Mark Kennedy: “as basketball great Michael Jordan once said, ``Talent wins games but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.'' It…”

“as basketball great Michael Jordan once said, ``Talent wins games but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.'' It is with great pride that I rise today to introduce a resolution to honor the three Minnesota national champions, the Golden Gophers men's hockey and wrestling teams, and University of Minnesota-Duluth women's hockey team for winning the 2002 NCAA championships. Minnesota has had a long and proud tradition of hockey. This is the fourth time that the University of Minnesota Gophers have won their national championship. I congratulate the team and their head coach Don Lucia. As Don Lucia says, ``Hockey and Minnesota are synonymous with each other.'' The Golden Gophers wrestling team became the first back-to-back Gopher national champions since 1940 and 1941, when the Minnesota Gophers won back-to-back football championships and consecutive national titles. I congratulate the team and their head coaches, Robinson and Morgan. The University of Minnesota-Duluth women's hockey team captured their second straight NCAA championship. In the championship game, they beat Brown three to two. Congratulations to the team and their head coach, Shannon Miller. All three of these should be considered and honored for their academic excellence as well. All three maintained grade point averages above the school average. Their hard work on and off the ice and mat have made them champions in the eyes of all Minnesotans.”