HDA Member B&R Sports Awarded Bauer Retailer of the Year

EXETER, NEW HAMPSHIRE (November 12, 2026) – B&R Sports, a member of the Hockey Dealers Association (HDA), won the 2026 Bauer Retailer of the Year award for the United States at the annual Bauer World event in Miami, Florida. B&R Sports also won the Bauer Retailer of the Year award in 2011.

B&R Sports, headquartered in Shelby Township, Michigan, was founded in 1984 and the company is a longstanding member of both the National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) and HAD. B&R is part of a purchasing collaboration for hockey products among Sports Distributors of Canada (SDC), NSGA and HDA. Owner Ron Rugal also serves on the NSGA Board of Directors.

Bauer presents the award to the retailer that achieves sales growth objectives, supports Bauer’s key category initiatives and provides a top in-store experience for its market.

Bauer Hockey is a member of NSGA.