Illinois HR 698: CONGRATS-CRAIG GARRETT

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HR0698LRB104 21005 RMO 34889 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, Wendell Edward Young was born on August 1, 1963 

3in Halifax, Nova Scotia; as a young Haligonian, he was 

4naturally thrown into the world of Halifax hockey, where 

5excellence is nurtured, and began playing defense at five 

6years of age; and

7 WHEREAS, In his second year of play at age six, the team 

8faced a crisis when a snowstorm blocked their usual goalie 

9from making a playoff game; the coach needed to find a 

10substitute on short notice and asked for a volunteer to step 

11forward; Wendell Young was the only boy on the team who did not 

12volunteer, but the coach, knowing that Wendell's older brother 

13was a goalie, drafted him anyway to guard the net; and

14 WHEREAS, As a scratch goalie, Wendell Young decided to 

15switch roles and was able to start exercising his growing 

16skill set at age seven; he admired Gilles Meloche of the 

17Chicago Blackhawks and also followed the careers of the 

18Bruins' Gerry Cheevers and Eddie Johnston; and

19 WHEREAS, In the Nova Scotia U18 Major Hockey League, known 

20at the time as the Major Midget Hockey League, and then the 

21Ontario Hockey League, Wendell Young was a hard worker who was 

22always willing to play goalie for any position player needing 

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1practice time; and

2 WHEREAS, Wendell Young was called up to the National 

3Hockey League (NHL) to play as a goalie in the 1985-1986 

4season, continuing in that league with several teams through 

5the 1993-1994 season; and

6 WHEREAS, Wendell Young was with the Pittsburgh Penguins as 

7a goalie for their 1990-1991 and 1991-1992 seasons, helping 

8the team with their winning, back-to-back Stanley Cup efforts;