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[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 238 Introduced in House (IH)]

109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 238

  Commending the University of Minnesota women's ice hockey team for 
winning the 2004-2005 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division 
       I Women's Ice Hockey Championship, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 26, 2005

   Mr. Sabo (for himself, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Peterson of 
  Minnesota, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. 
Kline, and Mr. Gutknecht) submitted the following resolution; which was 
        referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                               RESOLUTION

 
  Commending the University of Minnesota women's ice hockey team for 
winning the 2004-2005 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division 
       I Women's Ice Hockey Championship, and for other purposes.

Whereas on Sunday, March 27, 2005, the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers 
        defeated Harvard University in the National Collegiate Athletic 
        Association (NCAA) Division I National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey 
        Championship game by a score of 4 to 3, having defeated Dartmouth 
        College by a score of 7 to 2 in the semifinals;
Whereas the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey team has 
        won 2 consecutive national championships;
Whereas during the 2004-2005 season, the Gophers won an outstanding 36 out of 40 
        games, while losing only 2 and tying 2;
Whereas juniors Krissy Wendell and Natalie Darwitz and sophomore Lyndsay Wall 
        were selected for the 2004-2005 NCAA all-tournament team, and Natalie 
        Darwitz was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player;
Whereas juniors Krissy Wendell and Natalie Darwitz and sophomore Lyndsay Wall 
        were named to the CCM All-American First Team, and senior Jody Horak was 
        named to the CCM All-American Second Team;
Whereas seniors Jody Horak, Brenda Reinen, Kelly Stephens, Noelle Sutton, and 
        Stacy Troumbly made tremendous contributions to the University of 
        Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey program;
Whereas junior Krissy Wendell was honored with the Patty Kazmaier Memorial 
        Award, which is presented annually to the player who displays 
        outstanding individual and team skills, sportsmanship, performance in 
        the clutch, and a love of hockey; and
Whereas all of the team's players showed tremendous dedication throughout the 
        season toward their goal of winning a second consecutive national 
        championship: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) commends the University of Minnesota women's ice hockey 
        team for winning the 2004-2005 National Collegiate Athletic 
        Association Division I Women's Ice Hockey Championship;
            (2) recognizes the achievements of all the team's players, 
        coaches, and support staff and invites them to the United 
        States Capitol Building to be honored; and
            (3) directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to 
        transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to the President 
        of the University of Minnesota.
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