hour, 17-minute marathon 
semifinal game that finally ended in a Minnetonka win after a goal from 
Amy Peterson in the sixth overtime period.
  The hard work of this impressive team exemplifies what it means to be 
great student athletes who excel both on the ice and in the classroom. 
All the players and their coaches deserve great praise for their 
determination this season. It's an honor to represent, and recognize, 
such all-star athletes.
  Congratulations, and go Skippers.

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