bauer hockey, propex announce multi-year exclusive
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bauer hockey, propex announce multi-year exclusive
BAUERHOCKEY,PROPEXANNOUNCEMULTI‐YEAR EXCLUSIVEPARTNERSHIP UseofPatentedTechnologyCo‐DevelopedtoOfferHighestLevelofPerformance,Protection TORONTO–September12,2012–BauerHockey,Inc.,theworld’sleadingmanufacturerof icehockeyequipment,todayannouncedamulti‐yearpartnershipwithPropexOperating Company,LLC,theproducerofCURV®CompositeTechnology.CURVisahigh‐tech compositematerialusedinBauerHockey’selite‐levelskates.Thispartnershipisexclusive toBauerHockeyandutilizespatentedtechnologythatwasdevelopedbyPropexaspartof BauerHockey’slong‐standinginvestmenttoelevateplayerperformanceandcontinuously exceedexpectationsinproductdevelopment. “Utilizingstate‐of‐the‐artmaterialsforourequipmentisaprioritybecauseplayersare alwayslookingformaximumperformanceandprotection,andtheyknowourbrandsmeet thesedemands,”saidKevinDavis,PresidentandChiefExecutiveOfficerofBauer PerformanceSports.“OurpartnershipwithPropexisacontinuationofthiscommitment, andwe’repleasedthisexclusiverelationshiphasbeenextended.” CURV®CompositeTechnologycapturesexceptionalmechanicalpropertiesby incorporatingaprocessforweavingdifferentcompositematerialsthatdoesnotrequire additionalreinforcement,suchaswithanadditionalstructure,tomaintainstiffness.Asa result,theproductalsoyieldshightensilestrengthandoutstandingimpactresistanceata significantlylowerweightthanmanyothercompositematerials.CURV®Composite Technologyisoneofthemanyhigh‐endtechnologiesthatgointoBauerHockey’shigh performanceskates. “Propexisthrilledtobeexclusivelypartneredwiththeleadinghockeyskatemanufacturer intheindustryandbelievesBAUERhasusedCURV®CompositeTechnologyinawaythat showcasesthetechnology’skeypropertiesandbenefits,”saidDaveGartshore,BusinessVP forCURV®CompositeTechnologyatPropex.“Weanticipatemanyexamplesofground‐ breaking,innovativeproductdevelopmentshappeningthroughoutthismutuallybeneficial partnership.” BauerHockeyutilizesCURV®CompositeTechnologyinitscurrentlineofskates,including theSUPREMETOTALONENXG,theSUPREMEONE.9andtheVAPORAPX. ABOUTBAUERHOCKEY BauerHockeyistheworld'smostrecognizeddesigner,marketerandmanufacturerof hockeyequipment.FoundedinKitchener,Ontarioin1927,BauerHockeydevelopedthe firstskatewithabladeattachedtoaboot,foreverchangingthegameofhockey.Sincethen, BauerHockeyhascontinuedtodevelopthemostsoughtafterproductsintheindustry, includingthewidelysuccessfulSUPREME®andVAPOR®linesofproducts.BAUER, MAVERIKLACROSSE,CASCADESPORTSandMISSIONarebrandsunderBauer PerformanceSports,apubliclytradedcompanyontheTorontoStockExchange(BAU).For moreinformation,visitourwebsiteatwww.BAUER.com. ABOUTCURV®COMPOSITETECHNOLOGY Curv®CompositeTechnologyprovidestheprocessingversatilityofathermoplasticandthe revolutionaryimpactresistanceofafiber‐reinforcedcomposite.Itallowsmarketleadersin manyindustriestocreateproductsthatareattractive,lightweightandstrong,impacting yourcustomersandyourbrand.Formoreinformation,pleasevisitwww.propexglobal.com andwww.curvonline.com.Curv®isaregisteredUStrademarkofPropexOperating Company,LLC. MediaContacts ToryMazzola BauerHockey [email protected] 603‐430‐2111x5908 EvanBissonette PropexOperatingCo.,LLC [email protected] 800‐621‐1273 ###