The winner of the 2024 Stanley Cup Remaining belt will not simply figuratively maintain the NHL’s title belt. Both the Edmonton Oilers or Florida Panthers will get their very own championship belt as a part of a brand new deal between the NHL and WWE.
On Friday, the WWE introduced that it’ll create an formally licensed championship belt for the Stanley Cup winner. These commemorative belts might be obtainable for buy on the official retailers of each the NHL and WWE.
The WWE offered some extra particulars about what to anticipate from the belt in a press launch.
“That includes customized aspect plates emblazoned with the emblem and official markings of the profitable workforce, the WWE legacy title belt prominently showcases the Stanley Cup, the oldest and one of the coveted trophies to be awarded in sports activities,” the announcement learn.
This might not be WrestleMania, however the Stanley Cup Remaining continues to be a marquee matchup between two of the NHL’s heaviest hitters. Connor McDavid leads a battle-tested Oilers workforce as they tackle Matthew Tkachuk and the Panthers, a workforce making an attempt to complete the job after shedding within the Remaining final 12 months.
The Oilers and Panthers will start their struggle for the Cup, and the championship belt, on Saturday evening at 8 p.m. ET. Earlier than the puck drops on the ultimate sequence of the 2023-24 season, take a look at our Stanley Cup predictions.
