2018 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 253
BY SENATORS PEACOCK AND MI LKOVICH
A RESOLUTION
To commend the Shreveport Mudbugs hockey team on winning the North American Hockey
League Robertson Cup championship in the 2017-2018 season.
WHEREAS, the Shreveport Mudbugs hockey team owner, Tommy Scott, general
manager, Scott Muscutt, and the entire organization are to be congratulated for an
exceptional year of play; and
WHEREAS, the Shreveport Mudbugs captured their first ever Robertson Cup
National Championship in just their second season in the NAHL; and
WHEREAS, in the semifinals, Shreveport beat the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights,
winning the series, 2-0; and
WHEREAS, in the finals, the Mudbugs defeated the Minot Minotauros 2-1 to win
the 2018 NAHL Robertson Cup National Championship in front of a packed house at
Fogerty Arena in Blaine, Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, several exceptional Mudbugs players made the NAHL Robertson Cup
All-Tournament Team, they are Ryan Burnett, forward; Brendan VanSweden, forward;
Dominck Procopio, defense; and Jaxon Castor, goaltender and the team member named
Most Valuable Player (MVP); and
WHEREAS, the home of the Shreveport Mudbugs, Hirsch Memorial Coliseum has
a storied history including hosting ABA basketball and other entertainment attractions; and
WHEREAS, the Mudbugs also act as generous community partners by visiting local
hospitals and schools, serving meals to the under privileged, and assisting with local youth
hockey programs; and
WHEREAS, the Shreveport Mudbugs hockey organization merits a sincere measure
of congratulations for the success they achieved in winning the North American Hockey
League Robertson Cup championship in the 2017-2018 season in just their second year of
playing hockey in Shreveport, Louisiana.
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend the Shreveport Mudbugs on winning the North American Hockey
League Robertson Cup championship.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Tommy Scott, owner, and Scott Muscutt, general manager of the Shreveport Mudbugs
hockey team.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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