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January / February 2022

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AD PAGE 34 Bill Hunt Elected To Hall Bill Hunt, who founded Champro in 1986 and has turned it into one of the largest and most important equipment and apparel sup- pliers to team dealers, is among the three inductees in the Class of 2022 of the Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Fame. Joining Hunt are Michael Gotfredson Sr., of Road Runner Sports, and Bill Sorenson of American Sports Products Group. The three men will join 175 retailers, team dealers, manufactur- ers and industry influencers who have been honored with induction into the Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Fame since it was established by the National Sporting Goods Association in 1955. The Hall of Fame dinner and induction ceremony will be held May 24, 2022 at the JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort & Spa in Scottsdale, Arizona, the site of the 2022 NSGA Management Conference & Team Dealer Summit. BSN Acquires Two In late 2021 and early 2022 BSN Sports acquired two more team dealers. Most recently it took over SportsCenter, based in Fort Wayne, IN. Founded in 1992, the business was a family- owned operation under the management of Tom and Kevin Rodenbeck. The Rodenbecks also manage an apparel decoration business that will remain under the company's ownership and join BSN Sports' third-party decoration network. Late last year BSN acquired Winning Streak, Dupo, IL. Winning Streak had served the St. Louis and Chicago team sporting goods market since 2003.Winning Streak founder Chris Braun will maintain ownership of his decoration facilities. Gammon Named Cap America CEO Mark Gammon, currently Cap America president and COO, has been appointed CEO for the organization. Gammon succeeds founder and current CEO Phil Page, who after thorough succes- sion planning is transitioning to chairman of the board for the company. In another recent person- nel move at Cap America, Grace Schettler has been promoted to VP–sales, responsible for establishing and developing territories, analyzing market statistics, directing staff training and evaluating the Cap America sales division. Schettler joined the Cap America team in 2017 as national sales manager and was promoted to director of sales, leading a rep force of multi-line reps in both the ASI and sporting goods industries. Augusta/CCM Partner Augusta Sportswear Brands has entered into a partnership with CCM to be the hockey brand's exclusive amateur hockey sublimated game wear licensee in North America. The partnership is a multi-year agreement that will initially focus on entry- level quick turn game wear and a mid-tier level uniform offering that also provides twill and embroidered team decoration. The new sublimated Essential and Performance Series line of uniforms will be offered in the CCM 2022 cata- log with the initial product delivered in Spring 2022. Stahls' Debuts Hotronix 360 IQ Hat Heat Press Developed specifically to solve the problem of creases when heat printing caps, the Stahls' Hotronix 360 IQ Hat Heat Press also allows for a 360-degree print area all the way around the hat without removing it from the press. It features a heated lower platen engineered with a Dual Silicone Platen to resist creas- ing and scorching. According to Stahls', the Hotronix 360 IQ is the only cap press that allows deal- ers to print thicker patches, leather emblems and raised embroidery with no creases. They can also print all sides of the cap without chang- ing the platen. In addition, the opening is wider, which provides a heat-free work space and makes it easier to load and remove the hat with more space. n Obituary: NSGA's Paul Prince Paul Prince, who was a prominent figure at the National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) and in the sporting goods industry for four decades, passed away after a battle with cancer on December 14, 2021. Prince was 82. Prince was one of the longest-tenured staff members in NSGA history at 39 years. He was involved with NSGA's trade shows when he joined the association in November 1970 and was VP–business development when he retired on Sept. 30, 2010. A graduate of the University of Miami in Florida, Prince joined NSGA as an executive assistant in 1970. He became NSGA's assistant trade show manager and his first NSGA Convention and Show was in 1971 at Chicago's McCormick Place, which was rebuilt after a fire. Prince was elevated to NSGA's trade show manager in 1985 after the death of his boss, Robert Youngblood and in 1992 Prince became VP–trade show services. During his tenure, NSGA hosted two trade shows on a regular basis for years, with the Chicago show among the 10 largest shows in the country and the Fall Market in Anaheim, CA, among the top 25. He was also involved in a third regional show NSGA hosted in Chicago. When NSGA exited the trade show business in 1999, Prince moved into the business development role he held until his retirement in 2010. Editor's Note: I worked with Paul Prince a lot back in the big sporting goods trade show days and he was certainly one of the good guys, always trying to sell you some booth space or sponsorship but never with a heavy hand and always with a smile while he gladly took your money. It was people like Paul who made the sporting goods business fun back in the 1990s. He was, indeed, a prince. n 34 Team Insight ~ January/February 2022 teaminsightmag.com END ZONE

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