Stanley Cup ring explained

The Stanley Cup ring is a championship ring, an annual award in the National Hockey League given to the team that wins the Stanley Cup Finals,^[1] a best-of-seven series to determine the league's champion that season.^[2] 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 Stanley Cup. The most ever won by a single player was Henri Richard with 11 total championship rings.

History

The Stanley Cup was established in 1893, when the Montreal Hockey Club won the 1893 Stanley Cup championship.^[3] Since that championship, the rings weren't given again until the Ottawa Senators won the 1927 Stanley Cup Finals.^[4] 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 Vancouver Millionaires (which issued medallions).^[5]

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 won the Stanley Cup four times, but players were given silverware^[6] or bought a dinner^[7] instead of rings. Players were eventually given rings by the team more than fifty years later. In the 1960s the Toronto Maple Leafs 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 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 Boston Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs gave out a record 504 Stanley Cup rings to anyone connected with the team.^[8]

Design

Each ring usually costs between $20,000 to $25,000.^[9]

Players with most Stanley Cup rings

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

Pos

D

Defenceman

L

Left winger

R

Right winger

C

Center

Denotes players who have been inducted to the Hockey Hall of Fame

Rank	Player	Position	Seasons		Championship teams	Ref.
			played	won
1		C	20	11	Montreal Canadiens (1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973)	^[10]
2		C	20	10	Montreal Canadiens (1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971)	^[11]
		R	16	10	Montreal Canadiens (1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979)	^[12]
4		R	15	9	Montreal Canadiens (1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969)	^[13]
5		R	18	8	Montreal Canadiens (1944, 1946, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960)	^[14]
		D/C	20	8	Detroit Red Wings (1950, 1952, 1954, 1955) Toronto Maple Leafs (1962, 1963, 1964, 1967)	^[15]
		C	12	8	Montreal Canadiens (1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979)	^[16]
		D	17	8	Montreal Canadiens (1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979)	^[17]
9		D	17	7	Montreal Canadiens (1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1965, 1966)	^[18]
10		R	16	6	Montreal Canadiens (1953, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960)	^[19]
		D	20	6	Montreal Canadiens (1953, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960)	^[20]
		D	17	6	Montreal Canadiens (1953, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960)	^[21]
		L	14	6	Montreal Canadiens (1953, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960)	^[22]
		D	19	6	Detroit Red Wings (1955) Toronto Maple Leafs (1962, 1963, 1964, 1967) Montreal Canadiens (1969)	^[23]
		C	16	6	Montreal Canadiens (1959, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969)	^[24]
		L	18	6	Toronto Maple Leafs (1962, 1963) Montreal Canadiens (1965, 1966, 1968, 1969)	^[25]
		L	18	6	Toronto Maple Leafs (1962, 1963, 1964, 1967) Montreal Canadiens (1971, 1973)	^[26]
		D	12	6	Montreal Canadiens (1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973)	^[27]
		D	16	6	Montreal Canadiens (1971, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979)	^[28]
		D	20	6	Montreal Canadiens (1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1986)	^[29]
		C	18	6	New York Islanders (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983) Pittsburgh Penguins (1991, 1992)	^[30]
		R	16	6	Edmonton Oilers (1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990) New York Rangers (1994)	^[31]
		D	19	6	Edmonton Oilers (1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990) New York Rangers (1994)	^[32]
		C	25	6	Edmonton Oilers (1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990) New York Rangers (1994)	^[33]
25		L	12	5	Ottawa Senators (1920, 1921, 1923, 1927) Boston Bruins (1929)	^[34]
		D	12	5	Toronto Maple Leafs (1942, 1947) Detroit Red Wings (1952, 1954, 1955)	^[35]
		R	7	5	Toronto Maple Leafs (1942, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949)	^[36]
		L	14	5	Detroit Red Wings (1943) Toronto Maple Leafs (1947, 1948, 1949, 1951)	^[37]
		C	14	5	Toronto Maple Leafs (1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951)	^[38]
		D	20	5	Detroit Red Wings (1950, 1952, 1954, 1955) Toronto Maple Leafs (1967)	^[39]
		L	14	5	Montreal Canadiens (1953, 1956, 1957, 1958) Toronto Maple Leafs (1962)	^[40]
		D	12	5	Montreal Canadiens (1953, 1956, 1957, 1958) Chicago Blackhawks (1961)	^[41]
		L	19	5	Montreal Canadiens (1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960)	^[42]
		D	8	5	Montreal Canadiens (1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960)	^[43]
		L	8	5	Montreal Canadiens (1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971)	^[44]
		D	19	5	Montreal Canadiens (1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971)	^[45]
		D	12	5	Montreal Canadiens (1965, 1966, 1968, 1969) Philadelphia Flyers (1975)	^[46]
		R	16	5	Montreal Canadiens (1965, 1966, 1968, 1971, 1973)	^[47]
		D/R	15	5	Montreal Canadiens (1965, 1966, 1973, 1976, 1977)	^[48]
		D	13	5	Montreal Canadiens (1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971)	^[49]
		D	12	5	Montreal Canadiens (1971, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978)	^[50]
		L	11	5	Montreal Canadiens (1971, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1979)	^[51]
		R	17	5	Montreal Canadiens (1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979)	^[52]
		L	13	5	Montreal Canadiens (1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979)	^[53]
		L	16	5	Montreal Canadiens (1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1986)	^[54]
		R	12	5	Montreal Canadiens (1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1986)	^[55]
		D	9	5	Edmonton Oilers (1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990)	^[56]
		D	17	5	Edmonton Oilers (1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990)	^[57]
		R	17	5	Edmonton Oilers (1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990)	^[58]
		L	14	5	Edmonton Oilers (1985, 1987, 1988, 1990) New York Rangers (1994)	^[59]

