Fort -Lodertale, Florida. Seth Jones Waiting for most of his life to get the Stanley Cup ring. And then he had to wait even longer before he saw this.
A Florida Panther He destroyed the rings from the second title on Monday, and Jones was the first person on the long list of players, coaches and employees who received valuable jewelry during the ceremony.
But the panthers have a rule: no one opens the box until everyone can open the box together. So, Jones, who joined the team in the middle of last season, had to wait … and wait … and wait … before he and everyone else see a new brilliant trinket.
“Amazing,” said Jones. “This is a collection for the rest of his life.”
Among the main points of the ring: a play about the performances that Matthew Tkachuk And Sam Bennett He gave the Stanley Cup at the parade, where they joyfully indicated that they did not apologize to anyone for the fact that the panthers were panthers. This phrase is captured on the inside of the ring, which has more than 250 diamonds and rubies and is created from white and yellow gold.
Ring suitable for champions with back to back 💍 pic.twitter.com/u8Y6FS9Y2F
– Florida Panther. October 6, 2025
On the sides of the rings of the players: their name and number on the one hand, as well as the command logo and Back to Back Champions with the other.
Panthers made the ceremony alone, with players in dark costumes and red ties. The celebration for fans occurs on Tuesday, when the team lifts the banner in front of the novice at home against Chicago BlackhoxField
The possession group – Vincent and Teresa Viola and their family – presented their rings to each other, and then the word finally came to open the boxes.
“I never believed that ownership of a sports team could be as invigorating as heartbreaking, that you care about players when they suffer,” said Teresa Viola, wife of the owner of the Vincent Viola team. “You want to run there as a mother, and just go:“ My God, are you all right? “This team showed me the spirit of unity, family, all that I was hoping will be.”
All the trophies of last season were at the table near the stage. There were two won by the captain Aleksander Barkov – The trophy of Selka as the best protective striker of the NHL and King Clansy in recognition of his leadership and humanitarian work on ice and beyond. There was a trophy of Conn Smite, the one that Bennett received as a MVP play -off. There was a trophy of Prince of Wales, who panthers won in each of the last three seasons as the champions of the Eastern Conference.
And, of course, there was a Stanley Cup. Panthers took it everywhere for most of the last 3.5 months – hospitals, fire houses, fishing trips, even ate meatballs from a thing – and now start the desire to attempts to win it again.
The rings were handed out. The banner rises on Tuesday. On this path there will be reminders, such as the output of the rings to the hockey hall of Glory, the final revenge of the Stanley Cup with Edmonton and the matches of the play -off matches. But the panthers know that it's time to turn the page for what awaits.
“It is very important to deal with this and not live in the past,” said Panthers coach Paul Maurice. “But we also want to make sure that we are not obligated to this. This is normal to enjoy tonight. And this is normal when we must do other things that return us. We simply did not have reunion every day when we come to the rink. ”
