LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Chazy Youth Hockey Girls U19
Team upon the occasion of their outstanding 2011-2012 season

WHEREAS, Excellence and success in competitive sports can be achieved
only through strenuous practice, team play and team spirit, nurtured by
dedicated coaching and strategic planning; and
WHEREAS, Athletic competition enhances the moral and physical develop-
ment of the young people of this State, preparing them for the future by
instilling in them the value of teamwork, encouraging a standard of
healthy living, imparting a desire for success and developing a sense of
fair play and competition; and
WHEREAS, The 2011-12 Chazy Youth Hockey Girls U19 Team had an
outstanding season in which it finished in first place in the Clifton
Park tournament in November, won a sectional championship in February
and captured the New York State title in March by defeating the Ithaca
Stars 2-1; and
WHEREAS, By capturing the New York State championship, the 2011-12
Chazy Youth Hockey Girls U19 Team qualified for the USA Hockey National
Championships in Dallas, Texas; and
WHEREAS, After its participation in the USA Hockey National Champion-
ships in Dallas, the 2011-12 Chazy Youth Hockey Girls U19 Team was
ranked fifth in the nation in the HockeyRankings.com poll; and
WHEREAS, The 2011-12 Chazy Youth Hockey Girls U19 Team's overall
record was an outstanding 20-5-4; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Head Coach, Ray Guay, and Assistant Coaches,
Willie Giroux and Jo-run Gran-Hendrickson, skilled and inspirational
mentors, respected for their ability to develop potential into excel-
lence; and
WHEREAS, The team's overall record is outstanding, and the team
members were loyally and enthusiastically supported by family, fans,
friends and the community at large; and
WHEREAS, The hallmarks of the 2011-12 Chazy Youth Hockey Girls U19
Team, from the opening match of the season to participation in the USA
Hockey National Championships, were a sisterhood of athletic ability, of
good sportsmanship, of honor and of scholarship, demonstrating that
these team players are second to none; and
WHEREAS, Athletically and academically, the team members have proven
themselves to be an unbeatable combination of talents, reflecting favor-
ably on their school and community; and
WHEREAS, Head Coach, Ray Guay, and Assistant Coaches, Willie Giroux
and Jo-run Gran-Hendrickson have done a superb job in guiding, molding
and inspiring the 2011-12 Chazy Youth Hockey Girls U19 Team members
toward their goals; and
WHEREAS, Sports competition instills the values of teamwork, pride and
accomplishment; Head Coach, Ray Guay, and Assistant Coaches, Willie
Giroux and Jo-run Gran-Hendrickson, and the 2011-12 Chazy Youth Hockey
Girls U19 Team's outstanding athletes have clearly made a contribution
to the spirit of excellence which is a tradition of their school; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
congratulate the 2011-12 Chazy Youth Hockey Girls U19 Team, its members:
Christina Emery, Kirsten Doran, Ashley Terry, Amanda Kempainen, Lauren
O'Connor, Jess Huber, Amanda Peterson, Emily Raville, Alexis Guay, Sara
LoTemplio, Clara Giroux, Kallie Villemaire, Kiley Regan and Mackenzie
Cotter; Head Coach, Ray Guay, and Assistant Coaches, Willie Giroux and
Jo-run Gran-Hendrickson and Team Manager Joe LoTemplio on their

outstanding season, New York State championship and participation in the
USA Hockey National Championships; and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the members, and coaching and training staff, of the 2011-12
Chazy Youth Hockey Girls U19 Team.