NHL: 25 Awesome Stanley Cup Rings

We are only a few hours away from crowing a new Stanley Cup champion.

No matter who you are cheering for, the Bruins or the Canucks, one thing is for certain, whoever wins will soon be sporting an awesome championship ring, symbolizing their team's victory.

Over the years the “bling” factor of championship rings has certainly increased.  However, no matter how much gold or how many diamonds the ring holds, you still can not put a dollar value on the chance to put one of these career-defining pieces of jewelry on your ring finger.

Here is a look at 25 very cool Stanley Cup rings.

1961 Stanley Cup Champions: Chicago defeated Detroit four games to two.

1945 Stanley Cup Champions: Toronto defeated Detroit four games to three.

1974 Stanley Cup Champions: Philadelphia defeated Boston four games to two.

2009 Stanley Cup Champions: Pittsburgh defeated Detroit four games to two.

1959 Stanley Cup Champions: Montreal defeated Toronto four games to one.

2000 Stanley Cup Champions: New Jersey defeated Dallas four games to two.

1980 Stanley Cup Champions: New York Islanders defeated Philadelphia Flyers four games to two.

1999 Stanley Cup Champions: Dallas defeated Buffalo four games to two.

1984 Stanley Cup Champions: Edmonton defeated Philadelphia Flyers four games to three.

1972 Stanley Cup Champions: Boston defeated New York Rangers four games to two.

2004 Stanley Cup Champions: Tampa Bay defeated Calgary four games to three.

1968 Stanley Cup Champions: Montreal swept St. Louis in four games

2002 Stanley Cup Champions: Detroit defeated Carolina four games to one.

1975 Stanley Cup Champions: Philadelphia defeated Buffalo four games to two.

2006 Stanley Cup Champions: Carolina defeated Edmonton four games to three.

1994 Stanley Cup Champions: New York Rangers defeated Vancouver four games to three.

2007 Stanley Cup Champions: Anaheim defeated Ottawa four games to one.

1989 Stanley Cup Champions: Calgary defeated Montreal four games to two.

1988 Stanley Cup Champions: Edmonton swept Boston

2001 Stanley Cup Champions: Colorado defeated New Jersey four games to three.

1993 Stanley Cup Champions: Montreal defeated Los Angeles four games to one.

2008 Stanley Cup Champions: Detroit defeated Pittsburgh four games to two.

2003 Stanley Cup Champions: New Jersey defeated Anaheim four games to three.

1967 Stanley Cup Champions: Toronto defeated Montreal four games to two.

2010 Stanley Cup Champions: Chicago defeated Philadelphia Flyers 4 games to 2.