Commending and congratulating the Quinnipiac University men's hockey team for winning the 2023 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men's Hockey National Championship.

Bill: 118-hres-313
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2023-04-20
Policy area: Sports and Recreation
Latest action: action_date: 2023-04-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-04-20
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This resolution commends the Quinnipiac University men's hockey team for winning the 2023 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men's Hockey National Championship.</p>

tv_txt: IV 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 313 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 20, 2023 Ms. DeLauro (for herself, Mr. Courtney , Mrs. Hayes , Mr. Larson of Connecticut , and Mr. Himes ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce RESOLUTION Commending and congratulating the Quinnipiac University men’s hockey team for winning the 2023 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men’s Hockey National Championship.

Whereas, on Saturday, April 8, 2023, the Quinnipiac University men’s hockey team (referred to in this preamble as the Quinnipiac Bobcats ) won the 2023 National Collegiate Athletic Association (referred to in this preamble as NCAA ) Men’s Hockey Championship with a 3–2 win over the Minnesota Golden Gophers, at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida; Whereas the 2023 national championship is the first national championship for the Quinnipiac Bobcats; Whereas the Quinnipiac Bobcats have made the NCAA Championship tournament in 8 of the last 10 seasons; Whereas Jacob Quillan was named the Most Outstanding Player of the 2023 NCAA Championship tournament, finishing the NCAA Championship tournament with 5 goals and setting a new Quinnipiac University record for most goals scored in a single tournament; Whereas Rand Pecknold, the head coach of the Quinnipiac Bobcats, has led the team for 29 years and transformed the Quinnipiac Bobcats from a Division II program to a Division I powerhouse; and Whereas the National Championship was played in front of 20,000 people in Tampa, Florida, and was the most watched Frozen Four Final game in more than 10 years: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives— (1) commends the Quinnipiac University men’s hockey team for winning the 2023 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men’s Hockey Championship; (2) congratulates the fans, students, and faculty of Quinnipiac University; and (3) respectfully requests that the Clerk of the House of Representatives transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to— (A) the President of Quinnipiac University, Dr. Judy Olian; and (B) the head coach of the Quinnipiac University men’s hockey team, Rand Pecknold.