Title: A resolution congratulating the St. Louis Blues for winning the 2019 Stanley Cup Final.
Policy area: Sports and Recreation

Summary:
This resolution congratulates the St. Louis Blues for becoming the 2019 National Hockey League Stanley Cup champions.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 266 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 266

  Congratulating the St. Louis Blues for winning the 2019 Stanley Cup 
                                 Final.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 26, 2019

    Mr. Hawley (for himself and Mr. Blunt) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Congratulating the St. Louis Blues for winning the 2019 Stanley Cup 
                                 Final.

Whereas, on June 12, 2019, the St. Louis Blues won the 2019 Stanley Cup Final;
Whereas the Blues, in their 52nd year playing in the National Hockey League 
        (referred to in this preamble as the ``NHL''), made their fourth Stanley 
        Cup Final appearance, and their first since the 1969-70 season;
Whereas the Blues defeated the 2019 Eastern Conference champions, the Boston 
        Bruins, in the Stanley Cup Final to win their first Stanley Cup, 
        clinching the series with 4 wins and 3 losses;
Whereas the Blues defeated the Winnipeg Jets, the Dallas Stars, and the San Jose 
        Sharks to earn the Western Conference title and win the franchise's 
        third Clarence S. Campbell Bowl;
Whereas the Blues showed incredible determination and perseverance by fighting 
        their way back from last place in the NHL on January 3, 2019, to finish 
        the regular season in third place in the Western Conference Central 
        Division, and to eventually defeat the Boston Bruins to become Stanley 
        Cup Champions;
Whereas the City of St. Louis was named by the Wall Street Journal as the best 
        sports city in the United States in 2015, highlighting the success of 
        St. Louis professional sports teams;
Whereas more than 10,000 fans filled the Enterprise Center, more than 20,000 
        fans filled Busch Stadium in the pouring rain, and more than 18,000 fans 
        flooded downtown St. Louis to cheer the Blues on to the franchise's 
        first Stanley Cup;
Whereas the Blues and the City of St. Louis embraced Laura Branigan's 1982 hit 
        song, ``Gloria'', uniting fans across the country;
Whereas Laila Anderson, age 11, while fighting a rare immune disease known as 
        hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis or ``HLH'', helped motivate the 2018-
        2019 Blues to victory, journeying to Boston to cheer on her Blues in 
        game 7, and kissing Lord Stanley's Cup, a champion's tradition;
Whereas Patrick Maroon, a St. Louis native, scored a heroic game-winning goal in 
        overtime of game 7 of the second round to advance his team to the 
        Western Conference Finals;
Whereas Ryan O'Reilly, who scored 5 times during a 4-game goal streak in games 4 
        through 7 of the Stanley Cup Final, was the first player to score in 4 
        straight Stanley Cup Final games since Wayne Gretzky in 1985, was 
        awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the 2019 NHL Playoffs Most Valuable 
        Player, all while playing with a cracked rib sustained in the Western 
        Conference First Round;
Whereas Jordan Binnington boasted a .914 save percentage during the playoffs and 
        broke the NHL record for most wins in a playoff year by a rookie 
        goaltender, while also becoming the fourth rookie goalie to win game 7 
        of a Stanley Cup Final; and
Whereas the entire Blues roster contributed to the Stanley Cup victory, 
        including Jake Allen, Ivan Barbashev, Jordan Binnington, Sammy Blais, 
        Robert Bortuzzo, Jay Bouwmeester, Tyler Bozak, Chris Butler, Michael Del 
        Zotto, Vince Dunn, Joel Edmundson, Robby Fabbri, Carl Gunnarsson, Ville 
        Husso, Jordan Kyrou, Mackenzie MacEachern, Pat Maroon, Jordan Nolan, 
        Ryan O'Reilly, Colton Parayko, David Perron, Alex Pietrangelo, Zach 
        Sanford, Brayden Schenn, Jaden Schwartz, Alexander Steen, Oskar 
        Sundqvist, Vladimir Tarasenko, Robert Thomas, and Chris Thorburn: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) congratulates the St. Louis Blues and the loyal fans of 
        the Blues for becoming the 2019 National Hockey League Stanley 
        Cup champions; and
            (2) respectfully directs the Secretary of the Senate to 
        transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to--
                    (A) the chairman and governor of the St. Louis 
                Blues, Tom Stillman;
                    (B) the general manager of the St. Louis Blues, 
                Doug Armstrong; and
                    (C) the interim head coach of the St. Louis Blues, 
                Craig Berube.
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