CONGRATS-WENDELL YOUNG

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HR0698
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HOUSE RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, Wendell Edward Young was born on August 1, 1963
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in Halifax, Nova Scotia; as a young Haligonian, he was
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naturally thrown into the world of Halifax hockey, where
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excellence is nurtured, and began playing defense at five
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years of age; and

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WHEREAS, In his second year of play at age six, the team
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faced a crisis when a snowstorm blocked their usual goalie
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from making a playoff game; the coach needed to find a
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substitute on short notice and asked for a volunteer to step
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forward; Wendell Young was the only boy on the team who did not
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volunteer, but the coach, knowing that Wendell's older brother
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was a goalie, drafted him anyway to guard the net; and

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WHEREAS, As a scratch goalie, Wendell Young decided to
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switch roles and was able to start exercising his growing
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skill set at age seven; he admired Gilles Meloche of the
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Chicago Blackhawks and also followed the careers of the
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Bruins' Gerry Cheevers and Eddie Johnston; and

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WHEREAS, In the Nova Scotia U18 Major Hockey League, known
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at the time as the Major Midget Hockey League, and then the
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Ontario Hockey League, Wendell Young was a hard worker who was
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always willing to play goalie for any position player needing

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practice time; and

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WHEREAS, Wendell Young was called up to the National
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Hockey League (NHL) to play as a goalie in the 1985-1986
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season, continuing in that league with several teams through
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the 1993-1994 season; and

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WHEREAS, Wendell Young was with the Pittsburgh Penguins as
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a goalie for their 1990-1991 and 1991-1992 seasons, helping
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the team with their winning, back-to-back Stanley Cup efforts;
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and

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WHEREAS, Wendell Young was one of the final players able
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to enjoy the past tradition of players on the winning team
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rotating possession of the Stanley Cup trophy; he brought the
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Cup to his childhood home, which was still his mother and
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father's house, where it was placed on the back porch for
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pictures; and

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WHEREAS, Continuing what would become an 18-season playing
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career in professional hockey, Wendell Young played for the
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Chicago Wolves from the 1994-1995 season through the 2000-2001
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season, finding himself amongst dedicated Illinois hockey fans
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at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont; and

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WHEREAS, As a Chicago-based player in the International

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Hockey League (IHL), Wendell Young found his teammates were
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also friends who enjoyed experiencing the flow of the game
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together; and

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WHEREAS, During his time playing with the Chicago Wolves,
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the team won four division titles, three conference titles,
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one regular-season title, and two Turner Cups; in the
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2000-2001 season, Wendell Young was honored as the IHL Man of
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the Year; and

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WHEREAS, When the Chicago Wolves joined the American
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Hockey League (AHL) during the 2001-2002 season, the club
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chose Wendell Young's number 1 jersey as the first retired
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number in franchise history; in the number retirement ceremony
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held December 1, 2001, the jersey was raised to the rafters of
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the Allstate Arena, where it remains almost a quarter century
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later; and

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WHEREAS, This jersey number retirement reflects Wendell
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Young's Chicago Wolves record of 322 games, 169 wins with 16
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shutouts, 8,467 saves, and 17,912 minutes between the pipes;
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and

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WHEREAS, After hanging up his skates, Wendell Young turned
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first to goaltender coaching, then team coaching, and then to
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sports management, returning to the Chicago Wolves and

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becoming their assistant coach and then their general manager;
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as the Wolves' general manager from 2009 until the end of the
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2024 season, he organizationally led the Calder Cup Finals
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seasons of 2018-2019 and 2021-2022, with his Chicago Wolves
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winning the Cup in 2022; and

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WHEREAS, On May 3, 2024, the Chicago Wolves named Wendell
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Young as their Vice Chairman/Governor; and

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WHEREAS, Wendell Young is the only individual in hockey
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history to have won the Memorial Cup, the Calder Cup, the
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Stanley Cup, and the Turner Cup, representing four facets of
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an all-time career in the most beautiful game played on ice;
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and

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WHEREAS, Wendell Young was inducted into the Class of 2026
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of the AHL Hall of Fame, along with Chris Bourque, Alexandre
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Giroux, and Jim Wiemer, in a ceremony held in Rockford on
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February 11, 2026; and

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WHEREAS, Athletic feats, whether blazing and unforgettable
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or durable and team-consistent, bring all of us together to
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see things that will not fade; therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
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HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that

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we congratulate Wendell Edward Young on his exceptional career
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as a player, coach, manager, and executive; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be presented to
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Wendell Young, Vice Chairman/Governor of the Chicago Wolves.

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