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House Bill 9125

Florida House of Representatives - 1997 HR 9125 By Representative Cosgrove 1 House Resolution 2 A resolution honoring the Florida Panthers. 3 4 WHEREAS, during the 1995-1996 regular season of the 5 National Hockey League, the Florida Panthers compiled a record 6 of 41 wins, 31 losses, and 10 ties, and 7 WHEREAS, by the end of October 1995, the Florida 8 Panthers were first in the Eastern Conference and by the end 9 of December were first in both the Eastern and Western 10 Conferences, and 11 WHEREAS, by mid-November 1995, the Florida Panthers had 12 achieved a start in the 1995-1996 hockey season with a 13 phenomenal record of 14 wins, 4 losses, a season start that 14 some teams go more than 50 years without accomplishing, and 15 WHEREAS, during that start, the Florida Panthers had an 16 unbeaten streak of seven games, and 17 WHEREAS, by season's end, the Florida Panthers had 18 achieved a berth in the National Hockey League playoffs, and 19 WHEREAS, after defeating the Boston Bruins 4-1 in the 20 first round and the Philadelphia Flyers 4-2 in the second 21 round, the Florida Panthers won the Eastern Conference Finals 22 against the Pittsburgh Penguins, defeating them 4-3, thereby 23 advancing to the Stanley Cup Finals, the world championship of 24 the National Hockey League, NOW, THEREFORE, 25 26 Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of 27 Florida: 28 29 That the Florida House of Representatives recognizes 30 the Florida Panthers for their excellent achievements in the 31 1995-1996 season of the National Hockey League and 1 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. Florida House of Representatives - 1997 HR 9125 141-413A-97 1 congratulates them on winning the Eastern Conference 2 Championship for 1995-1996. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2