The making of Canadian-made hockey equipment
04.02.18
When you think of the best of the best in
hockey equipment, people refer to Canadian-made
hockey equipment as the elite product. He had learned the ins and outs of repairing
goalie equipment and Mr. McNamara would design their own equipment prototypes, focusing on hockey. At age 25, Mr. McKenney founded the sports equipment company with long-time friend Mike McNamara in 1996. Now the company has 16 employees who cut, sew and stuff each goal pad and other pieces of equipment by hand. s harder and harder to find people in these generations who go in to these types of trades. McKenney played hockey and had worked in sports retail since he was a teenager. McKenney says finding the &ldquo. It takes three people between a total of 12 and 14 hours to put together a pair of goal pads from synthetic leather, high-density nylons and lightweight foam. says president Trevor McKenney. s made at home,&rdquo.
Source: Globe and Mail