[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 7627]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      IN RECOGNITION OF THE 2014-15 DUBUQUE FIGHTING SAINTS SEASON

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                             HON. ROD BLUM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 20, 2015

  Mr. BLUM. Mr. Speaker, today I want to congratulate the Dubuque 
Fighting Saints of the United States Hockey League (USHL) on their 
successful 2014-2015 season.
  The Fighting Saints, led by head coach and general manager Matt Shaw, 
finished the regular season 36-19-5, resulting in 3rd place in the 
Eastern Conference and earning them a berth in the playoffs. Goalie 
Jacob Nehama posted the second lowest GAA in the USHL for the season at 
2.31 and forward Brett Boeing completed the season in the top 10 in the 
league for goals scored with 28 for the year.
  The Fighting Saints won the ``Cowbell Cup,'' winning the head to head 
matchups among the three teams in eastern Iowa, finishing one game 
ahead of the Waterloo Blackhawks and two games ahead of the Cedar 
Rapids RoughRiders.
  The impact of the team extends outside the arena and into the greater 
Dubuque community. Through the ``Live Like a Saint'' initiative with 
Two by Two Character Development, the Saints visit local schools and 
teach empathy, kindness, respect, responsibility, teamwork, and the 
importance of physical education to young people.
  I would like to extend my sincerest congratulations to the 2014-15 
Dubuque Fighting Saints on their successful season and thank them for 
their charity work in the Dubuque community.
  I look forward to cheering them on next year to a championship.

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