Knights unveil Stanley Cup championship rings at special dinner
The Golden Knights shared a similar reaction upon seeing their Stanley Cup championship rings for the first time Sunday.
“It’s massive,” defenseman Brayden McNabb said.
“It was just so big,” center William Karlsson said.
“It’s going to be tough to parade around Summerlin with that on,” coach Bruce Cassidy said.
The team received the new bling at a private ceremony Sunday at Wynn Las Vegas. They were made with the help of Jason of Beverly Hills, a jeweler who has a location inside The Cosmopolitan and has done rings for two Super Bowl winners, 11 NBA champs and the Las Vegas Aces.
The Knights’ creative staff, in consultation with captain Mark Stone and defenseman Alex Pietrangelo, made sure the design contained nods and references to important parts of the franchise’s six-year journey from expansion franchise to kings of the NHL. To say the recipients, around 100 players, coaches and staff members, were impressed is an understatement.
“Honestly I had pretty high expectations, but I was still pretty blown away,” center Jack Eichel said. “It’s a pretty special thing to have.”
One feature stood above the rest when talking to players.
The ring includes a detachable top that can be worn as a pendant. Underneath is the inside of T-Mobile Arena, made out of a laser-cut pearl. The center ice logo looks like it did for the Stanley Cup Final, and there are stars marking each of the Knights’ goals in their championship-clinching 9-3 victory against the Florida Panthers.
Jason Arasheben, the CEO of Jason of Beverly Hills, said it’s the first time his company has designed a ring that can be worn in two different ways and contains a surprise on the inside.
“I was there (when the team got them) and I can tell you firsthand: I saw jaws drop,” Arasheben said. “That means we did a good job, right?”
The rings weigh approximately 0.3 pounds each. Arasheben declined to say how much they cost — calling them priceless — but fans can purchase items inspired by them at jasonofbh.com.
Other tidbits on the Knights’ ring include:
— Approximately 12 carats of white and yellow diamonds.
— The team mottos “Vegas Born” and “Always Advance” on each side of the ring, connected by the Las Vegas skyline.
— The words “It’s Knight Time” engraved on the back of the pendant.
— The words “Cup in Six” engraved inside the band of the ring, referencing owner Bill Foley’s famous declaration before the team started play as an expansion team.
— Sixteen stars on the front to represent the Knights’ playoff victories, plus 67 white diamonds on their helmet logo to honor their total number of wins in the regular season and playoffs.
— Six stones around a diamond Stanley Cup to represent the franchise’s six seasons. They’re set in a star shape to match the team’s “Vegas Strong” banner that honors the victims of October 1.
— 0.54 carats of diamonds on the Cup to pay tribute to the Knights’ 54 all-time playoff wins.
Stone and Pietrangelo were given the opportunity to offer input throughout the process, but for the most part they let the Knights and Jason of Beverly Hills do their thing. The result is a memento the team can be proud to wear forever.
“I think the toughest part was trying to figure out exactly what deserved to be on the ring and what needed to be kept off,” Knights creative director Brady Hackmeister said. “Jason did an awesome job and we couldn’t be more proud.”
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