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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate the Green Knights
4 men's ice hockey team of St. Norbert College in De Pere,
5 Wisconsin on the occasion of winning the NCAA Division III
6 Championship on March 23, 2008; and
 
7     WHEREAS, The NCAA Division III Championship game ended with
8 a score of 2-0 in favor of St. Norbert over Plattsburgh State
9 University; and
 
10     WHEREAS, A day earlier, on March 22, 2008, the Green
11 Knights beat Norwich University 3-0 to become the only team in
12 Division III history to win both Frozen Four games via a
13 shutout; and
 
14     WHEREAS, St. Norbert coach Tim Coghlin became the first
15 person in NCAA Division III history to play on and coach a
16 national men's ice hockey champion; and
 
17     WHEREAS, This victory is the first NCAA national
18 championship for the St. Norbert College Green Knights; and
 
19     WHEREAS, St. Norbert College is the alma mater of thousands
20 of Illinois residents and a shining example of the Catholic

 

 

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1 liberal arts tradition since its founding by the Norbertine
2 Brothers in 1898; therefore, be it
 
3     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
4 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
5 congratulate the Green Knights men's ice hockey team of St.
6 Norbert College in De Pere, Wisconsin on the occasion of
7 winning the NCAA Division III Championship and wish them
8 continued success and happiness in the future; and be it
9 further
 
10     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11 presented to St. Norbert coach Tim Coghlin as a symbol of our
12 esteem and respect.