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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 594 

Congratulating the Pittsburgh Penguins for winning the 2009 Stanley Cup 

Hockey Championship. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 26, 2009 

Mr. DOYLE (for himself, Mr. TIM MURPHY of Pennsylvania, Mr. BRALEY of 

Iowa, Mr. WILSON of Ohio, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. MURTHA, Mr. KANJORSKI, Mr. CARNEY, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. 

BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. ROONEY, Mr. ALTMIRE, Mr. DENT, Mr. 

BOCCIERI, Mr. DONNELLY of Indiana, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. KRATOVIL, 

Mr. STUPAK, and Mr. DINGELL) submitted the following resolution; 

which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 

RESOLUTION 

Congratulating the Pittsburgh Penguins for winning the 

2009 Stanley Cup Hockey Championship. 

Whereas, on June 12th, 2009, the Pittsburgh Penguins won 

the 2009 Stanley Cup Hockey Championship; 

Whereas the Penguins, in their 41st year playing in the National Hockey League, won their sixth Division Championship, their fourth Eastern Conference Championship, 

and their third Stanley Cup; 

Whereas the Penguins defeated the Carolina Hurricanes to 

clinch the Eastern Conference title and win the Prince of 

Wales Trophy; 

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Whereas the Penguins faced the Western Conference Champion Detroit Red Wings in the Stanley Cup finals and defeating the defending champions and clinching the series 

with four wins and three losses; 

Whereas the city of Pittsburgh is fittingly nicknamed ‘‘The 

City of Champions’’, highlighting the city’s successful 

professional sports teams and the community’s commitment to them and their players; 

Whereas this Stanley Cup-winning season marks a fitting 

capstone to the Penguins’ final season playing at Mellon 

Arena, also known as the Civic Arena or The Igloo, the 

only facility to house the Penguins until the new facility 

replaces it next season; 

Whereas Penguins Head Coach Dan Bylsma took over responsibility for the team after midseason, helping the 

Penguins focus on playing to their incredible potential 

and clinching a spot in the playoffs; 

Whereas NHL Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux and Ron 

Burkle have jointly owned the team for 10 years, saving 

the team for the city of Pittsburgh, and consistently 

proving their dedication to the franchise; 

Whereas Ken Sawyer, CEO of the Penguins, David Morehouse, President, Ray Shero, Executive Vice President 

and General Manager, Jason Botterill, Assistant General 

Manager, and countless others have shown true devotion 

to the Penguins franchise and have been successful in 

cultivating and keeping together a team of top quality 

players; 

Whereas the Penguins were led on the ice by Captain Sidney 

Crosby, who has shown dedicated leadership and commitment to the team through explosive, outstanding play 

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throughout his career, becoming the youngest NHL captain to lift the Stanley Cup; 

Whereas Evgeni Malkin was awarded the Art Ross Trophy 

for the top scorer in the NHL this season and the Conn 

Smythe Trophy for the Most Valuable Player of the 

Stanley Cup playoffs, making him the first Russian-born 

player to win this honor after also leading the playoffs 

in scoring; 

Whereas goaltender Marc-Andre ́ Fleury consistently made 

crucial saves throughout the playoffs, keeping pressure 

off the Penguins when they held leads and keeping them 

in games when they were behind; and 

Whereas the Penguins’ entire roster of skilled players contributed to the team’s success, including Craig Adams; 

Philippe Boucher; Matt Cooke; John Curry; Pascal 

Dupuis; Mark Eaton; Ruslan Fedotenko; Mathieu Garon; 

Hal Gill; Eric Godard; Alex Goligoski; Sergei Gonchar; 

Bill Guerin; Tyler Kennedy; Chris Kunitz; Kristopher 

Letang; Chris Minard; Brooks Orpik; Miroslav Satan; 

Rob Scuderi; Jordan Staal; Petr Sykora; Maxime Talbot 

and several others: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives con2 gratulates the Pittsburgh Penguins for winning the 2009 

3 Stanley Cup Hockey Championship and reaffirming Pitts4 burgh, Pennsylvania’s status as The City of Champions. 

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