,,iii #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #ahg ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,june #bf1 #bjac ,mr4 ,durbin 7for himself and ,mr4 ,kirk7 submitted the following resolution2 which was considered and agreed to ,,resolution ,congratulating the ,chicago ,blackhawks on winning the #bjac ,stanley ,cup4 ,whereas1 on ,june #bd1 #bjac1 the ,chicago ,blackhawks hockey team won the ,stanley ,cup2 ,whereas the #bjac ,stanley ,cup title is the first ,stanley ,cup title for the ,blackhawks since #bjaj2 ,whereas the ,blackhawks joined the ,national ,hockey ,league in #aibf and have a rich history in the league2 ,whereas the ,blackhawks were #a of the original #f teams in the ,national ,hockey ,league2 ,whereas the ,blackhawks have won #ae divisional titles1 and #c conference championships in #aiib1 #bjaj1 and #bjac2 ,whereas the ,blackhawks won the ,stanley ,cup in #aicd1 #aich1 #aifa1 and #bjaj2 ,whereas the ,blackhawks posted a regular season record of #cf-g-e1 and won the ,president's ,trophy for earning the most points in the ,national ,hockey ,league2 ,whereas1 during the playoffs1 the ,blackhawks defeated the ,minnesota ,wild in the conference quarterfinals1 earning their first series win since their ,stanley ,cup win in #bjaj2 ,whereas the ,blackhawks outlasted the ,detroit ,red ,wings in a thrilling overtime win during game #g of the conference semifinals2 ,whereas the ,blackhawks advanced to the ,stanley ,cup finals with a #d-a series win over the defending ,stanley ,cup champions1 the ,los ,angeles ,kings1 in the conference finals2 ,whereas the ,blackhawks won the ,stanley ,cup by scoring #b goals in #ag seconds during the final #b minutes of game #f to defeat the ,boston ,bruins and return the ,stanley ,cup back to ,chicago2 ,whereas the ,blackhawks won their #eth ,stanley ,cup1 tying the ,edmonton ,oilers at #eth place on the franchise list for most titles won2 ,whereas ,general ,manager ,stan ,bowman1 ,head ,coach ,joel ,quenneville1 ,president ,john ,f4 ,mc,donough1 and owner ,rocky ,wirtz have put together and led a great organization2 ,whereas all #bg active players1 including ,bryan ,bickell1 ,dave ,bolland1 ,brandon ,bollig1 ,daniel ,carcillo1 ,michael ,frolik1 ,michael ,handzus1 ,marian ,hossa1 ,patrick ,kane1 ,marcus ,kruger1 ,jamal ,mayers1 ,brandon ,saad1 ,patrick ,sharp1 ,andrew ,shaw1 ,ben ,smith1 ,viktor ,stalberg1 ,jonathan ,toews1 ,sheldon ,brookbank1 ,niklas ,hjalmarsson1 ,duncan ,keith1 ,nick ,leddy1 ,johnny ,oduya1 ,michal ,rozsival1 ,brent ,seabrook1 ,ryan ,stanton1 ,corey ,crawford1 ,ray ,emery1 and ,henrik ,karlsson1 whose shared goal was to win the ,stanley ,cup1 collectively contributed to a victorious season2 ,whereas the #bjac ,blackhawks players follow in the footsteps of the great players in the ,blackhawks history who have had their numbers retired1 including ,glenn ,hall 7#a71 ,keith ,magnuson 7#c71 ,pierre ,pilote 7#c71 ,bobby ,hull 7#i71 ,denis ,savard 7#ah71 ,stan ,mikita 7#ba71 and ,tony ,esposito 7#ce72 ,whereas the ,stanley ,cup returns to the ,city of ,chicago and gives fans across the ,state of ,illinois a chance to celebrate championship hockey twice in the last #d seasons2 and ,whereas the ,minnesota ,wild1 ,detroit ,red ,wings1 ,los ,angeles ,kings1 and ,boston ,bruins proved to be worthy and honorable adversaries and also deserve recognition3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 congratulates the ,chicago ,blackhawks on winning the #bjac ,stanley ,cup2 7#b7 commends the fans1 players1 and management of the ,boston ,bruins for allowing the ,chicago ,blackhawks and the many supporters of the ,chicago ,blackhawks to celebrate at the ,,td ,bank ,garden2 and 7#c7 respectfully directs the ,enrolling ,clerk of the ,senate to transmit an official copy of this resolution to-- 7,a7 the #bjac ,chicago ,blackhawks hockey organization2 and 7,b7 the ,blackhawks owner ,rocky ,wirtz4