ParabolicActivity 48 Report post Posted March 31, 2018 Im at my second AHL game this week and at both games every player is using a black stick with the CCM logo on it. What's going on? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
six501 8 Report post Posted March 31, 2018 CCM AHL contract. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ParabolicActivity 48 Report post Posted March 31, 2018 Are the players all using other brands dressed as CCM? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stick9 878 Report post Posted March 31, 2018 1 hour ago, ParabolicActivity said: Are the players all using other brands dressed as CCM? You have to ask yourself, why would Bauer, True, Warrior, STX do that. They gain nothing in doing so. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EBondo 232 Report post Posted March 31, 2018 4 hours ago, ParabolicActivity said: Are the players all using other brands dressed as CCM? That would be a no. It's just an equipment deal CCM has with the AHL. Teams are granted exceptions to the rule, but for the most part, everyone is in CCM by contract. However, I believe they have relaxed the rules on helmets over the last year or two, as more and more players seem to be using Re-Akts and Re-Akt 100's - some branded as CCM's a la Mike Vecchione and Travis Sanheim from the Phantoms, some not branded at all. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
60PlusWinger 82 Report post Posted March 31, 2018 Not every AHL player is using CCM sticks. A small percentage of each team has an exception window. Very small one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyChicaga 21 Report post Posted March 31, 2018 How long is the AHL/CCM contract? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EBondo 232 Report post Posted March 31, 2018 The AHL signed a five-year extension with CCM in 2016 according to their website. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
60PlusWinger 82 Report post Posted April 6, 2018 Here’s Austin Czarnik in Providence with a Alpha QX for example. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chippa13 1844 Report post Posted April 6, 2018 Players on NHL contracts are exempt from the stick deal in the AHL. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
asgoodasdead 74 Report post Posted April 7, 2018 the deal is for gloves too Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chippa13 1844 Report post Posted April 8, 2018 And helmets. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ParabolicActivity 48 Report post Posted April 8, 2018 Kinda seems insane to not let a pro choose their own tools. But money is money. At the Griffins team sale it seemed like there was a lot of "dressed as" going on. Very few of the Ribcor sticks had that indent thing going on. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR Boucicaut 3755 Report post Posted April 8, 2018 9 hours ago, ParabolicActivity said: At the Griffins team sale it seemed like there was a lot of "dressed as" going on. Very few of the Ribcor sticks had that indent thing going on. But they're all CCM sticks underneath. (No, they're not painting Bauer and Warrior sticks with CCM graphics - let me get that out of the way.) 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CigarScott 132 Report post Posted April 8, 2018 (edited) Typically these exclusive equipment deals are only for only visible equipment: pants/shells, helmets, gloves, and sticks. Their protective gear is whatever they feel like wearing. The SPHL, for example has deals with Warrior and STX. The Birmingham Bulls all have Warrior helmets, gloves, pants, and sticks but if you go in their locker room, they're all rocking Jofa, Reebok, CCM, Bauer, and Warrior shoulder, elbow, and shin pads. Since Warrior and STX don't make skates, everybody can wear whatever they want: Bauer, CCM, True, and even might see the odd pair of Graf's. Edited April 8, 2018 by CigarScott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hawkeyfan 36 Report post Posted April 9, 2018 You can tell the kids from the non-kids...Most guys who where up in the NHL do not play the AHL contracted gear, unless they are with CCM. I have not been to an AHL game in a few years, but back then Reebok was the official brand. So you could ID the guys who might have been playing down do to CAP issues by their gear. Sure it could be other reasons... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyChicaga 21 Report post Posted April 13, 2018 It appears some AHL teams are a bit more flexible on the CCM helmet requirements than others. Hershey, Toronto for example, I see several guys wearing Bauer helmets with the branding removed. However teams like Chicago, Grand Rapids, basically every guy is in a CCM bucket. Just an observation. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites