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There is a lot of discussion of the Canucks jerseys going on in the NHL Jersey thread... I like the set as is.

Gary Bettman didn't screw Quebec. Quebec screwed Quebec.

The eBay listing said '37 but I'm trying to verify that and find out as much info as possible.

Not a championship ring, but rather a belt buckle. This is what my alma matter Central Michigan got for winning some sort of basketball championship (still doing research on it). It was a pretty good eBay find for $25!

This is all news to me... this is a direct copy and paste from the Dallas Stars website.

North Stars leave Minnesota

During the decision process, the North Stars were left with nontraditional hockey markets to choose from. The first place they looked was Phoenix, but Green was unable to reach a deal to bring the team to the desert. Before long, the North Stars had found a suitable suitor that would provide a new fan base and a good opportunity to flourish.

No, Dallas was not that location. The North Stars had a deal in place to go to… Anaheim? Anaheim had just built a new arena that was hockey ready. The deal was all but done for the Minnesota North Stars to become the Los Angeles Stars until a new obstacle entered into the discussion and derailed the talks. Michael Eisner and Disney began to express interest in putting a team in Anaheim. Once Disney called, the NHL listened.

“(Former Commissioner) Gil Stein calls me because I’m on the expansion committee and he tells me I have to come down to Florida. ‘We’ve got issues with expansion, but they’re going to work out,’” said current Dallas Stars president and CEO Jim Lites. “There are about six guys on the committee. Gil Stein’s got Wayne Huizenga and Michael Eisner sitting in the room, and they’ve brought the league a proposal that they will both buy franchises in the NHL, but they are a joint effort. They have to come in as a pair, and Eisner, and bear in mind this was when Mighty Ducks came out, will only come in with a team called the Anaheim Mighty Ducks.”

With this new predicament presented, Lites was given the unfortunate task of informing Green that his deal was going fall through.

Keith Hernandez in a Cardinals uni is wrong? 10 years, a batting title, an MVP, World Series ring. Certainly not. If he made it to the HOF it would be as a Cardinal.

This on the other hand...

Yeesh, how embarrassing. I have much to learn about Keith Hernandez. I only know him from the Mets and Seinfeld.

But he's not in it--as per the thread title--okay, he's not in it--yet.

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A prospective buyer for the #NHL Carolina Hurricanes is in Raleigh North Carolina today. #TSN

Its a wrong uniform because those were only used in the preseason. MacInnis never wore that Blues jersey in a regular season game

Any chance Pronger is ordered to retire so the Coyotes can save another $5 million against the cap floor this year?

It wouldn't matter. Pronger signed that contract after turning 35 so the hit can't be escaped. The hit would count for next year too.

Also... including Pronger, the Coyotes have only 5 players under contract for 2016/17

So if Philly buys out Sam Gagner... Tampa gets cap relief too!

This is shaping up to be OITGDNHLest off season yet!

Gotta be a joke. Hockey players don't get inducted as a member of any team.

HA!

On the mobile version even though I have the "remember me" option clicked, I have to log in every time... what am I doing wrong?

If they leave it will be very interesting where the team calls home. The NHL (ok, the owners) stand to make a very nice windfall from expansion fees. Why "waste" a Vegas, Seattle, or Quebec by relocating there? Could we possibly see a dissolution of the team, with a simultaneous expansion franchise being granted to still take in that sweet, sweet expansion fee? It's more complicated than that but I just can't see anyone leaving that money on the table.

San Jose Sharks had a unique birth. Not sure the NHL would announce to the world such a precedent though, axing teams so it could keep expansion $ on the table.

Could the league just call it a relocation fee?

Here is a photo of the 3 Championship Rings that the University of Oregon players all got for going to the National Championship Game last year. The one on the left is for winning the Pac 12 Championship. The center ring is the NCAA College Playoff Ring for making to the Title Game. The ring on the right is for winning the 2015 Rose Bowl Game against FSU. Kind of bit surprised that they got 3 rings but it seems Oregon always got extra rings in other years when they have played for the title. The Pac 12 ring looks similar to the new Ohio State Big Ten Ring. The College Football Playoff Title Game ring looks similar to the new College Football playoff Ring that Ohio State got but it looks like Oregon was able to alter it a bit so it's not like the generic BCS Ring that all of the teams used to get every year. The Rose Bowl Ring is similar to the new Ohio State National Champs Ring all made by Jostens. it would seem that these 2 designs are what we will see in the near future out of Jostens.

Can't imagine the Oregon players would want/wear the center ring.

Was there an out clause for the city or is this just a case of buyers remorse?

Nope.

I've followed the NHL for 28 years and this is the first time I've noticed the MTL/WSH similarity!!!

Just got back from China and while I easily found counterfeit jerseys, among other products (Beats by Dre. Apple Products, Rosetta Stone, purses, clothing, etc...) I was surprised that I did not see a single fake championship ring for sale.

I did however get a World Cup of Soccer trophy for 100 Yuan... $17

Are the replica rings considered counterfeit or something else entirely since they are not made publicly available? I head to the land of the counterfeits next week and am looking to see what I can find

Whats the story with this one?