IV 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 313 Commending and congratulating the Quinnipiac University men’s hockey team for winning the 2023 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men’s Hockey National Championship. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 20, 2023 Ms. DELAURO (for herself, Mr. COURTNEY, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. LARSON of Con- necticut, and Mr. HIMES) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce RESOLUTION Commending and congratulating the Quinnipiac University men’s hockey team for winning the 2023 National Colle- giate Athletic Association Division I Men’s Hockey Na- tional Championship. Whereas, on Saturday, April 8, 2023, the Quinnipiac Univer- sity men’s hockey team (referred to in this preamble as the ‘‘Quinnipiac Bobcats’’) won the 2023 National Colle- giate Athletic Association (referred to in this preamble as ‘‘NCAA’’) Men’s Hockey Championship with a 3–2 win over the Minnesota Golden Gophers, at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida; Whereas the 2023 national championship is the first national championship for the Quinnipiac Bobcats; VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:34 Apr 21, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR313.IH HR313 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HRES 313 IH Whereas the Quinnipiac Bobcats have made the NCAA Championship tournament in 8 of the last 10 seasons; Whereas Jacob Quillan was named the Most Outstanding Player of the 2023 NCAA Championship tournament, finishing the NCAA Championship tournament with 5 goals and setting a new Quinnipiac University record for most goals scored in a single tournament; Whereas Rand Pecknold, the head coach of the Quinnipiac Bobcats, has led the team for 29 years and transformed the Quinnipiac Bobcats from a Division II program to a Division I powerhouse; and Whereas the National Championship was played in front of 20,000 people in Tampa, Florida, and was the most watched ‘‘Frozen Four Final’’ game in more than 10 years: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1 (1) commends the Quinnipiac University men’s 2 hockey team for winning the 2023 National Colle- 3 giate Athletic Association Division I Men’s Hockey 4 Championship; 5 (2) congratulates the fans, students, and fac- 6 ulty of Quinnipiac University; and 7 (3) respectfully requests that the Clerk of the 8 House of Representatives transmit an enrolled copy 9 of this resolution to— 10 (A) the President of Quinnipiac University, 11 Dr. Judy Olian; and 12 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:34 Apr 21, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR313.IH HR313 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HRES 313 IH (B) the head coach of the Quinnipiac Uni- 1 versity men’s hockey team, Rand Pecknold. 2 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:34 Apr 21, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR313.IH HR313 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS