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Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unverifiable material may be challenged and removed. | Bauer is one of the leading manufacturers of hockey equipment, fitness and recreational skates. The hockey equipment that Bauer produces include: helmets, gloves, sticks, skates, shinguards, pants, shoulder pads, elbow pads, as well as goalie equipment. In 1994, Canstar, the parent company of Bauer became a wholly owned subsidiary of Nike, Inc. In 2006, the release of the Nike Bauer Supreme One90 showed for the first time, the new brand name 'Nike Bauer' on the one product. This was also the first time Nike has ever had a joint brand name on a product. The company now uses the Nike Bauer name on all of its hockey related products. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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On October 9, 2007, it was reported in the Toronto Star that Nike would sell Nike Bauer and was preparing to leave the hockey equipment business.
History of Bauer innovation The owners of Western Shoe Company, the Bauer family, established the Bauer company as it is known today in 1927 in Kitchener, Ontario. Bauer would grow over the years, buying up smaller rivals such as Micron. But in 1994, Nike announced the acquisition of Canstar, the parent company of Bauer. The purchase was completed in February of 1995. , The City of Kitchener (IPA ) is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada. ...
Bauer was the first hockey company to begin producing hockey skates in which the blade was attached to the boot. The boot was made by Bauer and the skate blade by the now-defunct Starr Manufacturing Company in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. This new product was then marketed under the trade name "Bauer Supreme". Ferry running between Halifax and Dartmouth, docked at Dartmouth Ferry Terminal. ...
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But the arrival of the legendary George Tackaberry boot, now made by CCM (The Hockey Company) under the Tacks trademark - the Tackaberry name having been acquired by CCM in 1937 - saw a shift in the balance of power to Bauer's rival. The Tackaberry boot with CCM Pro-Lite blade would be worn by all NHL scoring champions from 1939 through 1969. CCM, formerly an initialism for Canada Cycle & Motor Co. ...
The Bauer name returned to prominence after the company undertook a pioneering step of paying superstar Bobby Hull to endorse their skates. This move, and the introduction soon after of the TUUK chasis, ushered in a new era for the company. Robert Marvin Bobby Hull OC (born January 3, 1939) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player. ...
The current NHL rule banning the use of fancy skates was introduced on September 24, 1927. At the time, this effectively outlawed all skates other than tube skates. The plastic/rubber stopper seen on the heel of later tube skates was developed by CCM in 1960 following an injury to the Montréal Canadiens' Maurice "Rocket" Richard in the 1958-59 season. It was made mandatory by the NHL in 1964. The Montréal Canadiens are the oldest established National Hockey League franchise. ...
Maurice Rocket Richard The Honourable Joseph-Henri-Maurice Rocket Richard PC, CC, OQ (born August 4, 1921 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, died May 27, 2000 in Montreal, Quebec) was a professional ice hockey player, and played for the Montreal Canadiens from 1942 to 1960. ...
Then in the early 1970's, Jim Roberts, also of the Canadiens, began wearing the now famous TUUK blade. High-profile teammates Guy Lafleur, Steve Shutt and Jacques Lemaire soon followed. The success of this blade chassis was such that by 1995, the various Canstar skate brands (Micron, Bauer, etc.) had a 70% NHL market share while their TUUK and ICM holders combined for a 95% share. (Note: Bauer no longer offers the ICM holder on player skates although it is still offered with goalie skates, in addition to the TUUK cowling.) Guy Damien Lafleur, OC, CQ, (born September 20, 1951 in Thurso, Quebec), is one of the greatest and most popular players ever to play professional ice hockey. ...
Steve Shutt (born July 1, 1952) is a Hall of Fame ice hockey player from Canada. ...
Jacques Gerard Lemaire (born September 7, 1945 in Lasalle, Quebec, Canada) is a former ice hockey centre and current head coach in the National Hockey League. ...
In 1994, Bauer began producing the perforated TUUK chassis, which is the piece of equipment that connects the steel blade to the actual boot of the skate. This revolutionized the sport of hockey because it allowed skates to be made lighter, as well as more durable. Their current flagship skate is called the Nike Bauer Supreme One90, which weighs in at an amazingly light 750 grams in a size 8. Ironically enough though, this low weight was achieved without the use of perforated runners.
On September 20th 2007, The Nike Company announced that they expect to have the Nike Bauer line sold by May 31st. This produced a big shock to the hockey world as they are one of the leading brands, with most NHL players wearing at least one or two pieces of Nike Bauer equipment, especially in skates and helmets.
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