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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.
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.
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.
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Cooper Canada Ltd. was a sporting goods and fine leather goods manufacturer based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In its heyday, the 1960s through to the 1980s, the company was Canada's leading producer of fine leathergoods, hockey, baseball and lacrosse equipment. [ 1 ]
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).
Canadien is a Canadian brand of ice hockey equipment owned by Birch Hill Equity Partners through its portfolio company Sport Maska Inc. The Canadien brand was created in 1969 in Drummondville, Quebec and was manufactured originally by the company Les industries du hockey Canadien, Inc.
Hespeler is a Canadian brand of ice hockey equipment owned by the Canadian Tire Corporation through its subsidiary FGL Sports (formerly the Forzani Group Limited). The Hespeler brand originated in the Hespeler Wood Specialty Company in Hespeler, Ontario, which was founded in 1921 and produced hockey sticks.