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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, On June 24, 2013, the Chicago Blackhawks won the | ||||||
3 | Stanley Cup Championship by defeating
the Boston Bruins by a | ||||||
4 | score of 3-2; and
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5 | WHEREAS, The Blackhawks defeated the Boston Bruins in 6 | ||||||
6 | games to win one of the most exciting
finals series in the | ||||||
7 | history of the NHL; and | ||||||
8 | WHEREAS, The Blackhawks' victory clinched the team's | ||||||
9 | second title since 2010 and the team's fifth title
overall; and | ||||||
10 | WHEREAS, The Blackhawks set a new NHL record by earning a | ||||||
11 | point in 24 consecutive games to start the season; the
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12 | Blackhawks concluded the regular season with a record of | ||||||
13 | 36-7-5, and won the Presidents' Trophy for
earning the most | ||||||
14 | points in the NHL; and | ||||||
15 | WHEREAS, The Blackhawks defeated the Minnesota Wild in the | ||||||
16 | first round of the playoffs; and | ||||||
17 | WHEREAS, The Blackhawks defeated the Detroit Redwings in a | ||||||
18 | thrilling 7 game series in the second round of the playoffs; | ||||||
19 | and |
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1 | WHEREAS, The Blackhawks defeated the Los Angeles Kings in 5 | ||||||
2 | games in the Western Conference Finals to advance to the | ||||||
3 | Stanley Cup; and
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4 | WHEREAS, The Blackhawks scored 2 goals in 17 seconds in | ||||||
5 | game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals to defeat the Boston Bruins | ||||||
6 | and win the
Stanley Cup; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Rocky Wirtz, John McDonough, Stan Bowman, and Joel | ||||||
8 | Quenneville have put together and
led a great organization; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Patrick Kane was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy | ||||||
10 | for being named the Most Valuable Player of the playoffs by | ||||||
11 | scoring 9 goals and having 10 assists throughout the playoffs; | ||||||
12 | and
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13 | WHEREAS, Winning the Stanley Cup takes dedication from all | ||||||
14 | members of the organization and players
on the active roster; | ||||||
15 | therefore, be it
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16 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
17 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
18 | we commend and applaud the 2013 Chicago Blackhawks for their | ||||||
19 | accomplishments
during the 2013 season, for their talent and | ||||||
20 | teamwork displayed on the ice, for their excellence and
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21 | humility off the ice, for the outstanding coaching staff |
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1 | leading the team, and for the brilliant ownership
and | ||||||
2 | management that crafted and built the 2013 Blackhawks; and be | ||||||
3 | it further
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4 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
5 | presented to each member of the Blackhawks
executive board, to | ||||||
6 | each member of the coaching staff and management of the 2013 | ||||||
7 | Blackhawks
organization, and to every player on the 2013 roster | ||||||
8 | of the Chicago Blackhawks.
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