Sherwood Hockey Inc.
TypeSubsidiary
IndustrySports equipment, textile
Founded1949 (1949) in Sherbrooke, Quebec
Headquarters
Canada
ParentCanadian Tire Corp.[1]
Websitesherwoodhockey.com

Sher-Wood Hockey Inc. is a Canadian manufacturing company of ice hockey equipment. Sher-Wood also produced equipment under the Chimo brand name from 1977 to 1986.[2][3] Since 2008, it has been the official supplier of game pucks to the NHL, taking over those duties upon its purchase of InGlasCo, which had served in that capacity prior to its purchase by Sher-Wood.[4][5]

Sher-Wood's line of hockey products include sticks, protective elements (shoulder pads, shin guards, gloves, jockstraps). The company also produces a clothing line that includes compression garment, t-shirts, hoodies, jackets, caps, socks, and accessories (bags).

Products

Sticks

Sidney Crosby with a Sher-Wood stick (left); A Sher-Wood puck commemorating the 100-year anniversary of Matthews Arena at Northeastern University (right)

Sher-Wood is one of the last ice hockey manufacturing companies to produce their own wooden sticks in Canada, the other companies having all offshored production to developing countries. As of 2020, Sher-Wood still produces the classic 5030 Feather-Lite stick in Canada.[6] In late 2007, Sherwood-Drolet announced that they would move production of cheaper wooden sticks overseas to concentrate their North American plants on composite sticks.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Canadian Tire acquires Sher-Wood hockey trademarks - BNN Bloomberg". 14 February 2018.
  2. ↑ SHERWOOD-DROLET CORPORATION LTD. Trademarks
  3. ↑ CHIMO - Trademark Details
  4. ↑ Sher-Wood Hockey Acquires Inglasco Assets on SGB Media, Sep 15, 2008
  5. ↑ "Sher-Wood™ | Products". Archived from the original on 2016-06-20. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
  6. ↑ "Sherwood 5030 HOF Wood Hockey Stick - Ice Warehouse". www.icewarehouse.com. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
  7. ↑ "Print Article". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2017-09-11.


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