Well the season is finally upon us. Last night, the Bruins received their Stanley Cup rings at a team dinner at the Boston Harbor Hotel. The top of the ring features the Bruins spoked B logo in the foreground with the Stanley Cup in the background. There are over 100 diamonds on the top of the ring alone with 26 making up the Stanley Cup. The Bruins Stanley Cup winning seasons are listed around the Stanley Cup image on one side of the ring. The other side of the ring has each player's name and number engrained around an 18k yellow gold version of the Bruins secondary "bear" logo. There are six rings on the sides of the ring signifying the original six teams of the NHL. On a lighter note, Bruins backstop Tim Thomas was late getting into work yesterday at the Garden because of flooding on Route 1 Southbound in Lynnfield.
The puck drops on Thursday with some very notable match-ups. The Leafs renew their ancient rivalry with the Canadiens in the classic opening night tilt. The Flyers travel to Boston to face the Bruins in a rematch of this year's Eastern Conference Semifinals that saw the Bruins exact revenge on the Flyers for their epic 2010 collapse. The Crosby-less Penguins travel to Vancouver to face the Stanley Cup Finalist Canucks. Overseas, the Ducks face-off against the Sabres and the Rangers take on the new-look Kings.
Check back for division previews over the next few days, I'll be rolling them out as my own season starts so I apologize if it takes until the weekend. I'm looking forward to another season, although no new goalie gear for this year. And...look out for a new paint job on my lid!
No comments:
Post a Comment