Congratulating the Chicago Blackhawks on winning the 2013 Stanley Cup.

Congratulating the Chicago Blackhawks on winning the 2013 Stanley Cup. Whereas, on June 24, 2013, the Chicago Blackhawks hockey team won the Stanley Cup; Whereas the 2013 Stanley Cup title is the first Stanley Cup title for the Blackhawks since 2010; Whereas the Blackhawks joined the National Hockey League in 1926 and have a rich history in the league; Whereas the Blackhawks were 1 of the original 6 teams in the National Hockey League; Whereas the Blackhawks have won 15 divisional titles, and 3 conference championships in 1992, 2010, and 2013; Whereas the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup in 1934, 1938, 1961, and 2010; Whereas the Blackhawks posted a regular season record of 3675, and won the Presidents Trophy for earning the most points in the National Hockey League; Whereas, during the playoffs, the Blackhawks defeated the Minnesota Wild in the conference quarterfinals, earning their first series win since their Stanley Cup win in 2010; Whereas the Blackhawks outlasted the Detroit Red Wings in a thrilling overtime win during game 7 of the conference semifinals; Whereas the Blackhawks advanced to the Stanley Cup finals with a 41 series win over the defending Stanley Cup champions, the Los Angeles Kings, in the conference finals; Whereas the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup by scoring 2 goals in 17 seconds during the final 2 minutes of game 6 to defeat the Boston Bruins and return the Stanley Cup back to Chicago; Whereas the Blackhawks won their 5th Stanley Cup, tying the Edmonton Oilers at 5th place on the franchise list for most titles won; Whereas General Manager Stan Bowman, Head Coach Joel Quenneville, President John F. McDonough, and owner Rocky Wirtz have put together and led a great organization; Whereas all 27 active players, including Bryan Bickell, Dave Bolland, Brandon Bollig, Daniel Carcillo, Michael Frolik, Michael Handzus, Marian Hossa, Patrick Kane, Marcus Kruger, Jamal Mayers, Brandon Saad, Patrick Sharp, Andrew Shaw, Ben Smith, Viktor Stalberg, Jonathan Toews, Sheldon Brookbank, Niklas Hjalmarsson, Duncan Keith, Nick Leddy, Johnny Oduya, Michal Rozsival, Brent Seabrook, Ryan Stanton, Corey Crawford, Ray Emery, and Henrik Karlsson, whose shared goal was to win the Stanley Cup, collectively contributed to a victorious season; Whereas the 2013 Blackhawks players follow in the footsteps of the great players in the Blackhawks history who have had their numbers retired, including Glenn Hall (#1), Keith Magnuson (#3), Pierre Pilote (#3), Bobby Hull (#9), Denis Savard (#18), Stan Mikita (#21), and Tony Esposito (#35); Whereas the Stanley Cup returns to the City of Chicago and gives fans across the State of Illinois a chance to celebrate championship hockey twice in the last 4 seasons; and Whereas the Minnesota Wild, Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings, and Boston Bruins proved to be worthy and honorable adversaries and also deserve recognition: Now, therefore, be it That the Senate (1) congratulates the Chicago Blackhawks on winning the 2013 Stanley Cup; (2) commends the fans, players, and management of the Boston Bruins for allowing the Chicago Blackhawks and the many supporters of the Chicago Blackhawks to celebrate at the TD Bank Garden; and (3) respectfully directs the Enrolling Clerk of the Senate to transmit an official copy of this resolution to (A) the 2013 Chicago Blackhawks hockey organization; and (B) the Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz.

Summary: Congratulates the Chicago Blackhawks on winning the 2013 Stanley Cup.