Fischer Hockey gear now available in North America

With so many composite hockey stick brands on the market, I’m happy to help promote one with a tie to my home province in Canada. Fischer (you may recognize the name from their ski equipment) is in the game of one-piece twigs.

Anton Belov is currently bombing these in the KHL

Fischer touts that one of the key advantages of Fischer sticks over other leading brands is their “Cap Technology”. This technology (currently being used in their ski gear) utilizes a patented thin foil wrap around the composite stick — the same foil used to wrap Fischer skis. This process is used only by Fischer, at their manufacturing plant in the Ukraine. Their studies have compared Fischer composite sticks to the other leading sticks/brands in the market and their results show their “Cap Technology” produces a stick which is less likely to break and is stronger than the other brands’ sticks by up to 30%.

Unlike other major stick companies, they only have one plant, which is owned and operated by Fischer Hockey. This plant in the Ukraine is the same plant they use to produce their skis. Other companies use outside plants in many different countries to manufacture their sticks, which may result in quality control issues. Fischer owns their digs and stays on top of all production issues, treating them on the spot if they occur. In Addition to sticks, they also make shafts, blades, visors, bags, bottles, jerseys, and socks.

Roger Pettersson and Gord Piercey of Duncan, BC, owners of G&R Sport Services, have become the new Western Canadian Distributors for Fischer Sports Composite Hockey Sticks, and are responsible for their introduction to Western Canada. The duo will be providing Canada’s west coast with the latest in Fischer’s composite hockey sticks, which have been extensively used in the European Pro Leagues (including Finnish and Swedish Elite), and the KHL since 1988. They’ve also recently become one of the official suppliers for both the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), and the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL).

Partners of G&R Sport Services since January 2011, Gord and Roger have dedicated themselves to providing the ultimate in composite stick repair, and top-quality brand-name Fischer Sports products. Since that inception point, the two men have been successfully repairing pricey composite hockey sticks to like-new condition for teams, players, and parents in Cowichan Valley by utilizing the Integral Hockey Stick Repair system, which uses actual aerospace technology. They are already working closely with several BCHL teams, and currently have Fischer sticks in play with three Vancouver Island Junior teams. Understanding first-hand just how costly hockey-related products and services can be, they are pleased to offer, in their opinion, the best in composite stick repair, along with top-quality new, used, and repaired sticks, for purchase at a substantially reduced cost to the consumer. So hit these guys up if you need a brand new stick, or need your old lucky one brought back from the dead!

More details may be found on the Fischer Hockey page: http://www.fischer-hockey.com/en/Hockey and at G&R Sport Services’ website: http://www.gnrsportservices.com/

For repair and/or stick sale inquiries, contact Gord, at 250-737-1661, or info@gnrsportservices.com

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Serenity Now… The SDC Blogs Podcast — Special Guest: Mike Danton

Hi folks! This is the video podcast (written version here: http://bit.ly/VzOpWb on The Score’s Backhand Shelf) of my September 2012 interview with former NHLer and ex-con, Mike Danton.

It wouldn’t be a stretch to say that no one in the game of hockey has a stigma around them the way that Mike Danton does. Now trying to resume his professional hockey career in Europe, the ex-NHLer and ex-con deals with all sorts of prejudice and ignorance directed towards him on a daily basis — not to mention all the life roadblocks that a convicted felon could expect on the outside, because of his nearly decade-old crime — despite serving his sentence.

In our interview, Mike talked very candidly and at length about everything from hockey, his time in jail, how he’s turned his life around for the better, his thoughts on other ex-con pro athletes, his feelings on being denied entry to the UK to play, his family, and what the future holds for him. Without a doubt, the responses that he gives will at least make you reconsider the opinion you’ve come to form about him.

Enjoy.

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