IV 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1326 

Congratulating the Florida Panthers for winning the 2024 Stanley Cup Final, 

the team’s first-ever Stanley Cup championship. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 27, 2024 

Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK (for herself, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. 

MOSKOWITZ, and Ms. WILSON of Florida) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability 

RESOLUTION 

Congratulating the Florida Panthers for winning the 2024 

Stanley Cup Final, the team’s first-ever Stanley Cup 

championship. 

Whereas, on June 24, 2024, the Florida Panthers defeated 

the Edmonton Oilers 2–1 in Game 7 of the National 

Hockey League’s Stanley Cup Final, winning the Stanley 

Cup Final 4 games to 3; 

Whereas Team Owner Vincent J. Viola, Vice Chairman, Partner, and Alternate Governor Douglas A. Cifu, President 

of Hockey Operations and General Manager Bill Zito and 

Head Coach Paul Maurice built a disciplined, talented 

team led on the ice by team captain Aleksander Barkov; 


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Whereas, on the way to winning the 2024 Stanley Cup Final, 

the Panthers defeated— 

(1) the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round; 

(2) the Boston Bruins in the second round; 

(3) the President’s Trophy–winning New York 

Rangers in the Eastern Conference Final; and 

(4) the Western Conference Champion Edmonton 

Oilers in the Stanley Cup Final; 

Whereas the Panthers secured first place in the Atlantic Division with a record of 52–24–6 and 110 points in the regular season; 

Whereas the Panthers were awarded the Prince of Wales 

Trophy presented to the Eastern Conference team that 

advances to the Stanley Cup Final; 

Whereas every player of the 2024 Panthers contributed to 

this championship season, including— 

(1) Uvis Balinskis; 

(2) Aleksander Barkov; 

(3) Sam Bennett; 

(4) Tobias Bjornfot; 

(5) Sergei Bobrovsky; 

(6) Nick Cousins; 

(7) Aaron Ekblad; 

(8) Oliver Ekman-Larsson; 

(9) Gustav Forsling; 

(10) Jonah Gadjovich; 

(11) Dmitry Kulikov; 

(12) William Lockwood; 

(13) Ryan Lomberg; 

(14) Steven Lorentz; 

(15) Anton Lundell; 

(16) Eetu Luostarinen; 


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(17) Josh Mahura; 

(18) Niko Mikkola; 

(19) Brandon Montour; 

(20) Kyle Okposo; 

(21) Sam Reinhart; 

(22) Evan Rodrigues; 

(23) Mackie Samoskevich; 

(24) Justin Sourdif; 

(25) Kevin Stenlund; 

(26) Anthony Stolarz; 

(27) Vladimir Tarasenko; 

(28) Matthew Tkachuk; and 

(29) Carter Verhaeghe; 

Whereas the Florida Panther Front Office, led by General 

Manager Bill Zito, built a gutsy, hard-working, and 

skilled group of talented players whose diverse talents 

and dedication led them to achieve hockey’s ultimate 

prize; 

Whereas Aleksander Barkov was awarded the Selke Trophy 

as the best defensive forward in the National Hockey 

League (NHL); 

Whereas center Sam Reinhart and goalie Sergei Bobrovsky 

represented the Florida Panthers at the 2024 NHL AllStar Game; 

Whereas Head Coach Paul Maurice led the Panthers to backto-back Stanley Cup Finals in his first 2 years with the 

team; 

Whereas, for 30 seasons, the Panthers have positively contributed to their community through the Florida Panthers Foundation that supports building the game of 

hockey for children and youth, supporting health and 


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education initiatives for children, advocating for and supporting veterans’ issues, and raising awareness about the 

endangered Florida panther; and 

Whereas the Panthers have turned the Amerant Bank Arena 

into the ‘‘rat-infested’’ best home-ice advantage in the 

NHL with the greatest fans in hockey: Now, therefore, 

be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives con2 gratulates and honors the 2024 National Hockey League 

3 Stanley Cup champions, the Florida Panthers. 

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