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The 1999 Stanley Cup Final NHL championship series was contested by the Eastern Conference champion Buffalo Sabres and the Western Conference champion Dallas Stars. It was the 106th year of the Stanley Cup. The Stars were led by captain Derian Hatcher, coach Ken Hitchcock and goalie Ed Belfour. It was the third appearance for the Stars’ franchise, and their first since moving to Dallas from Minnesota in 1993. Minnesota lost the finals to the New York Islanders in 1981 and to Pittsburgh in 1991. This was the first time since 1994 that the Finals did not end in a sweep.…

The 1989 Stanley Cup Final was between the Calgary Flames and the Montreal Canadiens, the top two teams during the 1988–89 NHL regular season. As of 2008, this is the most recent time that the first two seeds met in the Stanley Cup Final. It is also the most recent time that the Final series was played entirely in Canada. The last image of our group has a different shade on the ring… little less contrasty.  It’s one of the team’s pro scout’s ring.  It is possible that 2 different sets were made but such information wasn’t found.  It was…

The 1972 Stanley Cup Finals was played between the Boston Bruins and the New York Rangers. It was the Rangers first appearance in the championship final series since 1950. The Bruins would win the best-of-seven series four games to two. ROSTER Centers Wingers Defensemen 7 Phil Esposito (A.Capt.) 11 Mike Walton 17 Fred Stanfield 22 Derek Sanderson 25 Garry Peters 8 Ken Hodge Sr. 9 John Bucyk (A. Capt.) 12 Wayne Cashman 14 Garnet “Ace” Bailey 18 Ed Westfall (A. Capt.) 19 John McKenzie 21 Don Marcotte 27 Chris Hayes 4 Bobby Orr 6 Ted Green (A. Capt.) 10 Carol…

Jean Béliveau won a record total of 17 Stanley Cup rings… 10 as a player and 7 under different administrative roles for the Montreal Canadiens. Not much is known about this ring.  All info we could find hinted that the ring was given to mister Beliveau upon his retirement to honor him and his 10 Stanley Cup conquests. This next set of photos are from the ring given to Jean Béliveau when he got inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. PLAYER BIO (source: Wikipedia) A star at an early age, he was spotted by Canadiens general manager Frank…

The 1961 Stanley Cup Finals were played between the Detroit Red Wings and the Chicago Black Hawks. The Black Hawks would win the best-of-seven series four games to two to win their third Stanley Cup, their first since 1938. As of 2009, this is the most recent Black Hawks Cup championship. Two of the most notable athletes in Chicago sports history, Bobby Hull and Stan Mikita made their first Stanley Cup appearances. Hull scored two in the first game including the winner, and Mikita scored the winner in game five. ROSTER Centers Wingers Defensemen 11 Bill Hay 12 Ed Litzenberger…

The 1993 Stanley Cup Finals was played between the Los Angeles Kings and the Montreal Canadiens to decide the NHL championship. The Canadiens won the series 4-1 to win the team’s twenty-fourth Stanley Cup. 1993 was the 100th anniversary of the first awarding of the Stanley Cup. This would be the last Stanley Cup finals series to be played in the Montreal Forum, and the last time Wayne Gretzky would play in the finals as well. It was Montreal’s first trip to the finals in four years, while it was the first-ever trip to the finals for the Kings in…

The 2001 Stanley Cup Finals were played in the 108th year of the Stanley Cup, pitting the defending champion New Jersey Devils against the Colorado Avalanche. The Avalanche won the series in seven games, claiming their second Stanley Cup championship. This marked the only Stanley Cup championship for Avalanche defenseman Ray Bourque, who retired following the series. As of 2008, this is also the most recent time that the defending Stanley Cup Champions would return to the Finals for a consecutive year. There are 2 photo versions of the ring circulating on the internet. It has been impossible so far…

The New Jersey Devils were in the finals for their fourth time after defeating the Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning in five games, and beating the Ottawa Senators in the Eastern Conference Finals in seven games. Strong goaltending from Martin Brodeur, and strong defense from captain Scott Stevens and Scott Niedermayer led the way. The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim entered their first Stanley Cup Final in franchise history after upsetting two heavily favored teams: sweeping the defending Stanley Cup Champions, the Detroit Red Wings, defeating the Dallas Stars in six games, plus sweeping the upstart Minnesota Wild in the…

Photos of the Stanley Cup Ring A Bit of History Prior to the season, the Ducks had been the pick of many in the media to make it to the Finals, and they did not disappoint. The second-seeded Anaheim Ducks defeated both the Minnesota Wild and Vancouver Canucks in five games before defeating the Detroit Red Wings in six games in the Western Conference Finals. The Ducks had the most penalties out of any team during the post-season and had one suspension going into the finals, but had a top penalty-kill percentage. They were led by two Norris Trophy candidates…