Dustin Brown Sign Combat Stick Deal

[SirJW 207]

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2010/07/dustin-brown-kings-nhl-hockey-.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+LAT_Sports_Blog+%28The+Fabulous+Forum%29

http://mayor119.blogspot.com/2010/07/exclusive-contest-win-gift-bag-full-of.html

http://www.combatsportsgroup.com/hockey/pg_Home.php

[Brian Harte 1]

Meh... I'll stick with my Dustin Brown ONE95

[Axxion89 32]

Combat? What company did they emerge from, Ballistic?

[BMcDonald19 0]

Combat? What company did they emerge from, Ballistic?

bingo

[shotty 7]

combat sports is the company that owns and operates the "ballistik" brand. it's still the same people, they just aligned the hockey brand with their existing baseball brand of the same name, which has seen a good level of success with their bats.

[Chadd 916]

Just seems like an odd choice to have his own signature stick. And the bit about picking the nickname he likes more, just seems to go against the whole point of a nickname.

[shotty 7]

Bad quote in the one article by Dustin...his sticks will be made in China, not North America, well of course, unless the US or Canada has taken China over and moved it.

do you mean HIS sticks in particular, or combat sticks in general. I ask because their website likes to point out that their production is all done domestically. there's an employment posting on their site for a maintenance mechanic to look after their factory machines. job location: ottawa.

[JR Boucicaut 3760]

Sticks are made by TrueTemper in China.

[hrbekroenick 0]

I'm swinging a Combat Virus bat now and love it. I went yard on one that was mostly endcap last night.

[SirJW 207]

You'd think they'd update the site.

[xrickyb86x 1]

I kinda knew about this for a bit through a friend of a friend of a friend (lol). I just heard a rep in San Diego was involved in this. Would this make him the second current player to have his own line of gear? The other being Ovi, of course. I'm not aware of any others.

[shotty 7]

SC87???... and a B's player, who's name escapes me at the moment, has some warrior sticks cobranded with ironhead, of his own design. I think that counts!

[MattKingDelToro 2]

Yeah, Marco Sturm uses a Warrior Cutman made just for him. It's not available at retail.

[shotty 7]

I think it will be

[MattKingDelToro 2]

Does Crosby have his own stick? I thought it was just a 10K with a different colorway, like Tavares has the CL with Islanders' colors.

[steve66 45]

I guess the key word is assembled, i'm sure the components are probably still manufactured in China by Truetemper

[shotty 7]

Does Crosby have his own stick? I thought it was just a 10K with a different colorway, like Tavares has the CL with Islanders' colors.

rbk sells and markets SC87 branded gear. the difference between Dustin brown's gig and the Sid/OV deals is that the two superstars don't actually wear the gear that sports their name/likeness.

[MattKingDelToro 2]

Was Dustin Brown signed with Bauer, or did he just choose to wear their gear? I believe he was Bauer head-to-toe.

[warrior37 0]

i would give a combat stick a shot, too bad i cant figure out how to buy one

[BMcDonald19 0]

A guy I play hockey with, his buddy works for combat. they have a factor or something in ottawa because the guy i know comes back from ottawa time to time with a batch of sticks. the guys around here who use them say they are light, shoot well, and i think some have a 60 day warrenty. i've never used one before, but ive heard good stuff.

[shotty 7]

i would give a combat stick a shot, too bad i cant figure out how to buy one

http://www.ballistikhockey.com/hockey/pg_DealerSearch.php?int_CountryId=2

[TBLfan 25]

i would give a combat stick a shot, too bad i cant figure out how to buy one

Don't know where you're from but PIAS carries Ballistic(Combat).

[Krev 86]

Heard about this back in March. Surprised it took them this long to close the deal.

[TBLfan 25]

HockeyGiant just posted the new line of Combat sticks. Click here for 52 Cal R

[VakarLajos 5]

Team I worked for had Ballistik sticks the last two seasons. Great shafts. The first year the blades were like tissue paper. Last year they were much better.