MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE (January 8, 2020) – TRUE Sports, a leader in the golf, hockey, lacrosse and baseball equipment businesses, announced the appointment of Chris Considine as President and Chief Executive Officer effective immediately. Considine is a veteran sporting goods executive who brings to TRUE Sports the skills and experience gained during a stellar career at Wilson Sporting Goods, … Continued
DALLAS, TEXAS (December 3, 2019) – The North American Hockey League (NAHL) has agreed to a five-year partnership extension with BAUER Hockey, the world’s No. 1 hockey equipment brand, to continue as the exclusive equipment supplier of the 27-team junior league. Since 2016, BAUER has been the exclusive equipment provider of the NAHL, and through this … Continued
ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA (December 18, 2019) — RAVE Sports announced it has appointed Jason Borg as Vice President of Sales. In this role, Borg will lead the water-based sporting goods company’s sales initiatives in both its business-to-business and direct business-to-consumer sales channels worldwide. Borg was the National Sales Manager for Escalade Sports in Evansville, Indiana, a … Continued
Hibbett Sports named Mike Longo as its new CEO. Longo was in charge of City Gear for 13 years.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK (December 5, 2019) – Rawlings will become the official glove of Major League Baseball. A new licensing agreement between MLB and Rawlings makes the brand an official glove partner in 2020 and provides it with the exclusive on-field rights beginning with the 2021 MLB championship season. Rawlings has long supplied the official … Continued
DALLAS, TEXAS (Nov. 14, 2019) – OrderMyGear and Sports, Inc., together announced their official technology partnership. The investment Sports, Inc. is making into technology will allow team dealers to receive additional access to pre-released OrderMyGear product features and discounts on various services to provide a more robust Ecommerce solution for team dealers. Sports, Inc., helps some … Continued
Snowboarding pioneer Jake Burton Carpenter, who was inducted into the Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Fame in 2003, died November 20, 2019 at age 65.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA (November 25, 2019) — Augusta Sportswear Brands, a leader in sports apparel, uniforms and accessories, announced the launch of its new sublimation design platform, FreeStyle Sublimation. Creating sublimated apparel and uniforms in a typical sublimation builder can be a time-consuming and cumbersome process. That’s because most sublimation builders are behind the times, requiring a seemingly … Continued
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA (November 21, 2019) – The National Lacrosse League (NLL) announces that it has added TRUE Sports, a global leader in sports equipment design, to its growing list of partners for the 2019-20 season. Offering unmatched protection and durability, TRUE Sports’ innovative gear will be mobilized throughout the NLL during the 2019-2020 season, which begins … Continued
NIAGARA FALLS, ONTARIO (November 20, 2019) – CCM Hockey extended its streak to seven as the winner of the Source For Sports/Sports Distributors of Canada (SDC) Hockey Vendor of the Year and Bryan McDermott won the inaugural SDC President’s Choice Award. The awards were presented during the Source For Sports/SDC Buying Show and Marketing Convention on … Continued