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The origins of the Bauer brand of hockey equipment trace to 14 September 1906, when the Western Shoe Company Limited was formed in Kitchener, Ontario. At an unknown date, Roy Charles Bauer (1895–1989) became president of the company. On 5 May 1934, Bauer formed a new company, the Canada Skate Manufacturing Company Limited, to produce ice skates.
Itech is a Canadian brand of ice hockey equipment owned Bauer Hockey. The brand was created by former NHL player Robin Burns in 1984 and was manufactured by his company Itech Sports Products Inc. In 2004, his company merged with Mission Hockey to form Mission-Itech Hockey, which continued to produce Itech products until its purchase in 2008 by ...
The company grew to become a major player in baseball and hockey equipment production. In the early 2000s, around 40 per cent of National Hockey League players used Easton sticks. In March 2006, the holding company Riddell Bell Holdings, Inc., a portfolio company of the private equity firm Fenway Partners , acquired Easton Sports for $400 million.
In January 1971, Victoriaville Hockey Sticks was acquired by the Kendall Company. Asked why the brothers chose to sell the company, president Gérard responded, "c'est un hasard qui nous a mis en présence de cette compagnie-là" ["it was a coincidence that put us into contact with this company"], and stated that no one else had tried to buy Victoriaville. [3]
Hespeler is a Canadian brand of ice hockey equipment owned by the Canadian Tire Corporation through its subsidiary FGL Sports (formerly the Forzani Group Limited). The Hespeler brand originated in the Hespeler Wood Specialty Company in Hespeler, Ontario, which was founded in 1921 and produced hockey sticks.
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CCM Hockey is a Canadian brand of ice hockey equipment owned by Birch Hill Equity Partners through its portfolio company Sport Maska Inc. The history of the brand traces to 1905, when Canada Cycle and Motor Limited, founded in 1899, began manufacturing hockey equipment as a secondary business.
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