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[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 251 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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.

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                   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

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                               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;
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 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
    Resolved, That the United States Senate congratulates the Detroit 
Red Wings on winning the 1998 National Hockey League Stanley Cup 
Championship.
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