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Hockey equipment giant CCM to stop using Alex Ovechkin, other Russian players in global marketing

The fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continued to impact the sports community this week, with one of hockey’s leading equipment suppliers announcing that it will no longer be using Washington ...
The New York Times

Bauer, CCM or Warrior? Flex? Kick? What sticks NHL players use and why

As a teenager, Charlie McAvoy used 100 flex on his right-shot sticks for one reason: Charlie McAvoy Sr. had a limit to how much he cared to spend. “When I got to senior sticks,” the younger McAvoy ...
The Globe and Mail

Too many players on the ice, as hockey companies CCM, Bauer and True are all in play

In a contest matching the intensity of anything that plays out on a rink, the private equity owners at three of North America’s largest hockey-gear makers are competing this summer to sell the ...
The New York Times

Bauer, CCM, Warrior: Behind the business of how NHL players choose their equipment

The NHL’s biggest stars put on a show every night. Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby roofs backhand shots like only he can. Jack Hughes of the New Jersey Devils dances through defenses with ...
The Globe and Mail

CCM Hockey scores Canadian co-owner as Northleaf Capital buys into gear maker’s bid to become top global player

CCM Hockey has scored a Canadian co-owner, with Northleaf Capital Partners Ltd. joining forces with CCM’s Swedish private equity backer in a bid to make the 125-year-old company the top global player ...
CBC.ca

Canadian hockey equipment maker CCM to be bought by Swedish private equity firm

On Wednesday, Altor said it has agreed to buy a majority stake in Canada's iconic 125-year-old brand CCM Hockey, which manufactures sports equipment and apparel. Private equity firms are increasingly ...