The Penguins unveiled their 2017 Stanley Cup championship ring design ahead of their ring ceremony Monday night at the Carnegie Museum of Art.
The elaborate design features nearly 400 hand-set diamonds which total over 9 carats and is set in 14-karat white and yellow gold.
"It always is a very special day, and a dream come true, for an NHL player, coach or staff member to receive a Stanley Cup ring," David Morehouse said. "We want to thank everyone at Jostens for doing a great job in creating this phenomenal ring to honor our back-to-back Stanley Cup champions. We are proud of what they accomplished and proud of what they mean to our city. The ring is a lasting tribute to their season of excellence."
The ring has a number of subtle details that make it special, like the number "5" replacing the eye of the penguin in the logo, and the team motto "PLAY THE RIGHT WAY" engraved on the interior of the band. Players with three Stanley Cups (Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang, Marc-Andre Fleury, and Chris Kunitz) have three diamonds on the back of their band. Mario Lemieux, of course, has five diamonds on his.
The Penguins also unveiled the latest Stanley Cup engravings at the ceremony:
It's Stanley Cup official. pic.twitter.com/otLrjjKSgR
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) October 3, 2017
The team showed off their new bling on social media after the event:
Your 2017 Stanley Cup Champions. pic.twitter.com/09FhLHyBNK
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) October 3, 2017
This never gets old. pic.twitter.com/uMJKyCNWpw
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) October 3, 2017
Evgeni Malkin was pretty pumped to get his ring, yelling "Yes! Yes!" when his name was announced:
Some of the players made sure to pose with their 2016 rings as well:
Gotta get that three-peat so my middle finger isn't so lonely pic.twitter.com/jihj3SVnm6
— Ian Cole (@ICole28) October 3, 2017
... unless they forgot their 2016 ring at home:
The Penguins' wives and girlfriends also received small (relative to the main rings, of course) rings, as seen here on Matt Murray's girlfriend Christina:
👦🏼👧🏻💎 pic.twitter.com/ZpC8Vix3fD
— Matt Murray (@mattmurray_30) October 3, 2017
Here's a closeup of both rings. These are those of Tom Kuhnhackl and girlfriend Alexis:
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If your wallet is feeling up to it, you can browse Jostens' line of commemorative fan jewelry on their website.
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