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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, On June 24, 2013, the Chicago Blackhawks won the
3Stanley Cup Championship by defeating the Boston Bruins by a
4score of 3-2; and
 
5    WHEREAS, The Blackhawks defeated the Boston Bruins in 6
6games to win one of the most exciting finals series in the
7history of the NHL; and
 
8    WHEREAS, The Blackhawks' victory clinched the team's
9second title since 2010 and the team's fifth title overall; and
 
10    WHEREAS, The Blackhawks set a new NHL record by earning a
11point in 24 consecutive games to start the season; the
12Blackhawks concluded the regular season with a record of
1336-7-5, and won the Presidents' Trophy for earning the most
14points in the NHL; and
 
15    WHEREAS, The Blackhawks defeated the Minnesota Wild in the
16first round of the playoffs; and
 
17    WHEREAS, The Blackhawks defeated the Detroit Redwings in a
18thrilling 7 game series in the second round of the playoffs;
19and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, The Blackhawks defeated the Los Angeles Kings in 5
2games in the Western Conference Finals to advance to the
3Stanley Cup; and
 
4    WHEREAS, The Blackhawks scored 2 goals in 17 seconds in
5game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals to defeat the Boston Bruins
6and win the Stanley Cup; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Rocky Wirtz, John McDonough, Stan Bowman, and Joel
8Quenneville have put together and led a great organization; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Patrick Kane was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy
10for being named the Most Valuable Player of the playoffs by
11scoring 9 goals and having 10 assists throughout the playoffs;
12and
 
13    WHEREAS, Winning the Stanley Cup takes dedication from all
14members of the organization and players on the active roster;
15therefore, be it
 
16    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
17NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
18we commend and applaud the 2013 Chicago Blackhawks for their
19accomplishments during the 2013 season, for their talent and
20teamwork displayed on the ice, for their excellence and
21humility off the ice, for the outstanding coaching staff

 

 

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1leading the team, and for the brilliant ownership and
2management that crafted and built the 2013 Blackhawks; and be
3it further
 
4    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
5presented to each member of the Blackhawks executive board, to
6each member of the coaching staff and management of the 2013
7Blackhawks organization, and to every player on the 2013 roster
8of the Chicago Blackhawks.