of brg sports be split from it and merged into this article . discuss december 2014 bauer hockey industry sporting goods founded kitchener ontario 1927 headquarters exeter nh 1 united states products ice hockey equipment inline skates owner performance sports group ltd. website http www.bauer.com ice hockey portal bauer hockey renamed nike bauer from 2005 to 2009 is one of the leading manufacturers of ice hockey equipment fitness and recreational skates and apparel . 2 bauer produces helmets gloves sticks skates shin guards pants shoulder pads elbow pads as well as goalie equipment . bauer primarily developed and manufactured hockey skates prior to 1990 when it acquired the hockey assets of cooper canada ltd. bauer operates as a unit of performance sports group ltd. of exeter new hampshire . contents 1 history 2 notable athletes on team bauer 2.1 skaters 2.2 goalies 3 references 4 external links history edit this section does not cite any sources . please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . may 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message in 1927 the freibauer family owners of western shoe company established the bauer company as it is known today in kitchener ontario . bauer was the first hockey company to begin producing hockey skates in which the blade was permanently secured to the boot . the boot was made by bauer and the skate blade by the now defunct starr manufacturing company in dartmouth nova scotia . this innovation was originally marketed under the trade name bauer supreme . the arrival of the george tackaberry boot made by ccm under the tacks trademark the tackaberry name having been acquired by ccm in 1937 saw a shift in the balance of power . the tackaberry boot with ccm pro lite blade would be worn by all nhl scoring champions from 1939 through 1969 . the tacks series of ccm skates would later be retired by reebok in 2006 . the bauer name returned to prominence after the company undertook a pioneering step of paying superstar bobby hull to endorse their skates . this move and the introduction soon after of the tuuk chassis ushered in a new era for the company . the current national hockey league rule banning the use of fancy skates was introduced on september 24 1927 . at the time this effectively outlawed all skates other than tube skates . the plastic rubber stopper seen on the heel of later tube skates was developed by ccm in 1960 following an injury to the montreal canadiens maurice rocket richard in the 1958 59 season . it was made mandatory by the nhl in 1964 . then in the early 1970s jim roberts also of the canadiens began wearing the now famous tuuk blade . high profile teammates guy lafleur steve shutt and jacques lemaire soon followed . the success of this blade chassis was such that by 1995 the various canstar skate brands micron bauer etc. had a 70 % nhl market share while their tuuk and icm holders combined for a 95 % share . note bauer no longer offers the icm holder on player skates although it is still offered with goalie skates in addition to the tuuk cowling . in 1994 bauer began producing the perforated tuuk chassis which is the piece of equipment that connects the steel blade to the actual boot of the skate . this revolutionized the sport of hockey citation needed because it allowed skates to be made lighter as well as more durable . nike bauer supreme one75 goalie skates in 1994 canstar the parent company of bauer became a wholly owned subsidiary of nike . 3 in 2006 beginning with the release of the nike bauer supreme one90 the company s products were rebranded as nike bauer . this was the first time nike had ever used a partner brand name on a product . nike sold the company to investors roustan inc. and kohlberg & co. on february 21 2008 and the company is once again known as bauer . 4 on september 25 2008 bauer announced the purchase of rival mission itech . 5 mission and itech gear was rebranded as bauer beginning in 2009 . timeline kitter 1927 freibauer family of kitchener starts company . 1933 company develops the first skate with the blade attached to boot . 1950s bauer becomes a division of shoe giant greb industries known as the first international licensee of hush puppies shoes also produced kodiak boots and collins safety shoes . 1974 warrington products controlled by bronfman family buys greb . 1975 company launches the tuuk blade holder . 1981 ski and skate boot entrepreneur icaro olivieri merges his company with warrington . 1988 olivieri and investment group executes leveraged buyout of struggling warrington and renames it canstar sports focussing on hockey equipment . 1992 hockey star eric lindros joins bauer team . 1995 nike buys canstar bauer s parent company for 395 million . 1997 bauer introduces the lightweight vapor skate and a better helmet with dual density foam . 2005 company develops the vapor xxx one piece stick . 2008 quebec based roustan inc. and u.s. based private equity firm kohlberg & co. purchase nike s bauer assets for 200 million . 2010 bauer buys maverik lacrosse . 2011 bauer performance sports bps listed on the toronto stock exchange bau now psg . 2012 bps acquires cascade for lacrosse equipment and inaria for sports apparel . 2013 bps acquires combat sports for composite baseball and softball bats . 2014 bps acquires easton for baseball softball equipment making them the world s largest team sports equipment suppliers . 2014 lists on new york stock exchange psg with name change to performance sports group . 2016 alex ovechkin signs long term global partnership with bauer hockey 6 notable athletes on team bauer edit this section does not cite any sources . please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . april 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message skaters edit auston matthews jack eichel evander kane patrick kane brandon dubinsky jonathan toews brooks orpik alexander ovechkin claude giroux james van riemsdyk ryan getzlaf jordan eberle aaron ekblad david backes patrick sharp steven stamkos eric staal jordie benn tyler seguin goalies edit henrik lundqvist devan dubnyk brian elliott references edit http www.sedar.com displayprofile.do lang en & issuertype 03 & issuerno 00031103 http www.bizofhockey.com option com content & view article & id 111 & itemid 1 http www.bloggingbuyouts.com 2008 02 22 nike sells bauer skates to private equity investor w graeme rou http www.tsn.ca nhl news story id 230199 & hubname nhl flavelle dana september 25 2008 . bauer mission itech create hockey behemoth . the star . toronto . http www.performancesportsgroup.com site investors releases 09 06 11.php external links edit official website 1 v t e nike inc. corporate directors jill ker conway tim cook phil knight travis knight mark parker orin c. smith john thompson phyllis wise subsidiaries converse hurley bauer hockey former 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