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Congress finds registrations and NHL numbers up sharply since 1980

To award 3 Congressional Gold Medals to the members of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team, in recognition of their extraordinary achievement at the 1980 Winter Olympics where, being comprised of amateur collegiate players, they defeated the dominant Soviet hockey team in the historic “Miracle on Ice”, revitalizing American morale at the height of the Cold War, inspiring generations and transforming the sport of hockey in the United States, section 2, Sec. 2. Written by .

Congress finds registrations and NHL numbers up sharply since 1980

The document says “should”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says

“Registrations with USA Hockey have increased by nearly 400 percent since 1980 from 136,000 to over 564,000, and the number of National Hockey League players from the United States has increased from 72 in 1980 to 245 in 2024.”

To award 3 Congressional Gold Medals to the members of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team, in recognition of their extraordinary achievement at the 1980 Winter Olympics where, being comprised of amateur collegiate players, they defeated the dominant Soviet hockey team in the historic “Miracle on Ice”, revitalizing American morale at the height of the Cold War, inspiring generations and transforming the sport of hockey in the United States, Sec. 2

The tenth and last of the section's findings, and the only one that carries figures for the years since. Congress states that registrations with USA Hockey rose from 136,000 to over 564,000, and that National Hockey League players from the United States rose from 72 in 1980 to 245 in 2024. The finding names no source for either figure.

What the document actually says

“Registrations with USA Hockey have increased by nearly 400 percent since 1980 from 136,000 to over 564,000, and the number of National Hockey League players from the United States has increased from 72 in 1980 to 245 in 2024.”

To award 3 Congressional Gold Medals to the members of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team, in recognition of their extraordinary achievement at the 1980 Winter Olympics where, being comprised of amateur collegiate players, they defeated the dominant Soviet hockey team in the historic “Miracle on Ice”, revitalizing American morale at the height of the Cold War, inspiring generations and transforming the sport of hockey in the United States, Sec. 2
That sentence, in plain words

Far more people sign up to play hockey now. The number went from 136,000 to over 564,000. Players in the top league went from 72 to 245.

What this is about

USA Hockey is the group players sign up with. The first count is from 1980. The last count is from 2024.

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