LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Levittown-Hicksville Boys
Varsity Ice Hockey Team upon the occasion of winning the 2015 Liberty
Division Championship

WHEREAS, Excellence and success in competitive team sports can be
achieved only through rigorous training, mental and physical discipline,
and a dedicated coaching staff; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize those
talented young individuals within our midst, who by achieving outstand-
ing success in athletic competitions, have inspired and brought great
pride to their school and community; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to congratu-
late the Levittown-Hicksville Boys Varsity Ice Hockey Team upon the
occasion of winning the 2015 Liberty Division Championship; and
WHEREAS, The Levittown-Hicksville Boys Varsity Ice Hockey Team was
victorious over Friends Academy to win the 2015 Liberty Division Title
for the High School Hockey League of Nassau County; and
WHEREAS, No team can succeed without outstanding talent throughout its
entire roster, as is the case for the Levittown-Hicksville Boys Varsity
Ice Hockey Team: Bob Barbosa, Brandon Bellairs, Matt Collins, John
Connelly, Bailey Greszes, Connor Menig, Matt McGuirk, Sean O'Regan,
James Ryder, Justin Rodriguez, Hunter Traenkle, Michael Walsh, John
Fordham, Patrick Greaney, Taylor Traenkle, Luke Walker, Matt King and
Max Horn; and
WHEREAS, Throughout the entire winter sports season, these remarkable
young athletes demonstrated strong play, impressive effort and excellent
sportsmanship to finish out a successful season and bring great pride to
their school and community; 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 superior talent displayed by the Levittown-Hicksville
Varsity Ice Hockey Team is in great part due to the efforts of Coaches
Tom Carroll, David Gallart, John King, and Tom Mastroianni, skilled and
inspirational mentors, respected for their ability to develop potential
into excellence; and
WHEREAS, These coaches did a superb job in guiding, molding and
inspiring members of the Levittown-Hicksville Boys Varsity Ice Hockey
Team toward their goals; and
WHEREAS, Athletically and academically, the players of the Levittown-
Hicksville Boys Varsity Ice Hockey Team proved to be a terrific combina-
tion of talent; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
hereby recognize and congratulate the members of the Levittown-Hicks-
ville Boys Varsity Ice Hockey Team, and Coaches Tom Carroll, David
Gallart, John King, and Tom Mastroianni, upon the occasion of winning
the 2015 Liberty Division Championship; and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the members of the Levittown-Hicksville Boys Varsity Ice
Hockey Team, and the aforementioned coaches.