PARK CITY, Utah – The Florida Panthers made a special delivery on Tuesday.

On the eve of their matchup with the Utah Mammoth, the back-to-back Stanley Cup champions presented Nate Schmidt and Vitek Vanecek with a diamond-studded gift.

A moment several months in the making, the duo finally got their 2025 championship rings.

“To see the excitement on their faces is cool,” Panthers forward Sam Bennett said of the unforgettable moment between old friends. “To tell some stories about last year was fun.”

For once, Schmidt could barely find the words.

Usually quick with a joke, he could only initially gasp when he opened the ring box.

“Oh, jeez,” the defenseman said. “Look at that thing”

Joining the Mammoth during free agency over the summer, it’s safe to say that both Schmidt and Vanecek

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