,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #dge  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ab1
 #bjad ,mr4 ,begich 7for himself and    
,ms4 ,murkowski7 submitted the following
 resolution2 which was considered and   
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,congratulating
 the ,alaska ,aces hockey team on       
winning the #bjad ,kelly ,cup as        
champions of the ,east ,coast ,hockey   
,league4  ,whereas on ,june #i1 #bjad1  
the ,alaska ,aces hockey team claimed   
the championship of the ,east ,coast    
,hockey ,league with a #d-j             
series-clinching win over the           
,cincinnati ,cyclones1 which resulted in
 the ,alaska ,aces winning the ,east    
,coast ,hockey ,league's ,kelly ,cup    
trophy2 ,whereas the ,june #i victory   
gave the ,alaska ,aces a #d-b series win
 in the championship round and resulted 
in a #af-e win-loss record for the      
,alaska ,aces in the #bjad playoffs2    
,whereas the #bjad ,east ,coast ,hockey 
,league championship is the #crd        

championship for the ,alaska ,aces in   
the past #i years1 making the ,alaska   
,aces only the #bnd ,east ,coast ,hockey
 ,league team to win more than #b ,east 
,coast ,hockey ,league championships2   
,whereas in #bjad1 the ,alaska ,aces set
 an ,east ,coast ,hockey ,league record 
by winning the team's #dth straight     
,brabham ,cup1 which honors the ,east   
,coast ,hockey ,league's best           
regular-season record and guarantees    
home-ice advantage throughout the entire
 postseason2 ,whereas the ,east ,coast  
,hockey ,league is a premier 8,,aa0     
hockey league featuring #bb teams from  
around the country playing a #gb-;game  
regular season schedule2 ,whereas the   
,alaska ,aces are affiliated with the   
,calgary ,flames of the ,national       
,hockey ,league1 opening a pathway to   
allow promising players to advance to   
the top tier of professional hockey in  
the ,united ,states and ,canada2 and    
,whereas the people of the ,state of    
,alaska are proud of the dedication1    

hard work1 and gritty determination of  
the players1 coaches1 and management of 
the ,alaska ,aces3 ,now1 therefore1 be  
it  ,that the ,senate--  7#a7           
congratulates the ,alaska ,aces hockey  
team for winning the #bjad ,kelly ,cup  
as champions of the ,east ,coast ,hockey
 ,league2  7#b7 recognizes the players1 
coaches1 students1 staff1 and fans whose
 dedication helped the ,alaska ,aces win
 the ,east ,coast ,hockey ,league       
championship2 and  7#c7 respectfully    
requests the ,secretary of the ,senate  
to transmit an enrolled copy of this    
resolution to-- 7,a7 the managing owner 
of the ,alaska ,aces1 to be shared with 
the other team owners2  7,b7 the head   
coach of the ,alaska ,aces2 and  7,c7   
the assistant coach of the ,alaska      
,aces4