Official NHL Hockey Puck, black with white lettering. "Stanley Cup Playoffs 2018" logo on both sides. Sticker attached by donor around side, white with black print.
Puck was used in game 2, period 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals, Washington DC. In the series, the Washington Capitals defeated the Vegas Golden Knights four games to one.
Colonel John Stevens, Revolutionary War veteran and wealthy businessman of Hoboken, New Jersey, was a staunch advocate of steam railway transportation in the United States. Many Americans of his time, however, believed that canals, not railroads, would satisfy the country’s growing transportation needs. To demonstrate the practicality of the railway, Stevens constructed a small steam locomotive in the spring of 1825 and offered rides to the public on a circular track in Hoboken. His efforts were ultimately successful; in 1830, the Camden and Amboy Railroad was chartered to build a rail line across New Jersey. Stevens’ son, Robert Livingston Stevens, become the company's first president and chief engineer.
John Stevens operated his locomotive around his circular track until 1828 or 1829 after which the machine was later disassembled. The boiler and safety valve survive in the Smithsonian’s collection.
This is a 1-1/2 inch scale model of an experimental locomotive built by John Stevens in 1825. The only surviving mechanical information derives from a description written by a grandson of Stevens in 1883. The museum’s model was reconstructed from this information. It shows four wheels, a horizontal boiler on the carriage platform, and gearing centered in the middle of the carriage and extending underneath.
Section of center line, used during Washington Capitals home games at Capital One Arena, Washington D.C. during the 2018 National Hockey League Stanley Cup playoffs and finals. Section is square and features a red star on white field and red borders. Plastic card indicating authenticity has been stapled to to left corner.
In the Stanley Cup finals, the Washington Capitals defeated the Vegas Golden Knights four games to one.
