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WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 24: (L-R) Washington Capitals majority owner Ted Leonsis, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and Hockey USA Executive Director Dave Ogrean participate in a briefing on the state of hockey with members of the Congressional Hockey Caucus in the Rayburn House Office Building April 24, 2013 in Washington, DC. The recipients of the inaugural NHL/Thurgood Marshall College Fund scholarships were also announced during the event. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 24:  (L-R) Washington Capitals majority owner Ted Leonsis, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and Hockey USA Executive Director Dave Ogrean participate in a briefing on the state of hockey with members of the Congressional Hockey Caucus in the Rayburn House Office Building April 24, 2013 in Washington, DC. The recipients of the inaugural NHL/Thurgood Marshall College Fund scholarships were also announced during the event.  (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)