IV 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 511 

Congratulating the Vegas Golden Knights for winning the 2023 Stanley 

Cup Finals. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 14, 2023 

Ms. TITUS (for herself, Ms. LEE of Nevada, Mr. HORSFORD, and Mr. 

AMODEI) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Oversight and Accountability 

RESOLUTION 

Congratulating the Vegas Golden Knights for winning the 

2023 Stanley Cup Finals. 

Whereas on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, the Vegas Golden 

Knights defeated the Florida Panthers 9 to 3 in Game 

5 of the National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup Finals, 

winning the Stanley Cup Finals 4 games to 1; 

Whereas the Vegas Golden Knights are the first major men’s 

professional sports franchise to represent Las Vegas; 

Whereas the Golden Knights have been a uniting force for 

Southern Nevada since their founding, playing their first 

home game just 9 days after the October 1 shooting 

where they retired number 58 in honor of the 58 victims 

of the shooting; 


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Whereas in their first 6 seasons in Las Vegas, the organization has already developed a strong tradition of success, 

qualifying for the playoffs five times, and reaching the 

Stanley Cup Finals twice; 

Whereas President of Hockey Operations George McPhee, 

General Manager Kelly McCrimmon, and Head Coach 

Bruce Cassidy built a talented team led on the ice by 

team captain Mark Stone; 

Whereas on the way to winning the 2023 Stanley Cup Final, 

the Golden Knights defeated— 

(1) the Winnipeg Jets in the first round; 

(2) the Edmonton Oilers in the second round; 

(3) the Dallas Stars in Western Conference Final; 

and 

(4) the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final; 

Whereas the Golden Knights secured first place in the Pacific 

Division and Western Conference with a record of 51–22 

and 111 points in the regular season; 

Whereas every member of the 2023 Golden Knights contributed to this championship season, including: Michael 

Amadio, Ivan Barbashev, Teddy Blueger, Laurent 

Brossoit, William Carrier, Paul Cotter, Pavel Dorofeyev, 

Jack Eichel, Byron Froese, Nicolas Hague, Adin Hill, 

Brett Howden, Ben Hutton, William Karlsson, Phil 

Kessel, Keegan Kolesar, Kaedan Korczak, Jake 

Leschyshyn, Jonathan Marchessault, Alec Martinez, 

Brayden McNabb, Danil Miromanov, Brayden Pachal, 

Jiri Patera, Alex Pietrangelo, Jonathan Quick, Sheldon 

Rempal, Jonas Rondbjerg, Nicolas Roy, Reilly Smith, 

Chandler Stephenson, Mark Stone, Shea Theodore, 

Logan Thompson, Shea Weber, and Zach Whitecloud. 


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Whereas Jonathan Marchessault was awarded the Conn 

Smythe Trophy as the best player in the Stanley Cup 

Playoffs; 

Whereas Head Coach Bruce Cassidy, Forward Chandler Stephenson, and Goalie Logan Thompson represented the 

Vegas Golden Knights at the 2023 NHL All-Star Game; 

Whereas players Jonathan Marchessault, William Karlson, 

Reilly Smith, William Carrier, Shea Theodore, and 

Brayden McNabb have been with the Golden Knights 

since their first season; 

Whereas owners Bill Foley and the Maloof family have invested significantly into hockey in Southern Nevada by 

bringing the Silver Knights to Henderson, a state-of-theart practice facility to Summerlin, and the Vegas Junior 

Golden Knights to the Las Vegas Valley; 

Whereas the Golden Knights have positively contributed to 

our community through the Golden Knights Foundation 

that supports initiatives focusing on education & youth 

sports, military & first responders, and health & wellness; 

Whereas the Golden Knights have turned the Fortress at TMobile Arena into the best venue in US hockey, delivering a world-class, only in Las Vegas experience for fans 

and the best home-field advantage in the NHL; 

Whereas the entire Vegas Golden Knights organization and 

its fans have proven that Las Vegas is a hockey town, 

despite Nate Silver’s April 22, 2015 article entitled, ‘‘Las 

Vegas Is a Terrible Place for an NHL Team’’: Now, 

therefore, be it 


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•HRES 511 IH 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives con2 gratulates and honors the Vegas Golden Knights on their 

3 2023 National Hockey League Stanley Cup championship. 

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