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Bidding for 140 game-worn 2010 Olympic hockey jerseys starts today on eBay.ca in NHLPA auctionsTORONTO, May 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - With bidding starting at 99 cents, hockey fans from around the world have the opportunity to own a piece of Olympic hockey history, while supporting the "Hockey for Haiti" relief project. Jerseys worn by NHL players during the 2010 Olympics, including Sidney Crosby, Jarome Iginla, Ryan Miller and Alex Ovechkin will be auctioned off by the National...

http://smr.newswire.ca/en/thermablade-hockey-corp/thermablade-hockey-corp-announces-new-ownership MONTREAL, May 6 /PRNewswire/ - Thermablade Hockey Corp today announced the official kick-off of operations under the ownership of David Hamm and Thom Denomme, Calgary based entrepreneurs and business owners. "I have followed with great admiration the evolution of this product and I am elated to have acquired this uniquely Canadian hockey innovation company" said Hamm, who will also serve as...

WASHINGTON, April 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following products. Consumers should stop using products immediately unless otherwise instructed. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030904/USCSCLOGO ) Name of Product: Youth and Junior Hockey Sticks, Shafts, and Blades Units: About 67,000 in the United States and 60,000 in Canada...

Seventy percent of healthy professional and collegiate hockey players had abnormal hip and pelvis MRIs (magnetic resonance imaging), even though they had no symptoms of injury, according to a study presented March 13 at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Specialty Day in New Orleans, (March 13). The study's surprising findings could serve as a warning for surgeons to not depend excessively on imaging when diagnosing patients."This study was done to see if abnormal MRI...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, PuckProspect.com (www.PuckProspect.com) introduced its premier hockey scouting and hockey recruiting service to the North American market. Both boys and girls can showcase their hockey backgrounds and hockey skills to a huge hockey audience by taking their talents online. The online system allows players to customize their very own hockey profile complete with pictures and videos to send to the teams they want to play for. The best...

DELSON, Quebec, Feb. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Classic Auctions, the industry leader with total sales of over $25 million worth of historical hockey memorabilia, is proud to offer for auction on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the United States' stunning Olympic upset of the Soviet national team two remarkable "Miracle on Ice" items: a 1980 Lake Placid Olympic gold medal and the goal puck with which Mark Johnson recorded the first of his two tallies in the USA's historic 4-3 win over the...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Easton Hockey today announced the launch of its new S19 Z-Shock(TM) helmet. Drawing on the innovations and experience of the Easton-Bell Sports Helmet Technology Center in Scotts Valley, Calif., the S19 Z-Shock has been developed to weigh about as much as a small cup of coffee at just 325 grams, about half the weight of a traditional hockey helmet. It immediately becomes the lightest and most protective helmet in the NHL. (Photo:...

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- A new breed of high-performance ice hockey skates will make its Olympic debut during tonight's Men's Ice Hockey Group B premier between Russia and Latvia. Made "for skaters, by skaters," MLX is considered a game-changer for the sport of ice hockey and will be worn by Team Russia's Sergei Gonchar and Evgeni Malkin. Unlike standard ice hockey skates, MLX combines a moldable boot with a fully-adjustable chassis and enhanced blade. Although similar...

TORONTO, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Bauer Hockey, the world's leading manufacturer of ice hockey equipment, today announced it has purchased intellectual property assets and patents from Jock Plus Hockey to become the only global supplier of integrated neck protection for hockey. Those exclusive assets combined with a long-term strategic agreement with DuPont Protection Technologies that allows Bauer to market and incorporate the Kevlar® fiber into its neck protection, results in an...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The NFL Players Association, National Basketball Players Association (NBPA), National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA) and Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) today announced the creation of the "One Team 4 Haiti" campaign to support the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund's focus on the country's earthquake relief and recovery efforts. The campaign will launch with a text message fundraising effort supporting the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund. In...