cptjeff
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Is Koho still out there?
Part of the Hockey Company (CCM, RBK) now I believe. Fairly recent too.
Is Koho still out there?
haha, what a fantastic thread. Anyone remember Torspo shafts? I remember they used to give them away at hockey tourneys. Don't know if anyone ever bought one. Also is Hespeler still in business? I seem to recall Gretz buying them a while back, but I haven't been able to find any gear locally.
WinnWell is like Perani's hockey store brand now. They sell rebadged stuff with WinnWell on them.
The white nike skates Fedorov wore with the Red Wings. If you had these you were boss.
No. The very 1st move Reebok made was to drop Jofa and Koho. They branded the best items of the two as rbk. They took almost all new CCM products and put rbk logo on them (helmets, for instance).That is how rbk got on top. Now rbk is re branded as Reebok.Is Koho still out there?
I think the more brands, the better for the buisness. Reebok replaced some with rbk, but still keeps CCM. If I was Bauer, I'd reintroduced Cooper which I am sure they owe.We may soon add Mission and Itech to the list as they were purchased by Bauer. I don't know if Bauer plans on keeping their names around or just assimilating their products into the Bauer line.
I know few of these companies are still around in some capacity:
Mission M-2 gloves. Loved those things, and had a pair for over 4 years. It was cheaper to buy new gloves than get them repalmed....I miss using them, though they are still in my garage
Itech HP6600 pants. Now that I dropped some of the lbs-I could find them in the size I would wear, but no place in So. Cal carries them
No. The very 1st move Reebok made was to drop Jofa and Koho. They branded the best items of the two as rbk. They took almost all new CCM products and put rbk logo on them (helmets, for instance).That is how rbk got on top. Now rbk is re branded as Reebok.
anyone remember when gloves used to last a LOT longer than that?
or they were of a quality that made it worth repalming ?
todays gloves are basically junk.
CCM/RBK retail gloves are some of the crappiest gloves on the market. Don't compare them to Mission who made some of the best quality gloves on the market, at their pricepoint.
I think torspo is in the one piece game, and Mia{now warrior} used to make gloves for them
Mia used to make alot of RBK PRO GLOVES
If you're looking for older mission gloves, these are great. Love mine, and the site seems to have a bunch left.
http://1800wwsports.stores.yahoo.net/20miinhogl.html