See also

• List of Stanley Cup Champions

External links

• 50 years of Stanley Cup rings

Notes and References

1. https://www.thestar.com/sports/leafs/2014/08/12/maple_leafs_legends_praise_stanley_cup_rings_plan.html Maple Leafs: Legends praise Stanley Cup rings plan | Toronto Star
2. http://www.hhof.com/htmlSilverware/silver_splashstanleycup.shtml Legends of Hockey - NHL Trophies - Stanley Cup
3. http://stanleycuprings.net/chronological-listings/pre-nhl/ pre-NHL era >> Stanley Cup Rings
4. http://stanleycuprings.net/chronological-listings/1927-1939/ >> Stanley Cup Rings
5. Web site: About the Rings.
6. Book: Block, Frank. The Metro Prystai Story: A Legend from the Golden Age of Hockey. 2015. Friesen Press. 978-1460256367.
7. Book: Kulfan, Ted. The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly: Detroit Red Wings: Heart-Pounding, Jaw-Dropping, and Gut-Wrenching Moments from Detroit Red Wings History. 2009. Triumph Books. 978-1600782404. 172.
8. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2013/05/31/years-stanley-cup-rings/YgKQX8oNw1LMrIHmIPaibJ/story.html 50 years of Stanley Cup rings
9. http://stanleycuprings.net/about-the-rings/ About the rings >> Stanley Cup Rings
10. Web site: Henri Richard Stats.
11. Web site: Jean Beliveau Stats.
12. Web site: Yvan Cournoyer Stats.
13. Web site: Claude Provost Stats.
14. Web site: Maurice Richard Stats.
15. Web site: Red Kelly Stats.
16. Web site: Jacques Lemaire Stats.
17. Web site: Serge Savard Stats.
18. Web site: Jean-Guy Talbot Stats.
19. Web site: Bernie Geoffrion Stats.
20. Web site: Doug Harvey Stats.
21. Web site: Tom Johnson Stats.
22. Web site: Dickie Moore Stats.
23. Web site: Larry Hillman Stats.
24. Web site: Ralph Backstrom Stats.
25. Web site: Dick Duff Stats.
26. Web site: Frank Mahovlich Stats.
27. Web site: Jacques Laperriere Stats.
28. Web site: Guy Lapointe Stats.
29. Web site: Larry Robinson Stats.
30. Web site: Larry Robinson Stats.
31. Web site: Glenn Anderson Stats.
32. Web site: Kevin Lowe Stats.
33. Web site: Mark Messier Stats.
34. Web site: Cy Denneny Stats.
35. Web site: Bob Goldham Stats.
36. Web site: Don Metz Stats.
37. Web site: Harry Watson Stats.
38. Web site: Ted Kennedy Stats.
39. Web site: Marcel Pronovost Stats.
40. Web site: Bert Olmstead Stats.
41. Web site: Dollard St. Laurent Stats.
42. Web site: Don Marshall Stats.
43. Web site: Bob Turner Stats.
44. Web site: John Ferguson Sr. Stats.
45. Web site: Terry Harper Stats.
46. Web site: Terry Harper Stats.
47. Web site: Claude Larose Stats.
48. Web site: Jim Roberts Stats.
49. Web site: J. C. Tremblay Stats.
50. Web site: Pierre Bouchard Stats.
51. Web site: Rejean Houle Stats.
52. Web site: Guy Lafleur Stats.
53. Web site: Steve Shutt Stats.
54. Web site: Bob Gainey Stats.
55. Web site: Mario Tremblay Stats.
56. Web site: Randy Gregg Stats.
57. Web site: Charlie Huddy Stats.
58. Web site: Jari Kurri Stats.
59. Web site: Esa Tikkanen Stats.