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
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