The Stanley Cup ring is a championship ring, an annual award in the

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given to the team that wins the

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,Maple Leafs: Legends praise Stanley Cup rings plan , Toronto Star
/ref> a best-of-seven series to determine the league's

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that season. In addition to the winning players, teams give rings to coaches, trainers, scouts, executives, and other staff members. Teams often give rings to players who played for the team, but do not qualify to have their name engraved on the

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. The most ever won by a single player was

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with 11 total championship rings.

History

The Stanley Cup was established in 1893, when the

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won the

1893 Stanley Cup championship The Stanley Cup, then named the Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup, was first awarded in 1893 to the Montreal Hockey Club of the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada (AHAC) at the end of the 1893 AHAC season The 1893 Amateur Hockey Association of ...

. Since that championship, the rings weren't given again until the

Ottawa Senators The Ottawa Senators (), officially the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club and colloquially known as the Sens, are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa. The Senators compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Di ...

won the 1927 Stanley Cup Finals. There have been cases in which championship teams have not awarded rings to its players, such as the Montreal Hockey Club's second championship (which gave out watches) and the 1915 champions, the

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(which issued medallions). For many years teams did not give any rings at all and players had to buy them for themselves. In the 1950s The

Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings (colloquially referred to as the Wings) are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit. The Red Wings compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the East ...

won the Stanley Cup four times, but players were given silverware or bought a dinner instead of rings. Players were eventually given rings by the team more than fifty years later. In the 1960s the

Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. The Maple Leafs compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the A ...

won the Stanley Cup four times, but players were originally only given one ring with diamonds that were removed and enlarged for each subsequent win. In 1971 the

Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens (), officially ' ( Canadian Hockey Club) and colloquially known as the Habs, are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal. The Canadiens compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic D ...

gave players television sets instead of rings. Since 1972, every winning team has awarded more Stanley Cup Rings than the number of names engraved on the Stanley Cup. In 2011

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owner

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gave out a record 504 Stanley Cup rings to anyone connected with the team.50 years of Stanley Cup rings
/ref> 2018 Washington Capitals gave out 152 rings. 100 more rings than 52 members allowed to get their names on the Stanley Cup.

Design

Each ring usually costs between $20,000 to $25,000.About the rings >> Stanley Cup Rings
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Players with most Stanley Cup rings

This is a list of NHL players with Stanley Cup championship rings won as a player.

References

External links

50 years of Stanley Cup rings
{{Stanley Cup Finals National Hockey League trophies and awards Canadian ice hockey trophies and awards American ice hockey trophies and awards Stanley Cup Championship rings Awards established in 1893 1893 establishments in Canada

History

Design

Players with most Stanley Cup rings

See also

References

External links