It took Florida coach Paul Maurice 30 years to win a Stanley Cup championship ring. And after he was handed the box holding his new piece of jewelry on Monday, he had to wait about another half-hour before he could actually look at the prize. The reason: The Panthers wanted the whole organization to see the rings together.
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“No peeking,” Vincent Viola said as he and his wife handed out the rings that their family designed. The rings contained 617 gemstones, mostly diamonds, weighing 15.6 carats, all set into yellow gold. They had the image of a rat etched on the inside of the band, a nod to the plastic toys that fans throw onto the home ice after wins.The inside of the lid has a video screen that shows highlights of last year’s Cup run, as a small light shines onto the notch where the ring sits.
Viola even shared a story about how Sam Bennett is his granddaughter’s favorite player, and how Bennett boldly told her when last season was starting that the Panthers were going to win the Stanley Cup.Florida beat Edmonton 2-1 on June 24
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