,,iv  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #ebf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ac1 #bjba,ms4  
,ca/or ( ,florida 7= h]self1 ,mr4       
,bilirakis1 ,mr4 ,bu*anan1 ,mr4 ,cri/1  
,mr4 ,c4 ,scott ,frankl9 ( ,florida1 &  
,mr4 ,/eube7 submitt$ ! foll[+          
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,ov]sight & ,re=m  ,,resolution     
,congratulat+ ! ,tampa ,bay ,lightn+ =  
w9n+ ! #bjba ,/anley ,cup ,f9al4        
,:]eas1 on ,july #g1 #bjba1 ! ,tampa    
,bay ,lightn+ won ! #bjba ,national     
,hockey ,league ,/anley ,cup ,f9al at   
,amalie ,ar5a 9 ,tampa2 ,:]eas          
back-to-back ye>s1 ! ,lightn+ repeat z  
,/anley ,cup *amps1 ?is "t1 at home 9 a 
#i-mon? span2 ,:]eas ! ,lightn+ won a   
second /raight ,/anley ,cup ,w$nesday   
night ) a #a-j victory 9 ,game #e aga9/ 
! ,canadi5s to seal a #d-a s]ies w9 &   
made ,tampa ,bay j ! second team s9ce ! 
sal>y cap era began 9 #bjje-bjjf to w9  
back-to-back ,/anley ,cups1 jo9+ !      
#bjaf-bjag ,pittsburgh ,p5gu9s2 ,:]eas  

community h]oes 7 recogniz$ at e ,tampa 
,bay ,lightn+ game2 ,:]eas :5 ! ,tampa  
,bay ,lightn+ play1 x is electrify+2    
,:]eas ,pat ,m>oon became ! fir/ play] 9
 ne>ly #dj ye>s to w9 ! ,cup 9 ?ree     
consecutive seasons2 ,:]eas ,m>oon won 8
 ?ird /raight ,cup1 includ+ la/ season )
 ! ,lightn+ & #bjah-bjai ) ! ,blues2    
,:]eas no big-"t team has ev] gone      
back-to-back 9 ,tampa ,bay l ! ,lightn+ 
h done2 ,:]eas ! ,lightn+ are ?ird 9 !  
,national ,hockey ,league 7,,nhl7 9     
regul>-season victories & are n[ "o (   
f\r teams to h won two ,/anley ,cups 9 t
 "t2 ,:]eas ,&rei ,vasilevskiy end$ !   
season ) 8 record fif? /raight          
s]ies-cl9*+ %ut\t 9 ! play(fs2 ,:]eas   
,vasilevskiy1 :o made #bb saves 9 !     
victory1 won ! ,conn ,smy! ,trophy z !  
po/season's mo/ valuable play]1 a r>ity 
= a goalt5d]2 ,:]eas ,vasilevskiy claim$
 ! po/season ,mo/ ,valuable ,play] aw>d 
aft] ! ,lightn+'s #a-j w9 ov] !         
,montreal ,canadi5s1 repeat+ z ,/anley  
,cup *ampions1 becom+ ! fir/ goalt5d]   

born outside ( ,nor? ,am]ica & ! ?ird   
,russian to w9 ! honor1 & ! ?ird goalie 
9 ,,nhl hi/ory to po/ multiple %ut\ts 9 
,/anley ,cup cl9*+ games2 ,:]eas        
,vasilevskiy is also ! fir/ goalt5d]    
s9ce ! ,canadi5s' ,k5 ,dryd5 to play 9 e
 play(f game en r\te to back-to-back    
,/anley ,cups 7#aigg-aigh72 ,:]eas      
,vasilevskiy becomes ! #af? goalie to w9
 ! aw>d & ! fir/ ,lightn+ goalt5d] to d 
s2 ,:]eas ,vasilevskiy won ! ,conn ,smy!
 ,trophy1 & is ! fir/ goalt5d] to w9 !  
aw>d s9ce ! ,k+s' ,jona?an ,quick 9     
#bjab2 ,:]eas rookie =w>d ,ross ,colton 
& def5seman ,david ,sav>d1 acquir$ at ! 
trade deadl9e1 connect$ = ! game's only 
goal ) #f3cc left 9 ! second p]iod2     
,:]eas ! ,lightn+ won a puck battle     
aga9/ ! ne> bo>ds1 & ! puck l&$ ) ,sav>d
 along ! f> side1 & once ! ,lightn+ won 
possession1 ,colton won a j\/ )         
,canadi5s def5seman ,joel ,edmundson =  
position+ 9 front ( ! net1 & he r$irect$
 ,sav>d's pass ?r\gh traffic into ! back
 ( ! net2 ,:]eas ! ,lightn+ h n lo/     

