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On the recordMay 24, 2011
I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any statements relating to this matter be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res. 198) was agreed to. The preamble was agreed to. The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows: S. Res. 198 Whereas on Saturday, May 21, 2011, the Alaska Aces won the second Kelly Cup championship in the history of the team with a 5-3 victory over the Kalamazoo Wings; Whereas the Alaska Aces lost only 1 game throughout the entire 2011 Kelly Cup playoffs; Whereas the Alaska Aces finished the regular season by winning an impressive 35 of the final 41 games; Whereas the Alaska Aces won the Brabham Cup with the best record in the East Coast Hockey League regular season; Whereas head coach Brent Thompson led the Alaska Aces to the Kelly Cup championship in only his second year as head coach and received the John Brophy award as the East Coast Hockey League's Coach of the Year; Whereas Alaska Aces Captain Scott Burt became the first player in East Coast Hockey League history to win 3 Kelly Cups; Whereas Alaska Aces forward Scott Howes was named the Most Valuable Player of the Kelly Cup playoffs with 7 goals and 19 points earned during the postseason; Whereas Alaska Aces forward Wes Goldie was named Most Valuable Player for the 2010-2011 East Coast Hockey Lea…
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