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110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 593 

Honoring the Detroit Red Wings on winning the 2008 National Hockey 

League Stanley Cup Championship. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 12, 2008 

Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Ms. STABENOW) submitted the following 

resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Honoring the Detroit Red Wings on winning the 2008 

National Hockey League Stanley Cup Championship. 

Whereas, on June 4, 2008, the Detroit Red Wings defeated 

the Pittsburgh Penguins, 3 to 2 in game 6 of the National Hockey League Stanley Cup Finals; 

Whereas that triumph marks the 11th Stanley Cup Championship in the history of the Red Wings, bringing the 

total number of Stanley Cup Championships won by the 

Red Wings to more than the number won by any other 

professional hockey team in the United States; 

Whereas that triumph also marks the fourth Stanley Cup 

Championship for the Red Wings in 11 seasons, building 

on the team’s reputation as one of the greatest dynasties 

in the history of the National Hockey League; 


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Whereas the championship win caps a historic season in 

which the Red Wings set a National Hockey League 

record for the most victories during the first half of the 

regular season (30–8–3), captured a seventh consecutive 

division title, earned a berth in the Stanley Cup playoffs 

for the 17th consecutive season, and won a sixth Presidents’ Cup Trophy for the best regular season record in 

the National Hockey League; 

Whereas, led by Captain Nicklas Lidstrom, the Red Wings, 

employing a combination of both youth and experience, 

became National Hockey League champions through pure 

grit and determination; 

Whereas Nicklas Lidstrom, born in Va ̈stera ̊s, Sweden, became the first European-born National Hockey League 

player to captain a Stanley Cup Championship team; 

Whereas Henrik Zetterberg, through his hard work and skill 

on both ends of the ice, won the Conn Smythe Trophy 

for the most valuable player in the playoffs; 

Whereas Nicklas Lidstrom, Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby, Tomas 

Holmstrom, and Darren McCarty have all been members 

of the team for the last 4 Stanley Cups won by the Red 

Wings, and Chris Osgood, Chris Chelios, and Brian 

Rafalski have each earned their third Stanley Cup Championship; 

Whereas Marian and Mike Ilitch, the owners of the Red 

Wings and community leaders in Michigan, have once 

again returned Lord Stanley’s Cup to the city of Detroit; 

Whereas Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock, following in 

the footsteps of the great Scotty Bowman, has won his 

first Stanley Cup Championship; 


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Whereas the Red Wings, who have played in Detroit since 

1926, continue to be prized and cherished by all 

Michiganders and Red Wing fans across the country; 

Whereas, since 1952, Red Wings fans have continued the tradition of the ‘‘Legend of the Octopus’’, throwing octopi 

onto the ice, each of the 8 tentacles symbolizing the original 8 games needed to win the Stanley Cup; 

Whereas Detroit, otherwise known as ‘‘Hockeytown, U.S.A.’’, 

is home to the most loyal fan base in the world; 

Whereas the passion and support of all Red Wings fans have 

assisted the team through this long and difficult season, 

enabling the players to achieve the greatest prize in all 

of hockey, the Stanley Cup; 

Whereas each Red Wings player made a valuable contribution 

to the team’s success and will be remembered on the 

most illustrious sports trophy, the Stanley Cup; and 

Whereas those Red Wings players are Chris Chelios, Dan 

Cleary, Pavel Datsyuk, Aaron Downey, Dallas Drake, 

Kris Draper, Jonathan Ericsson, Valtteri Filppula, 

Johan Franzen, Mark Hartigan, Dominik Hasek, Tomas 

Holmstrom, Jimmy Howard, Jiri Hudler, Tomas 

Kopecky, Niklas Kronwall, Brett Lebda, Nicklas 

Lidstrom, Andreas Lilja, Justin Abdelkader, Kirk 

Maltby, Darren McCarty, Derek Meech, Chris Osgood, 

Kyle Quincey, Brian Rafalski, Mikael Samuelsson, 

Mattias Ritola, Darren Helm, Jakub Kindl, Brad Stuart, 

and Henrik Zetterberg: Now, therefore, be it 


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1 Resolved, That the Senate congratulates the Detroit 

2 Red Wings on winning the 2008 National Hockey League 

3 Stanley Cup Championship. 

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