Andersen Stanley Cup Ring: Hurricanes Present It in Edmonton

Frederik Andersen finally has his Stanley Cup ring.

The Oilers goaltender visited his old teammates after the Hurricanes practiced at Rogers Place on Wednesday, and Carolina GM Eric Tulsky presented him with the ring in the visitors’ dressing room. The Hurricanes shared video of the moment on Thursday:

Rod Brind’Amour spoke to the room before the ring came out.

“This man, we know who he is, no introduction; he’s always gonna be part of the family,” Brind’Amour told his team with Andersen standing beside him. “You guys are gonna be bonded with him forever, even though he’s on the other group right now. He’s a Hurricane, and I love this guy.”

Tulsky then thanked Andersen for what he did in the playoffs.

“You’ve been a rock back there for us; you were incredible in the playoffs,” Tulsky said. “Really honoured to be able to give you this ring. Congratulations.”

Andersen kept his reply short and said he’d been avoiding photos of the ring until he could see the real one.

“Thanks, boys. Been looking forward to seeing this. Been trying not to look online, but I’ve been looking forward to seeing this for a while,” he said.

The ring itself was revealed back in September, but Andersen wasn’t around for the unveiling. He also missed the banner raising after signing a one-year deal with Edmonton following the title run. The delivery had to wait for Carolina’s trip through Edmonton.

Andersen won’t play Thursday night against his old team as he rehabs an injury. The 38-year-old has been helping young Oilers goalie Devon Levi from the sidelines in the meantime.

He earned the ring. Andersen went 14-5 in the playoffs with a +6.0 goals saved above expected and likely would have played every game if he hadn’t gotten hurt in the Final. Brandon Bussi came in and finished the job.

Now he just needs to get healthy and chase another one in Edmonton.