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INDUSTRY NEWS
Bauer Announces
Minnesota Store Opening
 Bauer announced it will open its second Own The Moment retail experience in Bloomington, Minn., a suburb of Minneapolis-St. Paul, late this fall. The first Own The Moment is scheduled to open this summer in the Boston suburb of Burlington, Mass.
The Bauer Own The Moment in Minnesota will reside in the current location of Hockey Giant, which paved the way for Bauer's second retail experience. Bauer will transform the 33,000-square foot space into its own store and it will include an indoor ice rink.
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CCM Hockey Lands Sponsorship Deal
with Top Prospect Connor McDavid
 Connor McDavid, who is projected as the No. 1 pick in this year's NHL draft, landed his first major sponsorship deal with CCM Hockey. McDavid joins a high-profile group of stars such as Sidney Crosby, John Tavares, Pavel Datsyuk and Canadiens' goalie Carey Price.
CCM Hockey will outfit McDavid in equipment from helmet to skate blade. McDavid will play a role in CCM's marketing campaigns, including its launch of a commercial series titled, "Made of Hockey."
The 18-year-old McDavid has 97 goals and 188 assists in 166 career junior games and played for the Canadian national team that won the world junior title in January. He is expected to be chosen by the Edmonton Oilers.
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Jim Smith was unanimously elected as president of USA Hockey on June 6 at the organization's Board of Directors meeting. Smith succeeds Ron DeGregorio, who retired after 12 years as president.
Bauer has increased its efforts to publicize a recall of a defective cage that attaches to a goalie mask after a 
