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1 | | Quenneville worked together to
assemble a Blackhawks team that |
2 | | set the National Hockey League record for points to start a |
3 | | season and
won the President's Trophy for earning the best |
4 | | regular season record in the league; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, On June 24, 2013, the Chicago Blackhawks won their |
6 | | fifth Stanley Cup by beating the Boston Bruins,
in one of the |
7 | | most exciting NHL final series ever; therefore, be it
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8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
9 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
10 | | we honor the sports ownership and executive leadership of |
11 | | William Rockwell "Rocky" Wirtz, owner of the Chicago Blackhawks |
12 | | franchise, upon the hoisting by the Blackhawks of the 2013 |
13 | | Stanley Cup in acknowledgement of their position as the |
14 | | champions of North American ice hockey; and be it further
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15 | | RESOLVED, That we honor the entire Wirtz family for their |
16 | | roles as owners in Chicago professional sports
and leaders of |
17 | | the Illinois business community, and anchors and developers of |
18 | | Chicago's West Side; and
be it further
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19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
20 | | presented to William Rockwell "Rocky" Wirtz as a
expression of |
21 | | our appreciation for the leadership role of the Wirtz family, |
22 | | and for the performance of
excellence demonstrated by the |