IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1326 
Congratulating the Florida Panthers for winning the 2024 Stanley Cup Final, 
the team’s first-ever Stanley Cup championship. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 27, 2024 
Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK (for herself, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. 
MOSKOWITZ, and Ms. WILSON of Florida) submitted the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Account-
ability 
RESOLUTION 
Congratulating the Florida Panthers for winning the 2024 
Stanley Cup Final, the team’s first-ever Stanley Cup 
championship. 
Whereas, on June 24, 2024, the Florida Panthers defeated 
the Edmonton Oilers 2–1 in Game 7 of the National 
Hockey League’s Stanley Cup Final, winning the Stanley 
Cup Final 4 games to 3; 
Whereas Team Owner Vincent J. Viola, Vice Chairman, Part-
ner, and Alternate Governor Douglas A. Cifu, President 
of Hockey Operations and General Manager Bill Zito and 
Head Coach Paul Maurice built a disciplined, talented 
team led on the ice by team captain Aleksander Barkov; 
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Whereas, on the way to winning the 2024 Stanley Cup Final, 
the Panthers defeated— 
(1) the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round; 
(2) the Boston Bruins in the second round; 
(3) the President’s Trophy–winning New York 
Rangers in the Eastern Conference Final; and 
(4) the Western Conference Champion Edmonton 
Oilers in the Stanley Cup Final; 
Whereas the Panthers secured first place in the Atlantic Divi-
sion with a record of 52–24–6 and 110 points in the reg-
ular season; 
Whereas the Panthers were awarded the Prince of Wales 
Trophy presented to the Eastern Conference team that 
advances to the Stanley Cup Final; 
Whereas every player of the 2024 Panthers contributed to 
this championship season, including— 
(1) Uvis Balinskis; 
(2) Aleksander Barkov; 
(3) Sam Bennett; 
(4) Tobias Bjornfot; 
(5) Sergei Bobrovsky; 
(6) Nick Cousins; 
(7) Aaron Ekblad; 
(8) Oliver Ekman-Larsson; 
(9) Gustav Forsling; 
(10) Jonah Gadjovich; 
(11) Dmitry Kulikov; 
(12) William Lockwood; 
(13) Ryan Lomberg; 
(14) Steven Lorentz; 
(15) Anton Lundell; 
(16) Eetu Luostarinen; 
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(17) Josh Mahura; 
(18) Niko Mikkola; 
(19) Brandon Montour; 
(20) Kyle Okposo; 
(21) Sam Reinhart; 
(22) Evan Rodrigues; 
(23) Mackie Samoskevich; 
(24) Justin Sourdif; 
(25) Kevin Stenlund; 
(26) Anthony Stolarz; 
(27) Vladimir Tarasenko; 
(28) Matthew Tkachuk; and 
(29) Carter Verhaeghe; 
Whereas the Florida Panther Front Office, led by General 
Manager Bill Zito, built a gutsy, hard-working, and 
skilled group of talented players whose diverse talents 
and dedication led them to achieve hockey’s ultimate 
prize; 
Whereas Aleksander Barkov was awarded the Selke Trophy 
as the best defensive forward in the National Hockey 
League (NHL); 
Whereas center Sam Reinhart and goalie Sergei Bobrovsky 
represented the Florida Panthers at the 2024 NHL All- 
Star Game; 
Whereas Head Coach Paul Maurice led the Panthers to back- 
to-back Stanley Cup Finals in his first 2 years with the 
team; 
Whereas, for 30 seasons, the Panthers have positively con-
tributed to their community through the Florida Pan-
thers Foundation that supports building the game of 
hockey for children and youth, supporting health and 
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education initiatives for children, advocating for and sup-
porting veterans’ issues, and raising awareness about the 
endangered Florida panther; and 
Whereas the Panthers have turned the Amerant Bank Arena 
into the ‘‘rat-infested’’ best home-ice advantage in the 
NHL with the greatest fans in hockey: Now, therefore, 
be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives con-
gratulates and honors the 2024 National Hockey League 
Stanley Cup champions, the Florida Panthers. 
Æ 
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