Images: NHL Champion Chicago Blackhawks honored at the White House
The 2015 Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks were welcomed to the White House by President Obama on Thursday.
President Barack Obama acknowledges former Chicago Blackhawks hockey player Kimmo Timonen, right, during a ceremony to honor the 2015 NHL Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Directly behind Obama is center Teuvo Teravainen, left.
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President Barack Obama poses for a team photo during a ceremony to honor the 2015 NHL Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks hockey team, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016, in the East Room of the White House in Washington.
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President Barack Obama holds up a small version of the Stanley Cup during a ceremony to honor the 2015 NHL Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks hockey team, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016, in the East Room of the White House in Washington.
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President Barack Obama walks past the Stanley Cup during a ceremony to honor the 2015 NHL Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks hockey team, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016, in the East Room of the White House in Washington.
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President Barack Obama, accompanied by, from left, Chicago Blackhawks head coach Joel Quenneville, Blackhawks President and CEO John McDonough and Chairman Rocky Wirtz, holds up a team sweater as he poses for a group photo during a ceremony to honor the 2015 NHL Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016, in the East Room of the White House in Washington.
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President Barack Obama looks at the Stanley Cup as he arrives to speak at a ceremony to honor the 2015 NHL Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks hockey team, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016, in the East Room of the White House in Washington.
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President Barack Obama holds up a hangtag parking pass that he was given to him by Chicago Blackhawks hockey team Chairman Rocky Wirtz, left, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016, during a ceremony to honor the 2015 NHL Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks in the East Room of the White House in Washington.
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President Barack Obama holds up a parking pass that was presented to him during a ceremony to honor the 2015 NHL Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016. The parking pass is good for all games and all dates at the United Center in Chicago. Directly behind Obama is Joel Quenneville, head coach, left.
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President Barack Obama, flanked by Chicago Blackhawks President and CEO John McDonough, left, and Chairman Rocky Wirtz, holds up a small version of the Stanley Cup during a ceremony to honor the 2015 NHL Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks hockey team, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016, in the East Room of the White House in Washington.
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President Barack Obama, flanked by Chicago Blackhawks President and CEO John McDonough, left, and Chairman Rocky Wirtz, holds up a small version of the Stanley Cup during a ceremony to honor the 2015 NHL Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks hockey team, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016, in the East Room of the White House in Washington.
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President Barack Obama, right, holds up a parking pass that was presented to him by Rocky Wirtz, left, Chairman of the team, during a ceremony to honor the 2015 NHL Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016. The parking pass is good for all games and all dates at the United Center in Chicago.
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President Barack Obama, center, flanked by Chicago Blackhawks hockey team President and CEO John McDonough, left, and team Chairman Rocky Wirtz, speaks during a ceremony to honor the 2015 NHL Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks team, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016, in the East Room of the White House in Washington.
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President Barack Obama holds up a parking pass that was presented to him by Rocky Wirtz, Chairman of the team, during a ceremony to honor the 2015 NHL Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016. The parking pass is good for all games and all dates at the United Center in Chicago. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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President Barack Obama poses for a group photo during a ceremony to honor the 2015 NHL Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016.
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