MOSCOW, Oct 11 Colorado Avalanche National Hockey League (NHL) club «at a special event, he presented rings to the players and coaches of the team for winning the Stanley Cup, according to the club's website. In the final series of the Stanley Cup — 2022, the Avalanches beat the champions of the last two seasons,» Tampa «(4-2). Colorado won the trophy for the first time since 2001. The championship ring features the Colorado logo and the phrase «Stanley Cup Winners». The ring is made of white gold. The letter A in the team's logo is made of six rubies, which symbolizes the six-game series of the Stanley Cup Finals. The 19 diamonds depicting snow on the team's logo are dedicated to former Colorado player and general manager and current President of Hockey Operations Joe Sakic. In total, 669 diamonds, 18 faceted sapphires, two round-cut sapphires and 42 custom-cut rubies were needed to make the ring. . The total weight of the gems was 18.5 carats. Russian forward “Colorado” Valery Nichushkin became the 36th Russian hockey player, whose name was put on the Stanley Cup. The Russians become the owners of the main NHL title for the seventh consecutive season. Since 1994, when Sergei Zubov, Alexander Karpovtsev, Alexei Kovalev and Sergei Nemchinov, who played for the New York Rangers, became the first Stanley Cup winners from Russia, the Russians did not win only in 2001, 2005 (the season was not held due to the lockout), 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2015.
