[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 171 Engrossed in House (EH)]
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
June 17, 2003.
Whereas on Sunday, March 23, 2003, the two-time defending NCAA National
Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey champion, the University of Minnesota
Duluth Bulldogs, won the National Championship for the third straight
year;
Whereas Minnesota Duluth defeated Harvard University in double overtime of the
championship game by the score of 4-3, having defeated Dartmouth College
5-2 in the semifinal;
Whereas sophomore Nora Tallus scored the game-winning goal in the second
overtime, assisted by Erika Holst and Joanne Eustace;
Whereas during the 2002-2003 season, the Bulldogs won an impressive 31 games,
while losing only 3 and tying 2;
Whereas forwards Jenny Potter, Hanne Sikio, and Caroline Ouellette were selected
to the 2003 All-Tournament team and Caroline Ouellette was named the
tournament's Most Outstanding Player;
Whereas the Bulldogs are the only team in the country to earn a berth in the
women's national championship tournament in each year of its existence;
Whereas junior forward Jenny Potter was one of three finalists for the Patty
Kazmaier Memorial Award, given annually to the most outstanding player
in women's collegiate varsity ice hockey and was named to the Jofa
Women's University Division Ice Hockey All-American First Team;
Whereas senior forward Maria Rooth, for the fourth time, was one of ten
finalists for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, and was named to the
Jofa Women's University Division Ice Hockey All-American Second Team;
Whereas Minnesota Duluth Head Coach Shannon Miller, after winning the National
Championship in three consecutive years, has been named a finalist for
the American Hockey Coaches Association 2002-2003 University Division
Women's Ice Hockey Coach of the Year Award; and
Whereas all of the team's players showed tremendous dedication throughout the
season toward the goal of winning the National Championship: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
(1) commends the University of Minnesota Duluth women's
hockey team for winning the NCAA 2003 National Collegiate
Women's Ice Hockey Championship;
(2) recognizes the achievements of all the team's players,
coaches, and support staff and invites them to the United
States Capitol Building to be honored;
(3) requests that the President recognize the achievements
of the University of Minnesota Duluth women's hockey team and
invite them to the White House for an appropriate ceremony
honoring a national championship team; and
(4) directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to
make available enrolled copies of this resolution to the
University of Minnesota Duluth for appropriate display and to
transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to each coach and
member of the NCAA 2003 National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey
Championship team.
Attest:
Clerk.