Capitals Donate Stanley Cup Ring To Hockey Hall Of Fame in Toronto

Photo: @Capitals

The Washington Capitals donated a Stanley Cup Ring to the 2018 Hockey Hall of Fame and got a tour of the Hockey Hall of Fame Resource Center after practicing at Mastercard Center in Toronto on Wednesday afternoon. Captain Alex Ovechkin, alternate captains Nicklas Backstrom and Brooks Orpik, goaltender Braden Holtby, forward Tom Wilson, and head coach Todd Reirden represented the team at the event.

First, Keeper of the Cup Phil Pritchard gave the team a tour of the Resource Center.

Got the @keeperofthecup giving us our @HockeyHallFame Resource Centre Tour! #ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/6bOnS67OMw

— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) February 20, 2019

The Capitals then went to see how hockey sticks have progressed since 1875.

Ovi found his new 🏒

Imagine that twig in the office #ALLCAPS @HockeyHallFame pic.twitter.com/pNHEYO0shQ

— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) February 20, 2019

Goaltender Braden Holtby also took a look at an old goalie mask.

Sick shield 🇺🇸#ALLCAPS @HockeyHallFame pic.twitter.com/1TaBzh2bCM

— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) February 20, 2019

Pritchard showed the Capitals a Canadian Olympic jersey from 1932.

The @keeperofthecup shows members of the @Capitals a Team Canada Olympic jersey from 1932 #HHOF #ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/g7B3gA6mcZ

— Hockey Hall of Fame (@HockeyHallFame) February 20, 2019

Below is the ring that the Capitals donated to the Hall Of Fame:

This beautiful Ring is getting an amazing new home#ALLCAPS @HockeyHallFame pic.twitter.com/Shox8XNY7M

— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) February 20, 2019

It will go in the case below:

Caps’ ring will go in here soon. pic.twitter.com/JwFNrQ6esG

— Isabelle Khurshudyan (@ikhurshudyan) February 20, 2019

After getting a tour of the Hall of Fame, the ceremony began.

Let the Ring giving begin! #ALLCAPS @HockeyHallFame pic.twitter.com/n5hFlmI99p

— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) February 20, 2019

Captain Alex Ovechkin was among the speakers at the ceremony.

Some guy. pic.twitter.com/GoggVln1pa

— Chris Kuc (@ChrisKuc) February 20, 2019

Forward Tom Wilson showed the hockey fans at the Hall of Fame the ring that the team gave to the facility.

Tom Wilson shows off the Stanley Cup ring the Capitals presented to the Hockey Hall of Fame. pic.twitter.com/mYLOVsgiWy

— Chris Kuc (@ChrisKuc) February 20, 2019

Ovechkin and his teammates looked at the set of rings after they put the one from the Capitals:

Ovechkin gives a speech at the Hockey Hall of Fame as team donates its championship ring. Says he’s happy for Toronto native Tom Wilson, who grew up dreaming about being on display in his hometown pic.twitter.com/P5jYMqAPfF

— Isabelle Khurshudyan (@ikhurshudyan) February 20, 2019

Champs Forever#ALLCAPS @HockeyHallFame pic.twitter.com/NuSoVFqYjA

— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) February 20, 2019

When a Pittsburgh Penguins fan requested to take a photo with the Capitals’ players, defenseman Brooks Orpik told him to take off his Pens hat but Ovechkin was more than happy to do the honors himself.

The kid on the left had a Sidney Crosby stocking hat on and Alex Ovechkin took it off before the photo was taken. pic.twitter.com/TpzjaFkTGH

— Chris Kuc (@ChrisKuc) February 20, 2019

Unfortunately for the Caps, their ring is beside the one given by the 2017 Stanley Cup Champion Penguins.