[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 11274]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  RECOGNIZING DAYTON RASMUSSEN, SAM ROSSINI, AND GARRETT WAITE OF THE 
                          WATERLOO BLACK HAWKS

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                             HON. ROD BLUM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, July 9, 2015

  Mr. BLUM. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to acknowledge three players on 
the Waterloo Black Hawks, a United States Hockey League (USHL) team 
from my district, as they prepare to represent the United States in a 
prestigious international hockey tournament.
  Goalie Dayton Rasmussen, defenseman Sam Rossini, and forward Garrett 
Waite were chosen to participate on the national team for the Ivan 
Hlinka Memorial Cup Tournament in the Czech Republic and Slovakia this 
August. The tournament, hosted by the Czech Ice Hockey Association and 
Slovak Ice Hockey Federation, serves as the premier hockey tournament 
for under-18 teams.
  As the co-chair of the Congressional Slovak Caucus and a member of 
the Congressional Czech Caucus, I look forward to this international 
display of athletics in Slovakia and the Czech Republic. I am excited 
to watch these three Waterloo Black Hawks represent their country and 
hope they do so with the utmost dignity and class that reflects my 
constituents in Iowa. This type of international cultural exchange with 
our friends in Eastern Europe demonstrates the universal appeal of 
sportsmanship, competition, and international diplomacy that athletics 
can provide.
  Congratulations to Dayton, Sam, and Garrett on their selection to the 
United States under-18 team and I wish them the best of luck in the 
tournament.

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