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Columbus Blue Jackets, the Pittsburgh Penguins, and 
the Tampa Bay Lightning to clinch the Eastern Con-
ference title and win their second Prince of Wales Tro-
phy; 
Whereas the Capitals became the first team from Wash-
ington, DC, in the 4 major professional sports leagues in 
the United States to win a championship since 1992; 
Whereas the Capitals overcame years of heartbreak to ad-
vance past the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs 
for the first time since 1998; 
Whereas tens of thousands of Capitals fans watched Game 5 
of the Stanley Cup Finals outside of Capital One Arena 
in Washington, DC; 
Whereas Ted Leonsis, chief executive officer of Monumental 
Sports and owner of the Washington Capitals since 1999, 
has built a culture of success and contributed greatly to 
the Washington, DC, community through philanthropy; 
Whereas John Walton, radio announcer for the Capitals, is 
beloved by Capitals fans and prophetically asserted this 
playoffs, ‘‘It’s OK to believe.’’; 
Whereas Alexander Ovechkin, captain of the Washington 
Capitals since 2010 and the first overall pick in the 2004 
National Hockey League draft, exhibited extraordinary 
leadership and delivered superstar-caliber play, leading all 
scorers in the Stanley Cup playoffs with 15 goals and re-
ceiving the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable 
player for the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs; 
Whereas during the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs, Braden 
Holtby recorded a remarkable 0.922 save percentage and 
2 shutouts; 
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Whereas during the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs, Evgeny 
Kuznetsov recorded 32 points, including 12 goals and 20 
assists, the second most points scored in a Stanley Cup 
playoff year since 1997, and was only the fifth player to 
record 30 or more points in a single Stanley Cup playoff 
year since 1997; 
Whereas Barry Trotz, head coach of the Capitals, and the en-
tire coaching staff kept the Capitals composed and orga-
nized, despite facing obstacles and adversity throughout 
the regular season and Stanley Cup playoffs; and 
Whereas the entire Capitals roster banded together as one 
family to contribute to the Stanley Cup victory, including 
Nicklas Backstrom, Jay Beagle, Travis Boyd, Madison 
Bowey, Andre Burakovsky, John Carlson, Alex Chiasson, 
Brett Connolly, Pheonix Copley, Christian Djoos, Lars 
Eller, Shane Gersich, Philipp Grubauer, Braden Holtby, 
Jakub Jerabek, Michal Kempny, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Matt 
Niskanen, Dmitry Orlov, Brooks Orpik, T.J. Oshie, Alex 
Ovechkin, Devante Smith-Pelly, Chandler Stephenson, 
Jakub Vrana, Nathan Walker, and Tom Wilson: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) congratulates the Washington Capitals and 
their dedicated fans for becoming the 2018 National 
Hockey League Stanley Cup champions; and 
(2) respectfully directs the Clerk of the House 
to transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to— 
(A) the founder, chairman, majority owner, 
and chief executive officer of Monumental 
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Sports and owner of the Washington Capitals, 
Ted Leonsis; 
(B) the senior vice president and general 
manager of the Washington Capitals, Brian 
MacLellan; and 
(C) the head coach of the Washington 
Capitals, Barry Trotz. 
Æ 
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