SJR 22-013 — University Of Denver Hockey 2022 National Champions

SENATESecond JOINTRegular RESOLUTIONSession 22-013Seventy-third BYGeneral SENATOR(S)Assembly Rodriguez,STATE Bridges,OF Buckner,COLORADO Coleman,ENGROSSED Cooke,LLS Coram,NO. Danielson, Donovan, Fields, Gardner, Ginal, Gonzales, Hansen, Hinrichsen, Hisey, Holbert, Jaquez Lewis, Kirkmeyer, Kolker, Lee, Liston, Lundeen, Moreno, Pettersen, Priola, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smallwood, Sonnenberg, Story, Winter, Woodward, Zenzinger, Fenberg;

alsoR22-1044.01 REPRESENTATIVE(S)Shannon Garnett,Wheeler Amabile,x4340 Bacon,SJR22-013 Baisley,SENATE Benavidez,SPONSORSHIP Bernett,Rodriguez, Bird,Bridges, Bockenfeld,Buckner, Boesenecker,Coleman, Bradfield,Cooke, Caraveo,Coram, Carver,Danielson, Catlin,Donovan, Cutter,Daugherty,Fenberg, Duran,Fields, Esgar,Gardner, Exum,Ginal, Froelich,Gonzales, Geitner,Hansen, Gonzales-Gutierrez,Hinrichsen, Gray,Hisey, Herod,Holbert, Holtorf,Jaquez Hooton,Lewis, Jodeh,Kirkmeyer,Kolker,Lee,Liston,Lundeen,Moreno,Pettersen,Priola,Rankin,Scott,Simpson, Kennedy,Smallwood, Kipp,Sonnenberg, Larson,Story, Lindsay,Lontine,Winter, Luck,Woodward, Lynch,McCluskie,Zenzinger McCormick,HOUSE McKean,SPONSORSHIP McLachlan,MichaelsonGarnett, Jenet,Senate Mullica,Committees Neville,House Ortiz,Committees Pelton,SENATE Pico,JOINT Rich,RESOLUTION Ricks,22-013 Roberts,CONCERNING Sandridge,CELEBRATING Sirota,THE Snyder,U Soper,NIVERSITY Sullivan,OF Tipper,DENVER Titone,P VA.,ValdezD.,IONEERS VanBeber,MEN Van'S Winkle,ICE Weissman,HOCKEY Will,TEAM Williams,'S2022 Woog,NCAA Young.CHAMPIONSHIP WIN .

CONCERNINGCELEBRATINGTHEUNIVERSITYOFDENVERWHEREAS,TheUniversityofDenverPioneersmen'sicehockey PIONEERSteam MEN'Shas ICEbeen HOCKEYcompeting TEAM'Ssince 20221949; NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP WIN.

WHEREAS,and TheWHEREAS,ThePioneersaremembersoftheNationalCollegiate UniversityAthletic ofAssociation Denver(NCAA) PioneersDivision men'sI; ice hockey team has been competing since 1949;

and WHEREAS, The Pioneers are members of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I;

and WHEREAS,WHEREAS,ThePioneershavewon15regularseasonconference The Pioneers have won 15 regular season conference championships and 14 conference playoffchampionships;playoff championships;

and WHEREAS,g 752 PioneersE haved gone0 ontoplayintheNationalA Hockeye League, (NHL);E l l Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.

andDouble WHEREAS,underlining TwoPioneersdenotes haveSENATE beenamendSeitp recognizedCapital asletters theor bestplayerinbold collegiate& hockeyitalic withnumbers theindicate prestigiousnew Hobeymaterial Bakerto Award,be whichadded is an annual award given to theFxAsting topstatute. NCAA men's ice hockey player;

andDashes WHEREAS,through On Saturday, April 9, 2022, the Pioneerswords addedindicate theirdeletions ninthfrom nationalexisting titlestatute. to their already stellar record, triumphing over Minnesota State by a score of 5-1;

and WHEREAS, The75 Pioneers have demonstratedgone their winning values both on andto offtheplay ice, as theyparticipate in community-buildingthe effortsNational andHockey alwaysLeague aspire(NHL); to a "service above self'' attitude, a primary tenet of their team's vision statement;

and WHEREAS,TwoPioneershavebeenrecognizedasthebestplayer in collegiate hockey with the prestigious Hobey Baker Award, which is an annual award given to the top NCAA men's ice hockey player;

and WHEREAS,OnSaturday,April9,2022,thePioneers addedtheir ninth national title to their already stellar record, triumphing over Minnesota State by a score of 5-1;

and WHEREAS,ThePioneershavedemonstratedtheirwinningvalues both on and off the ice, as theyparticipate in community-buildingefforts and always aspire to a "service above self" attitude, a primary tenet of their team's vision statement;

and WHEREAS, This win brings great honor and recognition to the University ofDenverof Denver and the state of Colorado;

now, therefore, Be It Resolved by the Senate oftheof the Seventy-third General Assembly oftheStateof ofColorado,the theHouseState ofRepresentativesconcurringherein:of Colorado, the House of Representatives concurring herein:

That we, the members oftheof the Colorado General Assembly, honor thetheUniversityofDenverPioneersmen'sicehockeyteamfortheirvictory University ofDenverPioneers men's ice hockey team for their victory in the 2022 NCAA National Championship and celebrate their many achievements as a Division I collegiate team.

PAGEBeItFurtherResolved,ThatcopiesofthisJointResolutionbesent 2-SENATEto JOINT RESOLUTION 22-013 Be ItFurther ResolvThat copies ofthis JointResolution be sentto Dr.

JeremyHaefner,Jeremy ChancelloroftheUniversityofDenver,Haefner, andMichaelChancellor of the University of Denver, and Michael Weisman, Associate Commissioner of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference.

Stephen-2- F013 nberg Alec Garnett PRESIDENT OF SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES Cindi L.

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