III 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 499 

Congratulating the Pittsburgh Penguins for winning the 2016 Stanley Cup 

hockey championship. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 16, 2016 

Mr. TOOMEY (for himself and Mr. CASEY) submitted the following resolution; 

which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Congratulating the Pittsburgh Penguins for winning the 

2016 Stanley Cup hockey championship. 

Whereas on June 12, 2016, the Pittsburgh Penguins won the 

2016 Stanley Cup hockey championship; 

Whereas the Penguins, in their 49th year playing in the National Hockey League (NHL), won their fourth Stanley 

Cup; 

Whereas the Penguins defeated the Western Conference 

Champion San Jose Sharks in the Stanley Cup Finals, 

clinching the series with 4 wins and 2 losses; 

Whereas the Penguins endured 3 tough opponents en route 

to the championship, defeating the New York Rangers, 

the Washington Capitals, and the Tampa Bay Lightning 


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to clinch the Eastern Conference title and win their fifth 

Prince of Wales Trophy; 

Whereas the city of Pittsburgh is fittingly nicknamed ‘‘The 

City of Champions’’, highlighting the success of Pittsburgh professional sports teams, which have tallied 15 

championships; 

Whereas the Penguins have an active sellout streak of 431 

games, illustrating the love of the fans for the Penguins 

team and players; 

Whereas Mike Sullivan took over as Penguins head coach on 

December 12, 2015, turning around the Penguins season 

and leading the team to a second-place finish in the Metropolitan Division and a spot in the playoffs; 

Whereas NHL Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux and Ron 

Burkle have jointly owned the team for 17 years, saving 

the Penguins from relocation and maintaining the team 

for the city of Pittsburgh; 

Whereas Penguins General Manager Jim Rutherford made 

several critical trades to acquire talented players that fit 

perfectly into the Penguins upbeat style of play, including 

forwards Phil Kessel, Carl Hagelin, and Nick Bonino, 

who form the trio affectionately known as the ‘‘HBK’’ 

line; 

Whereas longtime Penguins radio announcer Mike Lange is 

beloved by loyal fans of the team for such expressions as 

‘‘Lord Stanley, Lord Stanley, get me the brandy’’; 

Whereas Penguins Captain Sidney Crosby, who has shown 

immense leadership, commitment to the team, and unparalleled skill throughout his outstanding career, was 

awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the 2016 NHL 

Playoffs Most Valuable Player; 


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Whereas goaltender Matt Murray dazzled throughout the 

playoffs, maintaining his unbelievably cool composure as 

a rookie on the biggest stage of hockey while compiling 

a 15–6 record, a 2.08 goals-against average, and a 0.923 

save percentage; and 

Whereas the entire Penguins roster contributed to the Stanley Cup victory, including Matt Cullen, Pascal Dupuis, 

Eric Fehr, Patric Hornqvist, Tom Kuhnhackl, Chris 

Kunitz, Evgeni Malkin, Bryan Rust, Conor Sheary, 

Oskar Sundqvist, Ian Cole, Trevor Daley, Brian 

Dumoulin, Justin Schultz, Kris Letang, Ben Lovejoy, 

Olli Maatta, Derrick Pouliot, Marc-Andre Fleury, and 

Jeff Zatkoff: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) congratulates the Pittsburgh Penguins and 

3 the loyal fans of the Penguins for becoming the 

4 2016 NHL Stanley Cup champions; and 

5 (2) respectfully directs the Secretary of the 

6 Senate to transmit an enrolled copy of this resolu7 tion to— 

8 (A) the co-owners of the Pittsburgh Pen9 guins, Mario Lemieux and Ron Burkle; 

10 (B) the President of the Pittsburgh Pen11 guins, David Morehouse; and 

12 (C) the Head Coach of the Pittsburgh 

13 Penguins, Mike Sullivan. 

Æ 


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