CCM (ice hockey)
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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. Since 1998 it has been part of a consolidated group of six hockey brands that comprises Canadien, CCM, Heaton, Jofa, Koho, and Titan.
CCM Hockey | |
Company type | Private |
Industry | Sporting goods |
Founded | 1899; 125 years ago (1899) in Weston, Ontario, Canada |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Marrouane Nabih (CEO) |
Products |
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Owner | The Hockey Company (1991–2004) Reebok (2004–2005) Adidas (2005–2017) Birch Hill Equity Partners (2017–) |
Parent | Sport Maska Inc. |
Website | ccmhockey.com |
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. After Canada Cycle went bankrupt in 1982, it sold off its cycling and hockey divisions to separate owners. The hockey division was acquired by Sport Maska, a Quebec-based manufacturer of jerseys.
From 1991 to 2004, Sport Maska was owned by The Hockey Company, a holding company whose portfolio grew to include several other major hockey equipment brands. In 2004, Reebok purchased The Hockey Company, but a year later was itself purchased by Adidas. In 2017, Adidas sold all of its hockey operations, which remained consolidated under Sport Maska, to the private equity firm Birch Hill Equity Partners.
CCM's range of products for hockey includes sticks, skates, helmets, shoulder pads, elbow pads, goaltender masks, goaltender pads, goaltender gloves, knee pads, throat collars, and team uniforms for the American Hockey League.