Want Your Own Stanley Cup Ring?

I originally saw this on Twitter from the Molson Coors account on April 1, and I just figured it was a bit of a joke. Instead, the joke's on me because it's real! Cases of 24 bottles of Molson Canadian will feature one of twenty different NHL Stanley Cup rings that you can own and, if you're missing a little bling, can wear! Molson's promotional stuff that one usually finds in their cases of adult beverages is usually a little more practical - a ballcap or a t-shirt - but this ring promotion is a completely different twist!

First off, here's the tweet that Molson Coors sent out on April 1.

Now available at all Beer Store locations for a limited time: Molson Canadian 24 bottles with NHL Stanley Cup Rings! pic.twitter.com/AokC1pAs7l

— Molson Coors Careers (@CareerInBeer) April 1, 2015

Price aside, you can understand why I may have thought this was a joke. After all, I don't know how many Molson Canadian consumers wear flashy rings, let alone NHL Stanley Cup rings, but it appears that Molson Canadian is going for something entirely unique in terms of promotional items this year.

Here's a closer look at those twenty rings.

It appears as though the Original Six teams occupy the top row of rings in their historical versions of their logos as opposed to their modern logos. Along with them are the Montreal Maroons and Ottawa Senators to complete the eight-team row at the top. Each of the rings has the year that the team won their first Stanley Cup - Boston in 1929, Chicago in 1934, Detroit in 1936, the Canadiens in 1930, the Maroons in 1935, the NY Rangers in 1928, Ottawa in 1927, and Toronto in 1932.

The second row is deemed the "Expansion Era" which is a poor term when one considers that Edmonton and Calgary weren't actually expansion teams. The Flyers and Penguins were part of the 1967 expansion wave of the Next Six, and the Islanders were founded in 1972. Just like the Heritage rings, each of these five rings has on it the first year that team won the Stanley Cup - Calgary in 1989, Edmonton in 1984, the NY Islanders in 1980, Philadelphia in 1974, and Pittsburgh in 1991.

The final row is the "Modern Era" which, again, is a bit of a poor term since the Modern Era to NHL fans means something entirely different. As you'll see, there is one team in here from that 1967 expansion class in Los Angeles, so there's a few asterisks on these names. Regardless, there are seven rings here with their corresponding Stanley Cup-winning years: Anaheim in 2007, Carolina in 2006, Colorado in 2001, Dallas in 1999, Los Angeles in 2012, New Jersey in 2003, and Tampa Bay in 2004.

Needless to say, if you need some bling pick up a case of Molson Canadian at your local adult beverage store! If you somehow end up with all twenty rings without purchasing them on eBay or Kijiji, I'm just gonna leave this link here. And for goodness sake, don't drink and drive!

Until next time, keep your sticks on the ice!