[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 4213]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   SENATE RESOLUTION 423--CONGRATULATING THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA 
    WOMEN'S ICE HOCKEY TEAM ON WINNING THE 2016 NATIONAL COLLEGIATE 
          ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION WOMEN'S ICE HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP

  Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Franken) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 423

       Whereas, on Sunday, March 20, 2016, the University of 
     Minnesota Gophers won the 2016 National Collegiate Athletic 
     Association (referred to in this preamble as the ``NCAA'') 
     Women's Ice Hockey Championship against previously undefeated 
     Boston College by a score of 3 to 1;
       Whereas, on Friday, March 18, 2016, Sarah Potomak scored 
     the game-winning goal in overtime to give the University of 
     Minnesota a 3-2 win over rival University of Wisconsin in a 
     Frozen Four semifinal game and advance to the national 
     championship game for the fifth consecutive year;
       Whereas the University of Minnesota Women's Ice Hockey Team 
     won an impressive 35 games during the 2015-2016 season;
       Whereas the University of Minnesota Women's Ice Hockey Team 
     has won 4 of the last 5 national championships;
       Whereas the University of Minnesota Women's Ice Hockey Team 
     has won 7 national championships overall, including back-to-
     back championships in 2004 and 2005, 2012 and 2013, and 2015 
     and 2016;
       Whereas the University of Minnesota Women's Ice Hockey Team 
     has the most NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Championships and NCAA 
     Women's Ice Hockey Tournament wins; and
       Whereas the University of Minnesota Women's Ice Hockey 
     program--
       (1) benefits from 7 years of steady leadership from Head 
     Coach Brad Frost;
       (2) features 3 All-Americans, as named by the American 
     Hockey Coaches Association, on the 2015-2016 team;
       (3) has a remarkable roster of players, including Amanda 
     Kessel, Sarah Potomak, Amanda Leveille, and Lee Stecklein, 
     all of whom were named to the 2016 Frozen Four All-Tournament 
     Team; and
       (4) has a multitude of players, past and present, who have 
     represented the United States in Olympic competition: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate recognizes--
       (1) the University of Minnesota Women's Ice Hockey Team on 
     winning the 2016 National Collegiate Athletic Association 
     Women's Ice Hockey Championship; and
       (2) the achievements of the players, coaches, staff, and 
     fans who contributed to the championship season.

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