,,iv #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #eaa ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #ad1 #bjbc ,ms4 ,titus 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,nevada1 ,mr4 ,horsford1 and ,mr4 ,amodei7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,accountability ,,resolution ,congratulating the ,vegas ,golden ,knights for winning the #bjbc ,stanley ,cup ,finals4 ,whereas on ,tuesday1 ,june #ac1 #bjbc1 the ,vegas ,golden ,knights defeated the ,florida ,panthers #i to #c in ,game #e of the ,national ,hockey ,league's ,stanley ,cup ,finals1 winning the ,stanley ,cup ,finals #d games to #a2 ,whereas the ,vegas ,golden ,knights are the first major men's professional sports franchise to represent ,las ,vegas2 ,whereas the ,golden ,knights have been a uniting force for ,southern ,nevada since their founding1 playing their first home game just #i days after the ,october #a shooting where they retired number #eh in honor of the #eh victims of the shooting2 ,whereas in their first #f seasons in ,las ,vegas1 the organization has already developed a strong tradition of success1 qualifying for the playoffs five times1 and reaching the ,stanley ,cup ,finals twice2 ,whereas ,president of ,hockey ,operations ,george ,mc,phee1 ,general ,manager ,kelly ,mc,crimmon1 and ,head ,coach ,bruce ,cassidy built a talented team led on the ice by team captain ,mark ,stone2 ,whereas on the way to winning the #bjbc ,stanley ,cup ,final1 the ,golden ,knights defeated-- 7#a7 the ,winnipeg ,jets in the first round2 7#b7 the ,edmonton ,oilers in the second round2 7#c7 the ,dallas ,stars in ,western ,conference ,final2 and 7#d7 the ,florida ,panthers in the ,stanley ,cup ,final2 ,whereas the ,golden ,knights secured first place in the ,pacific ,division and ,western ,conference with a record of #ea-bb and #aaa points in the regular season2 ,whereas every member of the #bjbc ,golden ,knights contributed to this championship season1 including3 ,michael ,amadio1 ,ivan ,barbashev1 ,teddy ,blueger1 ,laurent ,brossoit1 ,william ,carrier1 ,paul ,cotter1 ,pavel ,dorofeyev1 ,jack ,eichel1 ,byron ,froese1 ,nicolas ,hague1 ,adin ,hill1 ,brett ,howden1 ,ben ,hutton1 ,william ,karlsson1 ,phil ,kessel1 ,keegan ,kolesar1 ,kaedan ,korczak1 ,jake ,leschyshyn1 ,jonathan ,marchessault1 ,alec ,martinez1 ,brayden ,mc,nabb1 ,danil ,miromanov1 ,brayden ,pachal1 ,jiri ,patera1 ,alex ,pietrangelo1 ,jonathan ,quick1 ,sheldon ,rempal1 ,jonas ,rondbjerg1 ,nicolas ,roy1 ,reilly ,smith1 ,chandler ,stephenson1 ,mark ,stone1 ,shea ,theodore1 ,logan ,thompson1 ,shea ,weber1 and ,zach ,whitecloud4 ,whereas ,jonathan ,marchessault was awarded the ,conn ,smythe ,trophy as the best player in the ,stanley ,cup ,playoffs2 ,whereas ,head ,coach ,bruce ,cassidy1 ,forward ,chandler ,stephenson1 and ,goalie ,logan ,thompson represented the ,vegas ,golden ,knights at the #bjbc ,,nhl ,all-,star ,game2 ,whereas players ,jonathan ,marchessault1 ,william ,karlson1 ,reilly ,smith1 ,william ,carrier1 ,shea ,theodore1 and ,brayden ,mc,nabb have been with the ,golden ,knights since their first season2 ,whereas owners ,bill ,foley and the ,maloof family have invested significantly into hockey in ,southern ,nevada by bringing the ,silver ,knights to ,henderson1 a state-of-the-art practice facility to ,summerlin1 and the ,vegas ,junior ,golden ,knights to the ,las ,vegas ,valley2 ,whereas the ,golden ,knights have positively contributed to our community through the ,golden ,knights ,foundation that supports initiatives focusing on education youth sports1 military first responders1 and health wellness2 ,whereas the ,golden ,knights have turned the ,fortress at ,t-,mobile ,arena into the best venue in ,,us hockey1 delivering a world-class1 only in ,las ,vegas experience for fans and the best home-field advantage in the ,,nhl2 ,whereas the entire ,vegas ,golden ,knights organization and its fans have proven that ,las ,vegas is a hockey town1 despite ,nate ,silver's ,april #bb1 #bjae article entitled1 ,las ,vegas ,is a ,terrible ,place for an ,,nhl ,team3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of ,representatives congratulates and honors the ,vegas ,golden ,knights on their #bjbc ,national ,hockey ,league ,stanley ,cup championship4