back-to-back games at any po9t ov] _!   
la/ two play(f runs1 mov+ to #ad-j on   
,w$nesday foll[+ ! ,game #d ov]time loss
 9 ,montreal2 ,:]eas fir/-l9e mate      
,brayd5 ,po9t _h a play(f-high #ad goals
 & scor$ 9 #i consecutive games2 ,:]eas 
,victor ,h$man1 la/ season's ,conn ,smy!
 w9n]1 l$ all def5sem5 ) #ah po9ts2     
,:]eas ! ,lightn+ h dom9at$ ! ,,nhl ov] 
! pa/ sev5 seasons 9 ways few teams c3  
six play(f b]?s1 five conf]5ce f9al     
appe>ances1 ?ree ,/anley ,cup ,f9als    
appe>ances1 & two ,cups2 ,:]eas         
def5seman ,ryan ,mc,donagh dug ! puck   
out ( a scrum along ! leftside bo>ds &  
pass$ to ,sav>d1 :o skat$ to ! "r face(f
 dot1 & ,sav>d s5t a %ot-pass into !    
slot = ,colton1 :o "o-tim$ ! puck pa/   
,price to put ! ,lightn+ ahead ) #f3cc  
to play 9 ! second p]iod2 ,:]eas ,colton
 r$irect$ a ,david ,sav>d pass into !   
slot ) #f3cc rema9+ 9 ! second p]iod z  
,tampa ,bay became ! fir/ team s9ce     
,*icago 9 #bjae to w9 an ,,nhl title on 
home ice2 ,:]eas ! entire ro/]          

contribut$ to ! ,/anley ,cup victory3   
,nikita ,ku*]ov1 ,&rei ,vasilevskiy1    
,/ev5 ,/amkos1 ,brayd5 ,po9t1 ,patrick  
,m>oon1 ,ross ,colton1 ,victor ,h$man1  
,david ,sav>d1 ,tyl] ,johnson1 ,ryan    
,mc,donagh1 ,alex ,killorn1 ,matieu     
,joseph1 ,blake ,coleman1 ,an?ony       
,cirelli1 ,mikhail ,s]ga*ev1 ,yanni     
,g\rde1 ,erik ernk1 ,curtis             
,mc,elhinney1 ,b>clay ,goodr[1 ,luke    
,s*5n1 ,m>in ,gbork1 ,jan ,rutta1       
,*ri/oph] ,gibson1 ,ondej ,palt1 ,alex  
,b>r-,b\let1 ,callan ,foote1 ,gemel     
,smi?1 ,daniel ,walcott1 ,&]s ,nilsson1 
,mit*ell ,/eph5s1 ,&reas ,borgman1      
,fr$rik ,claesson1 ,brois ,kat*\k1      
,taylor ,raddy%1 ,sp5c] ,m>t91 & ,b5    
,?omas2 ,:]eas ! ,lightn+ defeat$ !     
,dallas ,/>s 9 ,septemb] to w9 ! ,cup 9 
! bubble 9 ,edmonton1 ,alb]ta1 & !      
fran*ise's only o!r ,cup title came 9   
#bjjd2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjba1 !y repeat$ to   
become ! fa/e/ team ev] to bag          
consecutive titles1 do+ s by a m>g9 (   
ne>ly #c mon?s2 ,:]eas /> =w>d ,nikita  

,ku*]ov 0 also a key factor d[n ! /ret* 
= ! ,lightn+1 & he jo9$ ,m>io ,lemiuex z
 ! only play]s to lead ! ,,nhl 9 po9ts 9
 consecutive play(fs2 ,:]eas ,ku*]ov    
f9i%$ ! #bjba po/season ) #cb po9ts z he
 talli$ #h goals & #bd assi/s aft] miss+
 ! entire regul> season due to hip      
surg]y2 & ,:]eas ! ,lightn+ =w>d has    
record$ #ff po9ts ov] ! pa/ two         
po/seasons1 :i* is ti$ = fif?-mo/ ov]   
two consecutive po/seasons3 ,n[1 !re=e1 
be x ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7
 congratulates ! ,tampa ,bay ,lightn+1 &
 ! loyal fans ( ! ,tampa ,bay ,lightn+1 
= becom+ ! #bjba ,national ,hockey      
,league ,/anley ,cup *ampions2 &  7#b7  
respectfully directs ! ,cl]k ( ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives to transmit an enroll$ 
copy ( ?is resolution to-- 7,a7 !       
*airman & gov]nor ( ! ,tampa ,bay       
,lightn+1 ,jeff ,v9ik2  7,b7 ! vice     
presid5t & g5]al manag] ( ! ,tampa ,bay 
,lightn+1 ,juli5 ,brise,bois2 &  7,c7 ! 
head coa* ( ! ,tampa ,bay ,lightn+1 ,jon
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