President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden have extended an invitation to Quinnipiac University’s national championship team to visit the South Lawn on Monday, as announced by the university on Wednesday.
Quinnipiac University men’s hockey head coach, Rand Pecknold, expressed excitement about the invitation, stating, “Championship teams being honored at the White House is one of the great traditions in our sports culture, and we are very excited to be invited. We embraced the grind from day one, and our players and staff continue to be rewarded for it. I can’t wait to be part of yet another once-in-a-lifetime experience with our Bobcat family.”
The team will be participating in College Athlete Day during their visit. The Bobcats achieved their first NCAA Division I title in April, winning a record 34 games during their last season and securing their third trip to the Frozen Four within the past decade.
Quinnipiac University President Judy Olian expressed her delight regarding the team’s visit to the White House, stating, “We’re delighted that our championship team will have the honor of visiting with President Biden at the White House, an occasion that will add to the indelible memories of the win for the coaches and the student-athletes. We are most grateful to the governor and our Congressional delegation for advocating for this visit after a season that has brought so much pride to the Bobcat community and the entire state of Connecticut.”
Connecticut’s Congressional delegation had urged the White House to extend an invitation to the hockey team about a week after their win. Quinnipiac University celebrated the victory by hosting a rally for the team but declined an offer from Hamden for a parade.
