NOJHL COMMUNICATIONS
NORTHERN ONTARIO JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE
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Release Date: Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013
Gongshow Gear Inc. named official lifestyle hockey apparel of the NOJHL
SUDBURY – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced today that Gongshow Gear Inc. has been named the official lifestyle hockey apparel of the NOJHL effective immediately.
As part of the partnership agreement reached between the two sides, Gongshow Gear will serve as the sponsor of the NOJHL’s player of the month award, which will be presented eight times throughout the course of the 2013-14 season.
They will also serve as one of the league’s sponsors of both the NOJHL Cottage Cup preseason tournament, Aug. 30 through Sept. 1, in Elliot Lake as well as the NOJHL Showcase, Jan. 10-11, in Espanola along with partnering in the year-end Three Stars award.
“We at the NOJHL are very pleased to welcome Gongshow Gear Inc. aboard as a corporate partner of the league,” stated NOJHL Commissioner Robert Mazzuca.
“Gongshow Gear has rapidly become a major brand name in the lifestyle apparel market in all levels of hockey, including in the Jr. A ranks, and we are very excited to have them on board heading into the start of the 2013-14 campaign,” added Mazzuca.
Tyler Orr, Operations Manager for Gongshow Gear Inc., also offered his thoughts on the partnership between his company and the NOJHL.
“We at Gongshow Gear are extremely excited to work with the NOJHL and all the players,” says Orr.
“It is a perfect demographic for us and we look forward to the upcoming 2013-14 season.”
ABOUT GONGSHOW GEAR INC.
Gongshow was founded in 2002 by three teammates in the Central Junior “A” Hockey League after identifying the need for a hockey apparel brand that would accurately represent the exciting and exclusive lifestyle that hockey players live. Gongshow was the first Lifestyle Hockey Apparel brand in the world to hit the market in 2002, and this game changing company has since grown into the largest hockey lifestyle clothing brand in the world – selling in over 500 retail locations, in 15 countries internationally, and has hailed comparisons to such pioneering lifestyle brands as Billabong (Surfing Lifestyle), and Burton (Snowboarding Lifestyle). Gongshow is dedicated to a core set of philosophies and strengths: design superiority, highest level of material quality and workmanship, edgy and trend setting hockey expression, a focus on consumer to brand connection, and strong partnerships with retailers and suppliers
COMPANY PROFILE
For more information on Gongshow Gear Inc., visit their website at www.gongshowgear.com or via Facebook at www.facebook.com/gongshowgear or Twitter at twitter.com/gongshowgear.
