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Sherwood, sometimes styled as Sher-Wood, is a Canadian brand of ice hockey equipment owned by the Canadian Tire Corporation through its subsidiary INA International. The brand was created in 1949 in Sherbrooke , Quebec by Léo Paul Drolet, and was manufactured originally by his company Sherbrooke Woodcraft.
An ice hockey stick is a piece of equipment used in ice hockey to shoot, pass, and carry the puck across the ice. Ice hockey sticks are approximately 150–200 cm long, composed of a long, slender shaft with a flat extension at one end called the blade. National Hockey League (NHL) sticks are up to 63 inches (160 cm) long. [1]
The Mailhot brothers trademarked a fibreglass blade for their sticks, which was a major development in the history of the hockey stick. [1] In 1957, Léo-Paul Drolet, the owner of Sher-Wood, took the Mailhots to court over the patent, claiming he had manufactured fibreglass blades two years before the patent was filed. Drolet won the case.
A set of full hockey equipment, minus jersey and socks at the Royal Ontario Museum, 2006. In ice hockey, players use specialized equipment both to facilitate the play of the game and for protection as this is a sport where injuries are common, therefore, all players are encouraged to protect their bodies from bruises and severe fractures.
Mike Souza signed a three-year contract extension on Tuesday to remain head coach of the University of New Hampshire men's hockey team. Souza led the Wildcats to their first 20-win season in a ...
Inglasco Inc. is a Canadian manufacturer of hockey pucks that has operated since 1976. Styled originally as InGlasCo, the company was founded in Sherbrooke, Quebec, by Denis S. Drolet (1951–2023), the son of Sherwood Hockey founder Léo Paul Drolet (1919–2001).