Abbotsford Canucks receive their Calder Cup Championship rings

Abbotsford later shared a social post featuring a video montage of the Championship run and unveiled the design of the rings the players and personnel received.

Here is a screenshot of the ring from the video:

A handful of players who were on the Championship team from last year have made the full-time jump to the NHL: Linus Karlsson, Max Sasson, and Aatu Räty.

After leading the entire Calder Cup playoffs in goals (14) and points (26), Karlsson has made an impact with Vancouver this season. He has produced on the fourth line, but also on the top line when given his opportunity with Elias Pettersson and Jake DeBrusk. Karlsson is tied with Sasson for fifth on the team in goals (10) and is tied with Conor Garland for sixth in points (22).

Sasson and Räty bring something to the Canucks team that sets them apart and makes them valuable pieces of the nightly lineup. Sasson’s speed and scoring touch have earned him a role, sometimes as high as the second line centre. Räty’s reliable faceoff ability has proven to be a stretch, despite not always being in the lineup.

Arshdeep Bains, Jonathan Lekkerimäki, Victor Mancini, and Nikita Tolopilo have spent time with the big club this season. Bains is the most experienced of the trio, having played 28 NHL games this season, scoring one goal and five points. Lekkerimäki started the year in the top nine, but his lack of production (one goal and two points in eight games) has him back down developing in Abbotsford. Mancini has appeared in nine games in Vancouver and has a minus-five rating. Tolopilo has impressed at the NHL level, but is currently getting more work in Abbotsford.

Other Abbotsford Canucks Champions have moved on and earned contracts with other teams, with some even earning NHL minutes: Sammy Blais with the Montreal Canadiens, Arturs Silovs with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Phil Di Giuseppe with the Winnipeg Jets, Tristen Nielsen with the Colorado Avalanche and Cole McWard with the New York Islanders.

It was a long way, but Canucks fans can breathe a sigh of relief now, knowing that the players who brought them so much joy during their beloved Calder Cup playoff run now have a piece of Championship memorabilia.