[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12456]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   SENATE RESOLUTION 239--CONGRATULATING THE PITTSBURGH PENGUINS FOR 
            WINNING THE 2017 STANLEY CUP HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP

  Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Toomey) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 239

       Whereas on June 11, 2017, the Pittsburgh Penguins won the 
     2017 Stanley Cup hockey championship;
       Whereas the Penguins, in their 50th year playing in the 
     National Hockey League (referred to in this preamble as 
     ``NHL''), won their fifth Stanley Cup;
       Whereas the Penguins defeated the Western Conference 
     Champion Nashville Predators in the Stanley Cup Finals, 
     clinching the series with 4 wins and 2 losses;
       Whereas the Penguins are the only NHL team to win back-to-
     back Stanley Cup championships since the NHL instituted 
     salary caps in 2005 and the first team to do so since 1998;
       Whereas the Penguins endured 3 tough opponents en route to 
     the championship, defeating the Columbus Blue Jackets, the 
     Washington Capitals, and the Ottawa Senators to clinch the 
     Eastern Conference title and win their sixth Prince of Wales 
     Trophy;
       Whereas the city of Pittsburgh is fittingly nicknamed ``The 
     City of Champions'', highlighting the success of Pittsburgh 
     professional sports teams, which have tallied 16 
     championships;
       Whereas NHL Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux and Ron Burkle have 
     jointly owned the team for 18 years, saving the Penguins from 
     relocation and maintaining the team for the city of 
     Pittsburgh;
       Whereas longtime Penguins radio announcer Mike Lange is 
     beloved by loyal fans of the team for such expressions as 
     ``Lord Stanley, Lord Stanley, get me the brandy'';
       Whereas Penguins Captain Sidney Crosby, who has shown 
     immense leadership, commitment to the team, and unparalleled 
     skill throughout his outstanding career, was awarded the Conn 
     Smythe Trophy as the 2017 NHL Playoffs Most Valuable Player, 
     his second Conn Smythe Trophy in 2 years;
       Whereas goaltender Matt Murray dazzled throughout the 
     playoffs, becoming the first goaltender to win 2 Stanley Cups 
     as a rookie, shutting out the Nashville Predators for the 
     final 126 minutes, 52 seconds, and setting a rookie record 
     with 2 shutouts in the Final series;
       Whereas goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury contributed to the 
     defensive prowess of the team throughout the Stanley Cup 
     Playoffs, playing in 15 games, including a memorable shutout 
     performance in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Second Round; 
     and
       Whereas the entire Penguins roster contributed to the 
     Stanley Cup victory, including Josh Archibald, Nick Bonino, 
     Sidney Crosby, Matt Cullen, Jean-Sebastien Dea, Jake 
     Guentzel, Carl Hagelin, Patric Hornqvist, Phil Kessel, Tom 
     Kuhnhackl, Chris Kunitz, Evgeni Malkin, Kevin Porter, Carter 
     Rowney, Bryan Rust, Tom Sestito, Conor Sheary, Dominik Simon, 
     Daniel Sprong, Oskar Sundqvist, Garrett Wilson, Scott Wilson, 
     Ian Cole, Frank Corrado, Trevor Daley, Brian Dumoulin, 
     Cameron Gaunce, Ron Hainsey, Kris Letang, Olli Maatta, 
     Derrick Pouliot, Chad Ruhwedel, Justin Schultz, Mark Streit, 
     David Warsofsky, Marc-Andre Fleury, Tristan Jarry, Sean 
     Maguire, and Matt Murray: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) congratulates the Pittsburgh Penguins and the loyal 
     fans of the Penguins for becoming the 2017 National Hockey 
     League Stanley Cup champions; and
       (2) respectfully directs the Secretary of the Senate to 
     transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to--
       (A) the co-owners of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Mario Lemieux 
     and Ron Burkle; jointly
       (B) the President of the Pittsburgh Penguins, David 
     Morehouse; and
       (C) the Head Coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Mike 
     Sullivan.

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