Whereas, the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire Blugold men's hockey team won the 2012–13 NCAA Division III men's hockey national championship; and

Whereas, the Blugold men's hockey team's season record of 24–5–2 was the best season record in program history, earning the team the WAC conference championship title; and

Whereas, the Blugolds earned a spot in the NCAA tournament ranked fourth in the nation, and after defeating St. John's and St. Norbert's, the Blugolds entered their first NCAA Frozen Four; and

Whereas, in the Frozen Four the Blugolds defeated Utica College and went on to face the Oswego State Lakers in the national championship game; and

Whereas, on March 16, 2013, at the Herb Brooks Memorial Arena in Lake Placid, New York, the Blugold men's hockey team beat the Lakers with a score of 5–3 to win the NCAA Division III men's hockey national championship; and

Whereas, this was the first national championship for the UW–Eau Claire men's hockey team as members of the NCAA and the second national championship in program history; and

Whereas, head coach Matt Loen was voted the USCHO Division III Coach of the Year; and

Whereas, three Blugold players were named to the CCM Division III All-American First Team and to the All-USCHO team; and

Whereas, the UW–Eau Claire men's hockey team, through its extraordinary performance and record-setting season, exemplifies the university's motto of "excellence," and has made its university and community very proud; now, therefore, be it