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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 194 

Congratulating the Pittsburgh Penguins on winning the 2009 Stanley Cup 

Championship. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 19, 2009 

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

which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Congratulating the Pittsburgh Penguins on winning the 2009 

Stanley Cup Championship. 

Whereas, on June 12, 2009, the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Detroit Red Wings 2-to-1 in Game 7 of the 

National Hockey League Stanley Cup Finals; 

Whereas the victory marks the Penguins’ third Stanley Cup 

Championship in franchise history and capped off a historic playoff series; 

Whereas the Penguins are just the second team in league history to win the seventh game of a Stanley Cup Championship series on the road after the home team won the 

first 6 games of the series; 

Whereas the Penguins beat the Washington Capitals in the 

Eastern Conference Semifinals and the Detroit Red 


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Wings in the Stanley Cup Championship after losing the 

first 2 games in both series, making the Penguins the 

only team in league history to rally from 2-to-0 series 

deficits twice in the same year; 

Whereas Mario Lemieux is to be honored for his commitment 

to keeping the Penguins in Pittsburgh and passing along 

his legacy to a new generation of players and fans; 

Whereas, in February 2009, the Penguins hired Head Coach 

Dan Bylsma from the Penguins’ minor league franchise 

in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, making Bylsma the first 

coach in the history of the National Hockey League to 

begin a season coaching in the American Hockey League 

and finish a Stanley Cup champion; 

Whereas Sidney Crosby, the youngest team captain to ever 

win the Stanley Cup, was third in scoring during the regular season, had a league-leading 15 playoff goals, and 

demonstrated leadership by taking the Penguins to the 

Stanley Cup Finals in 2 consecutive seasons; 

Whereas, over the course of the playoffs, Evgeni Malkin led 

all players in scoring with 36 points, including 14 goals 

and 22 assists, and won the Conn Smythe trophy for 

most valuable player in the playoffs; 

Whereas Max Talbot is to be commended for scoring the only 

2 Penguins goals in the Game 7 victory over the Detroit 

Red Wings; 

Whereas thousands of Penguins fans supported the team 

throughout the postseason, donning white t-shirts to create a ‘‘whiteout’’ effect at home games or gathering to 

watch the game on a big screen television outside Mellon 

Arena; 


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Whereas the Red Wings are to be commended for a terrific 

season, committment to sportsmanship, and excellence on 

and off the ice; and 

Whereas nearly 400,000 fans packed the streets of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on June 15, 2009, to honor the 

Penguins in a parade along Grant Street and the Boulevard of the Allies: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) congratulates— 

3 (A) the Pittsburgh Penguins for winning 

4 the 2009 Stanley Cup Championship; 

5 (B) Mario Lemieux and the coaching staff 

6 of the Penguins and support staff and recog7 nizes their commitment to keeping the team in 

8 Pittsburgh; 

9 (C) all Penguins fans who supported the 

10 team throughout the season; and 

11 (D) the Detroit Red Wings on an out12 standing season; and 

13 (2) directs the Secretary of the Senate to trans14 mit an enrolled copy of this resolution to— 

15 (A) co-owners Mario Lemieux and Ron 

16 Burkle; 

17 (B) vice president and general manager 

18 Ray Shero; and 

19 (C) head coach Dan Bylsma. 

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