[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 4126]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 CONGRATULATING UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA MEN'S HOCKEY TEAM ON EIGHTH 
                         NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP WIN

  (Mr. CRAMER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. CRAMER. Mr. Speaker, the University of North Dakota is the 
State's largest and oldest university, with nearly 15,000 students, 225 
fields of study, 3,000 courses, and 84 graduate education programs. UND 
has a reputation for research and scholarship in the health sciences, 
in energy and the environment, in aerospace and entrepreneurship--oh, 
yeah, and in hockey.
  In fact, Mr. Speaker, last Saturday, in Tampa, Florida, the 
University of North Dakota men's hockey team won its eighth NCAA 
Championship by defeating Quinnipiac five goals to one. UND hockey is 
legendary in the NCAA, with 22 Frozen Four appearances to go along with 
their eight national championships.
  Congratulations to Coach Brad Berry, to President Ed Schafer, the 
entire team--outstanding team--of student athletes and, of course, the 
incoming president and former Member of the House of Representatives, 
Mark Kennedy--for whom my advice would be, ``Don't screw this thing 
up''--and the entire UND family on their latest accomplishments.
  Thank you for a great season and for your tremendous example of 
excellence. As you raise another NCAA championship trophy, you also 
raise the bar for all of those who follow. That is a really good thing.

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