Offered in the following lots are five Pittsburgh Penguins Stanley
Cup Championship rings, all coming from the personal collection of
fan-favorite player/announcer Phil Bourque. The first two are from his
playing days with the remaining three coming from his career in the
broadcast booth. With five Stanly Cup titles spanning from 1990-91 to
2016-17, the Pens are one of the most successful organizations in the
NHL's modern era. Only seven franchise employees have received rings
from all five Cup runs and only three won as players - with the other
two being Mario Lemieux and Bob Errey - and though they are offered here
separately, this is also very likely a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
to earn a complete set of five player-caliber Pittsburgh Penguins
championship rings. All are in NM or better condition, each comes with
LOA.
By now something of an institution in the broadcast booth, Bourque saw the 2015-16 Penguins capture the organization's fourth Stanley Cup and was rewarded with yet another ring of the same type awarded to players. Unlike previous years, "Stanley Cup Champions" does not encompass the whole bezel and is much smaller, allowing more room to pack in genuine diamonds in and around the skating penguin logo. Left shank reads BOURQUE/PITTSBURGH PENGUINS above the skating penguin logo. The right shank has four Stanley Cups surrounding the year 2016. Ring is size 11.5 and weighs 46 grams, with "Jostens 10K" engraved in the band. After placing 2nd in the Metropolitan Division during the regular season, the Penguins continued to assert the post-season bona fides, surviving a tough Eastern Conference before defeating the San Jose Sharks in 6 games in the finals for Cup number 4.