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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION |
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| INTRODUCED BY KAVULICH, STABACK, BOBACK, MUNDY, MAJOR, PASHINSKI, BAKER, MULLERY, MILLARD, SCAVELLO, YOUNGBLOOD, DONATUCCI, B. BOYLE, V. BROWN, CALTAGIRONE, CARROLL, CLYMER, DAVIS, DiGIROLAMO, EVERETT, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GEORGE, HARRIS, HENNESSEY, JAMES, MANN, MARSICO, MOUL, M. O'BRIEN, READSHAW, ROSS, SONNEY AND MARKOSEK, OCTOBER 15, 2012 |
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| INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, OCTOBER 15, 2012 |
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| A RESOLUTION |
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1 | Celebrating the success and achievement of the Wilkes- |
2 | Barre/Scranton Jr. Knights Hockey Club in winning the USA |
3 | Hockey National Championship on April 1, 2012. |
4 | WHEREAS, The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Jr. Knights Hockey Club |
5 | began in 2005 as an opportunity for aspiring young athletes in |
6 | northeastern Pennsylvania to enjoy the sport of ice hockey in a |
7 | safe, challenging and educational environment; and |
8 | WHEREAS, The goal of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Jr. Knights |
9 | Hockey Club is to provide players the opportunity to compete at |
10 | a higher level throughout youth hockey, open doors for players |
11 | and access outlets beyond local youth hockey, including prep |
12 | school, junior, college and even professional hockey and most |
13 | importantly, help each hockey player attain personal and |
14 | emotional awareness, growth and an overall feeling of success |
15 | and knowledge that each can use throughout life; and |
16 | WHEREAS, The team achieved success and an experience all of |
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1 | their players and fans will remember for a lifetime by winning |
2 | the USA Hockey National Championship with a hard fought 4-2 |
3 | victory on Sunday, April 1, 2012, over the St. Louis Blues; and |
4 | WHEREAS, Along with the National Championship, the team also |
5 | won the Rochester Invitational in Rochester, New York; the Bauer |
6 | Invite in Chicago, Illinois; the Nations Cut in Lansing, |
7 | Michigan; the Silver Stick in Detroit, Michigan; the Atlantic |
8 | Youth Hockey League Season Championship, the USA Hockey Atlantic |
9 | District Championship and the USA Hockey National Championship |
10 | in Buffalo, New York; and |
11 | WHEREAS, The team earned a record of 71-4-7 with team members |
12 | Nicholas Valardo, Gavin Lewis, Paul DeNaples, Ryan Flanagan, |
13 | David Eifert, Danial Sprong, Eugene Fadyeyev, Ivan Provorov, |
14 | Denis Smirnov, Louis DeNaples, Alex Rowella, Patrick West, |
15 | Nikita Pavlychev, Jean-Sebastien Taillefer, Elijah Latimer, |
16 | Marcus Joseph, Derek Hamelin, Nikita Anistratenko, Michael |
17 | Morrissey and Cody Petawabano; and |
18 | WHEREAS, The team is led by Head Coach Alex Vasko, Assistant |
19 | Coach Scott Lewis and Manager Ann Morrissey; therefore be it |
20 | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives celebrate the |
21 | success and achievement of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Jr. Knights |
22 | Hockey Club in winning the USA Hockey National Championship on |
23 | April 1, 2012, and the many other victories the team and its |
24 | players have attained throughout the season; and be it further |
25 | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives congratulate the |
26 | team and its staff in working throughout the playing season to |
27 | provide the players and their families with lifelong learning |
28 | experiences that can help them attain success throughout their |
29 | lives. |
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