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Counterfeit 1936 Red Wings Stanley Cup Rings Seized by Customs at US Border

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized 10 counterfeit Stanley Cup championship rings for the Detroit Red Wings' first title in the 1935-36 season at Champlain's port of entry in New York, according to Emma Stein of the Detroit Free Press.

The counterfeit rings, which violated the Red Wings' intellectual property rights, had a value of around $15,000.

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In order to receive a Stanley Cup ring…you need to win the cup as a member of the NHL. <a href="https://twitter.com/CBP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CBP</a> seized a shipment of “Fake” Stanley Cup rings at the Port of Champlain, N.