[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 293 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 293

   Commending the Minnesota Frost for winning the 2025 Professional 
                  Women's Hockey League Championship.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 18, 2025

   Ms. Klobuchar (for herself and Ms. Smith) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Commending the Minnesota Frost for winning the 2025 Professional 
                  Women's Hockey League Championship.

Whereas, on May 26, 2025, the Minnesota Frost (referred to in this preamble as 
        the ``Frost'') won their second straight Walter Cup, beating the Ottawa 
        Charge 2 to 1 in game 4 of the 2025 Professional Women's Hockey League 
        (referred to in this preamble as the ``PWHL'') Championship Finals 
        (referred to in this preamble as the ``Championship'');
Whereas Frost Forward Liz Schepers, from Mound, Minnesota, scored the 
        Championship-winning goal 12 minutes into overtime of the Championship-
        deciding game;
Whereas Frost Goaltender Maddie Rooney, from Andover, Minnesota, made 33 stops 
        and finished the 2025 playoffs with a record of 5 wins and 0 losses;
Whereas the Frost and the Ottawa Charge played an exhilarating Championship 
        series where all 4 games in the best-of-5 series went into overtime;
Whereas the Frost lost game 1 of the Championship series but came back to win 3 
        straight, including a triple-overtime game;
Whereas the Ottawa Charge Rookie Goaltender Gwyneth Philips won the 2025 Ilana 
        Kloss Playoff MVP award in a losing effort;
Whereas the PWHL is commended for a great and entertaining second season;
Whereas the PWHL reached the 1,000,000th fan attendance milestone on March 16, 
        2025;
Whereas the innovative and competitive play of the PWHL continues to excite and 
        inspire people throughout the United States and Canada; and
Whereas there is more to look forward to during the PWHL 2025-2026 season with 
        expansion teams beginning play in Vancouver, British Columbia, and 
        Seattle, Washington: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) commends the Minnesota Frost for winning the 2025 
        Professional Women's Hockey League Championship, their second 
        straight championship;
            (2) recognizes the dedication, perseverance, and hard work 
        of the players, coaches, and staff of the Minnesota Frost in 
        winning the championship;
            (3) recognizes the difficulty of winning 2 straight 
        championship titles in any league or sport; and
            (4) congratulates and thanks the fans, players, coaches, 
        and staff of the Minnesota Frost for a great 2024-2025 season.
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