The year 1998 gave us the 105th Stanley Cup championship. It was the Capitals’ first time in the finals since the franchise’s NHL debut in 1974 but the lost to the Red Wings who won the series for the second year in a row. It was the Wings’ ninth Stanley Cup, and as of 2010, this is the last season in which a defending Stanley Cup champion has successfully defended and retained the Cup.
This championship is also memorable as the team dedicated it to player Vladimir Konstantinov and team masseur Sergei Mnatsakanov how were seriously injured during the previous offseason.
On another note, the 1998 edition ring doesn’t have lots of photos in circulation. Here’s the only one I have found of decent quality.
Roster
Centres
- 19 Steve Yzerman (C)
- 8 Igor Larionov
- 33 Kris Draper
- 41 Brent Gilchrist
- 91 Sergei Fedorov
- 21 Darryl Laplante
Goaltenders
- 30 Chris Osgood
- 31 Kevin Hodson
- 34 Norm Maracle
Wingers
- 11 Mathieu Dandenault
- 17 Doug Brown
- 14 Brendan Shanahan (A)
- 18 Kirk Maltby
- 20 Martin Lapointe
- 22 Mike Knuble
- 25 Darren McCarty
- 26 Joe Kocur
- 13 Vyacheslav Kozlov
- 96 Tomas Holmstrom
Defencemen
- 3 Bob Rouse
- 5 Nicklas Lidstrom (A)
- 2 Viacheslav Fetisov
- 15 Dmitri Mironov
- 16 Vladimir Konstantinov
- 27 Aaron Ward
- 34 Jamie Macoun
- 44 Anders Eriksson
- 55 Larry Murphy
Are these rings to bid on or buy if so how do I bib or buy?
Hello Mike,
We do not sell the rings on our website. Our mission is only to document and illustrate the story of the rings themselves.
Hope you find what you are looking for !