IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 511 
Congratulating the Vegas Golden Knights for winning the 2023 Stanley 
Cup Finals. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 14, 2023 
Ms. TITUS (for herself, Ms. LEE of Nevada, Mr. HORSFORD, and Mr. 
AMODEI) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Accountability 
RESOLUTION 
Congratulating the Vegas Golden Knights for winning the 
2023 Stanley Cup Finals. 
Whereas on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, the Vegas Golden 
Knights defeated the Florida Panthers 9 to 3 in Game 
5 of the National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup Finals, 
winning the Stanley Cup Finals 4 games to 1; 
Whereas the Vegas Golden Knights are the first major men’s 
professional sports franchise to represent Las Vegas; 
Whereas the Golden Knights have been a uniting force for 
Southern Nevada since their founding, playing their first 
home game just 9 days after the October 1 shooting 
where they retired number 58 in honor of the 58 victims 
of the shooting; 
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Whereas in their first 6 seasons in Las Vegas, the organiza-
tion has already developed a strong tradition of success, 
qualifying for the playoffs five times, and reaching the 
Stanley Cup Finals twice; 
Whereas President of Hockey Operations George McPhee, 
General Manager Kelly McCrimmon, and Head Coach 
Bruce Cassidy built a talented team led on the ice by 
team captain Mark Stone; 
Whereas on the way to winning the 2023 Stanley Cup Final, 
the Golden Knights defeated— 
(1) the Winnipeg Jets in the first round; 
(2) the Edmonton Oilers in the second round; 
(3) the Dallas Stars in Western Conference Final; 
and 
(4) the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final; 
Whereas the Golden Knights secured first place in the Pacific 
Division and Western Conference with a record of 51–22 
and 111 points in the regular season; 
Whereas every member of the 2023 Golden Knights contrib-
uted to this championship season, including: Michael 
Amadio, Ivan Barbashev, Teddy Blueger, Laurent 
Brossoit, William Carrier, Paul Cotter, Pavel Dorofeyev, 
Jack Eichel, Byron Froese, Nicolas Hague, Adin Hill, 
Brett Howden, Ben Hutton, William Karlsson, Phil 
Kessel, 
Keegan 
Kolesar, 
Kaedan 
Korczak, 
Jake 
Leschyshyn, Jonathan Marchessault, Alec Martinez, 
Brayden McNabb, Danil Miromanov, Brayden Pachal, 
Jiri Patera, Alex Pietrangelo, Jonathan Quick, Sheldon 
Rempal, Jonas Rondbjerg, Nicolas Roy, Reilly Smith, 
Chandler Stephenson, Mark Stone, Shea Theodore, 
Logan Thompson, Shea Weber, and Zach Whitecloud. 
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Whereas Jonathan Marchessault was awarded the Conn 
Smythe Trophy as the best player in the Stanley Cup 
Playoffs; 
Whereas Head Coach Bruce Cassidy, Forward Chandler Ste-
phenson, and Goalie Logan Thompson represented the 
Vegas Golden Knights at the 2023 NHL All-Star Game; 
Whereas players Jonathan Marchessault, William Karlson, 
Reilly Smith, William Carrier, Shea Theodore, and 
Brayden McNabb have been with the Golden Knights 
since their first season; 
Whereas owners Bill Foley and the Maloof family have in-
vested significantly into hockey in Southern Nevada by 
bringing the Silver Knights to Henderson, a state-of-the- 
art practice facility to Summerlin, and the Vegas Junior 
Golden Knights to the Las Vegas Valley; 
Whereas the Golden Knights have positively contributed to 
our community through the Golden Knights Foundation 
that supports initiatives focusing on education & youth 
sports, military & first responders, and health & wellness; 
Whereas the Golden Knights have turned the Fortress at T- 
Mobile Arena into the best venue in US hockey, deliv-
ering a world-class, only in Las Vegas experience for fans 
and the best home-field advantage in the NHL; 
Whereas the entire Vegas Golden Knights organization and 
its fans have proven that Las Vegas is a hockey town, 
despite Nate Silver’s April 22, 2015 article entitled, ‘‘Las 
Vegas Is a Terrible Place for an NHL Team’’: Now, 
therefore, be it 
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Resolved, That the House of Representatives con-
gratulates and honors the Vegas Golden Knights on their 
2023 National Hockey League Stanley Cup championship. 
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