Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Fall 2012
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/30/2012
It only stands to reason that The King of Rings would come from the City of Champions. The team physician to two Edmonton sports dynasties, Dr. Gordon Cameron amassed one of the most enviable championship ring collections in the history of pro sports. Dr. Cameron earned a total of 16 championship rings, including Stanley Cup rings for each of the NHL Oilers’ five titles from 1984-90. These magnificent gold and diamonds creations were well-deserved for his efforts in keeping Wayne Gretzky and crew in the best of health, and they were right at home with the Grey Cup championship rings the good doctor earned for tending to the CFL Eskimos. He also earned rings for his work with Team Canada, the Edmonton Drillers soccer team, and Triple-A baseball’s Edmonton Trappers. Classic Auctions is honored to offer these 10 Edmonton championship rings from the personal collection of Dr. Gordon Cameron. Featured are all five of Dr. Cameron’s Oilers rings and five of his Eskimos rings, including the 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1982 rings from Edmonton’s CFL record of five straight titles as well as his 1987 Eskimos Grey Cup ring.
Exquisite Edmonton Oilers 1988 Stanley Cup championship gold and diamond ring presented to team doctor Gordon Cameron commemorates the dynasty's fourth Stanley Cup championship in five years. The Oilers and Wayne Gretzky had sub-par regular seasons, by their extraordinary standards, of course, in the Great One's Edmonton swan song. Edmonton failed to reach the 100-point plateau for the first time in seven years (the Oilers finished the season with 99 points). Gretzky, who was limited to 64 games by injuries, recorded 149 points, his lowest total in eight years. But with their title on the line come playoff time, Wayne and company turned it up to the tune of winning hockey's ultimate prize in just two more games than the minimum. The Great One totaled 43 post-season points (12G, 31A) as the Oilers eliminated the Jets (4-1), Flames (4-0) and Wings (4-1) before sweeping Boston in the finals. Wayne's 13 points (3G, 10A) against the Bruins set a finals record and helped the magician win his second Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP.
Four substantial 20-point diamonds are set into a sea of smaller diamonds and white gold on the tableau of this stunner and "1988 Stanley Cup Champions" is spelled out in raised gold on the bezel. The blue and orange enameled logo of the Edmonton Oilers is prominently featured on the left shank with "Cameron" above it and "Physician" below in raised gold. The right shank displays "Oilers" in raised gold above four Stanley Cups proudly stamped with Edmonton's championship years with the image of the motivational carrot at the bottom. Majestic and stunning ring weighs approximately 32 grams. The interior of the size 12 1/4 band is stamped "10K" and "Balfour" along with the manufacturer's hallmark. Beautifully preserved, with some obvious proud wear in the form of light scratches that mostly show on the back of the band, this incredible 1987-88 Edmonton Oilers Stanley Cup ring comes with a signed letter of authenticity from the family.
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