United States SRES 187: A resolution congratulating the University of Wisconsin Badgers on winning the 2021 National Collegiate Athletic Association Women's Ice Hockey Championship.

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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION S. RES. 187
Congratulating the University of Wisconsin Badgers on winning the 2021
National Collegiate Athletic Association Women’s Ice Hockey Championship.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
APRIL 28, 2021
Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Mr. JOHNSON) submitted the following
resolution; which was considered and agreed to
RESOLUTION
Congratulating the University of Wisconsin Badgers on win-
ning the 2021 National Collegiate Athletic Association
Women’s Ice Hockey Championship.
Whereas, on March 20, 2021, the University of Wisconsin
Badgers won the 2021 National Collegiate Athletic Asso-
ciation Women’s Ice Hockey Championship and finished
the season with an impressive record of 17-3-1;
Whereas the University of Wisconsin Badgers senior forward
Daryl Watts scored a spectacular game-winning goal in
overtime to give the Badgers a 2 to 1 victory over the
Northeastern University Huskies in the national cham-
pionship game;
Whereas the University of Wisconsin Women’s Hockey Team
won their 6th national title, adding to championship sea-
sons in 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, and 2019;
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Whereas the 2020 National Collegiate Athletic Association
Women’s Ice Hockey Championship was cancelled due to
the COVID–19 pandemic;
Whereas the University of Wisconsin Women’s Hockey Team
won back-to-back national championships for the second
time in program history, having also won in 2006 and
2007;
Whereas the following players should be congratulated for
their hard work and dedication in representing the Uni-
versity of Wisconsin: Kennedy Blair, Breanna Blesi,
Grace Bowlby, Natalie Buchbinder, Britta Curl, Delaney
Drake, Lacey Eden, Chayla Edwards, Jane Gervais,
Teagan Grant, Dara Greig, Katie Kotlowski, Cami
Kronish, Nicole Lamantia, Casey O’Brian, Brette Pettet,
Maddie Posick, Caitlin Schneider, Grace Shirley, Sophie
Shirley, Mayson Toft, Daryl Watts, Makenna Webster,
and Maddi Wheeler;
Whereas the University of Wisconsin Badgers were guided by
a superb coaching staff of Mark Johnson, Dan Koch,
Jackie Crum, Mark Greenhalgh, Sis Paulsen, Stefanie
Arndt, Jim Snider, Justin Kakuska, AJ Harrison, and
Billy Breider;
Whereas the University of Wisconsin Women’s Hockey Head
Coach Mark Johnson was named the U.S. College Hock-
ey Online (‘‘USCHO’’) Coach of the Year and has
coached the Badgers for 18 seasons, producing 539 wins
and 6 national championships to become the all-time
winningest coach in the history of college women’s hock-
ey;
Whereas the University of Wisconsin Women’s Hockey
Team—
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(1) also captured the 2021 Western Collegiate Hock-
ey Association Conference’s regular season and tour-
nament championships;
(2) featured 4 players who earned USCHO All-
American honors at the end of the season: Daryl Watts,
Grace Bowlby, Sophie Shirley, and Lacey Eden; and
(3) has had a long history of players, past and
present, who also represent the University of Wisconsin
on the international and Olympic stage;
Whereas the players and staff persevered through the chal-
lenges presented by the COVID–19 pandemic, including
the cancellation of games and limited attendance at
LaBahn Arena in order to protect the health and safety
of the players, staff, and loyal fans throughout the State
of Wisconsin; and
Whereas the Badgers Women’s Hockey Team has brought
great pride and honor to the University of Wisconsin and
its alumni, loyal fans, and the State of Wisconsin: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate— 1
(1) congratulates the University of Wisconsin 2
Badgers on winning the 2021 National Collegiate 3
Athletic Association Women’s Ice Hockey Champion-4
ship; 5
(2) recognizes the achievements of the players, 6
coaches, and staff who contributed to this unprece-7
dented championship season; and 8
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(3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of 1
the Senate prepare an official copy of this resolution 2
for presentation to— 3
(A) the Chancellor of the University of 4
Wisconsin, Rebecca Blank; 5
(B) the Athletic Director of the University 6
of Wisconsin, Barry Alvarez; and 7
(C) the Head Coach of the University of 8
Wisconsin Women’s Hockey Team, Mark John-9
son. 10
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