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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 198 

Congratulating the Alaska Aces hockey team on winning the 2011 Kelly 

Cup and becoming East Coast Hockey League champions for the second 

time in team history. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 24, 2011 

Mr. BEGICH (for himself and Ms. MURKOWSKI) submitted the following 

resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Congratulating the Alaska Aces hockey team on winning 

the 2011 Kelly Cup and becoming East Coast Hockey 

League champions for the second time in team history. 

Whereas on Saturday, May 21, 2011, the Alaska Aces won 

the second Kelly Cup championship in the history of the 

team with a 5-3 victory over the Kalamazoo Wings; 

Whereas the Alaska Aces lost only 1 game throughout the entire 2011 Kelly Cup playoffs; 

Whereas the Alaska Aces finished the regular season by winning an impressive 35 of the final 41 games; 

Whereas the Alaska Aces won the Brabham Cup with the 

best record in the East Coast Hockey League regular 

season; 


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Whereas head coach Brent Thompson led the Alaska Aces to 

the Kelly Cup championship in only his second year as 

head coach and received the John Brophy award as the 

East Coast Hockey League’s Coach of the Year; 

Whereas Alaska Aces Captain Scott Burt became the first 

player in East Coast Hockey League history to win 3 

Kelly Cups; 

Whereas Alaska Aces forward Scott Howes was named the 

Most Valuable Player of the Kelly Cup playoffs with 7 

goals and 19 points earned during the postseason; 

Whereas Alaska Aces forward Wes Goldie was named Most 

Valuable Player for the 2010-2011 East Coast Hockey 

League regular season with 83 points; 

Whereas Alaska Aces goaltender Gerald Coleman backstopped the Alaska Aces with a record of 11 wins and 1 

loss during the Kelly Cup playoffs and was selected as 

the East Coast Hockey League’s Goaltender of the Year; 

Whereas the Alaska Aces benefitted from the veteran leadership of center and native Alaskan Brian Swanson; 

Whereas the hard work and dedication of the entire team 

lead the Alaska Aces to victory; 

Whereas the East Coast Hockey League has developed some 

of the greatest hockey players who have later enjoyed 

successful careers in the National Hockey League and 

the American Hockey League; and 

Whereas Alaskans everywhere are proud of the accomplishments of the Alaska Aces in the 2011 season: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 


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1 (1) congratulates each member and the coach2 ing staff of the Alaska Aces hockey team on an im3 pressive championship season; 

4 (2) recognizes the achievements of the East 

5 Coast Hockey League on another fine season of de6 veloping players and promoting ice hockey in North 

7 America; and 

8 (3) respectfully requests the Secretary of the 

9 Senate to transmit an enrolled copy of this resolu10 tion to— 

11 (A) the Alaska Aces ownership; 

12 (B) the Commissioner of the East Coast 

13 Hockey League, Brian McKenna; and 

14 (C) the Commissioner Emeritus of the 

15 East Coast Hockey League, Patrick J. Kelly. 

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