[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 542 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]
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115th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. RES. 542
Congratulating the Washington Capitals for winning the 2018 Stanley Cup
hockey championship.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 12, 2018
Mr. Van Hollen (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Kaine, and Mr. Warner)
submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to
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RESOLUTION
Congratulating the Washington Capitals for winning the 2018 Stanley Cup
hockey championship.
Whereas, on June 7, 2018, the Washington Capitals won the 2018 Stanley Cup
hockey championship;
Whereas the Capitals, in their 44th year playing in the National Hockey League,
won their first Stanley Cup;
Whereas the Capitals defeated the Vegas Golden Knights in the Stanley Cup Final
in 5 games, clinching the series with 4 wins and 1 loss, including 4
wins in a row to close out the series;
Whereas the Capitals overcame 3 series deficits to 3 opponents en route to the
Stanley Cup Final, defeating the Columbus Blue Jackets, the Pittsburgh
Penguins, and the Tampa Bay Lightning to clinch the Eastern Conference
title and win their second Prince of Wales Trophy;
Whereas the Capitals became the first team from Washington, DC, in the 4 major
professional sports leagues in the United States to win a championship
since 1992;
Whereas the Capitals overcame years of heartbreak to advance past the second
round of the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since 1998;
Whereas tens of thousands of Capitals fans watched Game 5 of the Stanley Cup
Final outside of Capital One Arena in Washington, DC;
Whereas Ted Leonsis, chief executive officer of Monumental Sports and owner of
the Washington Capitals since 1999, has built a culture of success and
contributed greatly to the Washington, DC, community through
philanthropy;
Whereas John Walton, radio announcer for the Capitals, is beloved by Capitals
fans and prophetically asserted this playoffs, ``It's OK to believe.'';
Whereas Alexander Ovechkin, captain of the Washington Capitals since 2010 and
the first overall pick in the 2004 National Hockey League draft,
exhibited extraordinary leadership and delivered superstar-caliber play,
leading all scorers in the Stanley Cup playoffs with 15 goals and
receiving the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player for the
2018 Stanley Cup playoffs;
Whereas during the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs, Braden Holtby recorded a
remarkable 0.922 save percentage and 2 shutouts;
Whereas during the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs, Evgeny Kuznetsov recorded 32
points, including 12 goals and 20 assists, the second most points scored
in a Stanley Cup playoff year since 1997, and was only the fifth player
to record 30 or more points in a single Stanley Cup playoff year since
1997;
Whereas Barry Trotz, head coach of the Capitals, and the entire coaching staff
kept the Capitals composed and organized, despite facing obstacles and
adversity throughout the regular season and Stanley Cup playoffs; and
Whereas the entire Capitals roster banded together as one family to contribute
to the Stanley Cup victory, including Nicklas Backstrom, Jay Beagle,
Travis Boyd, Madison Bowey, Andre Burakovsky, John Carlson, Alex
Chiasson, Brett Connolly, Pheonix Copley, Christian Djoos, Lars Eller,
Shane Gersich, Philipp Grubauer, Braden Holtby, Jakub Jerabek, Michal
Kempny, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Matt Niskanen, Dmitry Orlov, Brooks Orpik,
T.J. Oshie, Alex Ovechkin, Devante Smith-Pelly, Chandler Stephenson,
Jakub Vrana, Nathan Walker, and Tom Wilson: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate--
(1) congratulates the Washington Capitals and their
dedicated fans for becoming the 2018 National Hockey League
Stanley Cup champions; and
(2) respectfully directs the Secretary of the Senate to
transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to--
(A) the founder, chairman, majority owner, and
chief executive officer of Monumental Sports and owner
of the Washington Capitals, Ted Leonsis;
(B) the senior vice president and general manager
of the Washington Capitals, Brian MacLellan; and
(C) the head coach of the Washington Capitals,
Barry Trotz.
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