IV 
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. MUR-
THA, 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 Re-
form 
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 Na-
tional Hockey League, won their sixth Division Cham-
pionship, 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 Cham-
pion Detroit Red Wings in the Stanley Cup finals and de-
feating 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 commit-
ment 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 re-
sponsibility 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 More-
house, 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 commit-
ment to the team through explosive, outstanding play 
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throughout his career, becoming the youngest NHL cap-
tain 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 con-
tributed 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 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives con-
gratulates the Pittsburgh Penguins for winning the 2009 
Stanley Cup Hockey Championship and reaffirming Pitts-
burgh, Pennsylvania’s status as The City of Champions. 
Æ 
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