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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 325 

Commending the Michigan State University Spartans for their victory in 

the 2007 NCAA Hockey Championship. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 19, 2007 

Mr. STUPAK (for himself, Mr. ROGERS of Michigan, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. LEVIN, Ms. KILPATRICK, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. 

CAMP of Michigan, Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. DINGELL, Mrs. MILLER of 

Michigan, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, Mr. UPTON, Mr. WILSON

of South Carolina, Mr. KANJORSKI, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. KAGEN, Mr. 

HOLDEN, Mr. CARNEY, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. KIND, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. 

DAVIS of Illinois, and Mrs. EMERSON) submitted the following resolution; 

which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 

RESOLUTION 

Commending the Michigan State University Spartans for 

their victory in the 2007 NCAA Hockey Championship. 

Whereas Michigan State University is one of the premier academic institutions in the nation; 

Whereas on April 9, 2007, the Michigan State University 

Spartans won their first National Collegiate Athletic Association Hockey Championship in 21 years; 

Whereas the members of the Michigan State University 2007 

hockey team include Jeff Lerg, Chris Snavely, Ethan 

Graham, Brandon Gentile, Brandon Warner, Justin 

Abdelkader, Tim Kennedy, Bryan Lerg, Ryan Turek, 


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Zak McClellan, Jeff Dunne, Tyler Howells, Jay Sprague, 

Chris Mueller, Chris Lawrence, Nick Sucharski, Matt 

Schepke, Jim McKenzie, Kurt Kivisto, Daniel Sturges, 

Daniel Vukovic, Steve Mnich, Bobby Jarosz, Tim 

Crowder, Justin Johnston, and Michael Ratchuk; 

Whereas Head Coach Rick Comley and Assistant Coaches 

Tom Newton, Brian Renfrew, and Rob Woodward are to 

be commended for outstanding coaching throughout the 

2007 season; 

Whereas the Spartans won the championship game by coming 

from behind to score 3 goals in a stunning third-period 

upset; 

Whereas the Spartans succeeded not only because of the 

skills of talented individual players but because those 

players worked so well together as a team; 

Whereas in the championship game, the Spartans beat Boston College, a team that had won 13 straight games, featured 12 National Hockey League draft picks, and had 

played in the 2006 NCAA championship game as well; 

Whereas Spartan head coach Rick Comley has now won 3 national hockey championships (one with the NAIA and 2 

with the NCAA) with 3 different Michigan universities: 

Lake Superior State University, Northern Michigan University, and Michigan State University; 

Whereas when the Spartans last won a national hockey 

championship, they were coached by Ron Mason, who 

continues to serve Michigan State University as the 

school’s Athletic Director and who in fact hired Coach 

Comley as his replacement; 


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Whereas Michigan State University and the East Lansing 

community honored the Spartans upon their return in a 

manner befitting of champions; and 

Whereas Michigan State University students, faculty, alumni, 

and all Michigan State fans are deeply committed to 

bringing pride to Michigan State University and to the 

entire state of Michigan: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) commends the Michigan State University 

3 Spartans for their victory in the 2007 NCAA Hock4 ey Championship; 

5 (2) recognizes the achievements of the players, 

6 coaches, students, and staff whose hard work and 

7 dedication helped Michigan State University win the 

8 championship; and 

9 (3) directs the Clerk of the House of Represent10 atives to transmit a copy of this resolution to Michi11 gan State University President Lou Anna Simon, 

12 hockey Head Coach Rick Comley, and Athletic Di13 rector Ron Mason for appropriate display. 

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