HR0721 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to congratulate the members of the U.S. Women's Olympic Hockey Team on winning the silver medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics on February 16th in Beijing; and

WHEREAS, Before advancing to the gold medal match against Canada, the U.S. Women's Team defeated Finland, the Russian Olympic Committee, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic; and

WHEREAS, The U.S. Women's Hockey Team has competed against Canada for the Olympic gold medal in every Olympic tournament since the inception of Women's Hockey as an Olympic sport in 1998, with the most recent USA Gold coming in 2018 during the Pyeongyang games; and

WHEREAS, The 2022 Olympic gold medal game was a close one, with the U.S. team coming within one goal of tying the Canadians late in the third period; the resulting outcome was simply due to a lack of time as opposed to a lack of determination; and

WHEREAS, Five women from the great state of Illinois are members of the U.S. Women's Olympic Hockey Team, including Megan Bozek of Buffalo Grove, Savannah Harmon of Downers Grove, Jesse Compher of Northbrook, Kendall Coyne Schofield of Palos Heights, and Abbey Murphy of Evergreen Park; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that with great pride, we congratulate the U.S. Women's Olympic Hockey Team, especially these great athletes from Illinois, for bringing home the silver medal; and be it further

RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be presented to Megan Bozek, Savannah Harmon, Jesse Compher, Kendall Coyne Schofield, and Abbey Murphy as a symbol of our esteem and respect.