New Mission Helmet

[dsjunior1388 81]

I'm not entirely sure but last February a independent investor bought Bauer from Nike. In September they bought Mission/Itech Hockey.

here is some links to some article if your interested:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/22/business/22nike.html

Bauer bought by investor

http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=102068

Bauer buys Mission/Itech Hockey

Thanks for the articles and clearing that up for me. I was able to find a good amount of info on the Nike dropping Bauer, which seems to be a good thing as the guy who purchased Bauer considers himself a skate guy. I was just kinda lost as to why Mission was picked up by Bauer considering I thought Mission was doing pretty well.

The only problem I see here is that with Nike leaving the business, and Bauer now owning Mission/Itech, that only leaves two/three major companies competing against each other RBK/CCM and Bauer. Not necessarily a good thing for the consumer... <_<

Theres still easton, at least for brands that make everything, head to toe.

Warrior is now into protective, and I wouldn't bet against them having a back room where someone just so happens to be doodling skate designs and helmet looks...

[JR Boucicaut 3808]

Guys, this topic was discussed ad nauseum 6 months ago, and we had Bauer employees INTERVIEWED on here. Please refer to the appropriate threads.