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105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. RES. 251

To congratulate the Detroit Red Wings on winning the 1998 National Hockey

League Stanley Cup Championship and proving themselves to be one

of the best teams in National Hockey League history.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JUNE 18, 1998

Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Mr. ABRAHAM) submitted the following resolution;

which was considered and agreed to

RESOLUTION

To congratulate the Detroit Red Wings on winning the 1998

National Hockey League Stanley Cup Championship and

proving themselves to be one of the best teams in National Hockey League history.

Whereas, on June 16, 1998, the Detroit Red Wings defeated

the Washington Capitals, 4–1, in game 4 of the championship series;

Whereas this victory marks the second year in a row that the

Red Wings won the Stanley Cup in a four-game sweep;

Whereas the Stanley Cup took its first trip around the rink

in the lap of Vladimir Konstantinov, the Red Wing

defenseman who was seriously injured in an accident less

than a week after Detroit won the Cup last year;
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Whereas Vladi and his wife Irina, whose strength and courage are a source of pride and inspiration to our entire

community, are an exemplary Red Wings family and

Vladi’s battle is an inspiration to all Americans;

Whereas Marian and Mike Ilitch, the owners of the Red

Wings and community leaders in Detroit and Michigan,

have brought the Stanley Cup back to Detroit yet again;

Whereas the Red Wings, as one of the original six National

Hockey League teams, has always held a special place in

the hearts of all Michiganders;

Whereas it was a profound source of pride for Detroit when

the Wings brought the Cup back to Detroit in 1954 and

1955, the last time the Wings won consecutive National

Hockey League championships;

Whereas today Detroit continues to provide Red Wings fans

with hockey greatness and Detroit, otherwise known as

‘‘Hockeytown, U.S.A.’’, is home to the most loyal fans in

the world;

Whereas the Red Wings are indebted to head coach Scotty

Bowman, who has brought the Red Wings to the playoffs

3 times in the last 4 years, and with this year’s victory,

has earned his eighth Stanley Cup victory, tying him with

his mentor Toe Blake for the most championships in

league history;

Whereas the Wings are also lucky to have the phenomenal

leadership of team captain Steve Yzerman, who in his fifteenth season in the National Hockey League, received

the Conn Smythe Trophy, given to the most valuable

player in the National Hockey League playoffs; and

Whereas each one of the Red Wings will be remembered on

the premier sports trophy, the Stanley Cup, including
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Slava Fetisov, Bob Rouse, Nick Lidstrom, Igor Larionov,

Mathieu Dandenault, Slava Kozlov, Brendan Shanahan,

Dmitri Mironov, Doug Brown, Kirk Maltby, Steve

Yzerman, Martin Lapointe, Mike Knuble, Darren

McCarty, Joe Kocur, Aaron Ward, Chris Osgood, Kevin

Hodson, Kris Draper, Jamie Macoun, Brent Gilchrist,

Anders Eriksson, Larry Murphy, Sergei Federov, and

Tomas Holmstrom: Now, therefore, be it

1 Resolved, That the United States Senate congratu2 lates the Detroit Red Wings on winning the 1998 National

3 Hockey League Stanley Cup Championship.

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