CCM Hockey History

CCM Hockey started out as Canada Cycle and Motor Company Limited in 1899 out of Weston, Ontario, Canada.  It was not until 1905 when the market for bicycles began to crash that CCM started making ice hockey equipment.  Over the next 30 years CCM dominated the ice hockey skate market where over 90% of players wore CCM skates.  Even the leading scorer in the NHL between 1939 and 1969 wore the Tackaberry hockey boot with CCM Prolite blade.  The CCM Tacks began as a boot designed by shoemaker George Tackaberry in 1905.  Hall of famer Joe Hall felt his ice hockey boot was lacking and went to George Tackaberry to design him a better one.  Mr. Tackaberry did and the first pair of Tack skates were made.  The boot was leather and featured a reinforced toe and heel.  CCM got the Tackaberry name when he died in 1937 and turned out the most recognizable skate today, the CCM Tack line.  CCM still remains an industry leader in hockey equipment design and innovation.  They introduced such innovations as the Heel Wedge, Instapump skate, and Vakutacks.  CCM over the years has swallowed up many other companies such as Jofa, Koho, and Heaton.  In last couple of years CCM was then bought by Reebok.  Reebok did not get rid of the CCM logo but decided to run their own products designed by CCM under the Rbk logo along side with CCM.  Recently Reebok was bought by Adidas so it will be interesting to see what happens to CCM in the next few years.