06.27.13

Durbin and Kirk Collect on Wager with Warren and Cowan on Blackhawks-Bruins Stanley Cup Final

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) collected Legal Seafood’s Chowder and Sam Adams beer from Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and William “Mo” Cowan (D-MA) today after their friendly wager of home-state products for National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup Finals series between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Boston Bruins. Durbin and Kirk wagered Eli’s Cheesecake and 312 beer from Goose Island Brewery in Chicago. The Chicago Blackhawks won the series four games to two.

 

Late yesterday, the Senate passed a resolution congratulating the Blackhawks on their second Stanley Cup victory in four years.