FinnStar Hockey Inc. Reports Super Successful Summer Building Brand and Strategic Alliances
FinnStar Hockey has had a very successful summer reports Evan J. Andriopoulos, Vice President of Sales & Marketing for FinnStar Hockey. Besides announcing in July a preferred partner agreement with the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) for 2004-05, FinnStar has forged strategic alliances with hockey leagues, hockey teams, and with sporting goods retailers in several states, particularly Minnesota Hockey, the governing body for amateur hockey and for which FinnStar is a proud supplier and supporter of.
Oneco, FL (PRWEB) October 27, 2004 -- FinnStar Hockey has had a very busy
summer reports Evan J. Andriopoulos, Vice President of Sales & Marketing for
FinnStar Hockey. Besides announcing in July a preferred partner agreement with
the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) for 2004-05, FinnStar has forged strategic
alliances with hockey leagues, hockey teams, and with sporting goods retailers
in several states, particularly Minnesota Hockey, the governing body for amateur
hockey for which FinnStar is a proud supplier and supporter of.
“The
team at FinnStar Hockey is thrilled to partner with these top retailers,
distributors, professional leagues and associations,” said Andriopoulos. “We
consider each league, association, distributor and retailer not just a new
‘partner’ but a member of our family, the ‘FinnStar Family,’” said Andriopoulos.
“We pride ourselves on having not only innovative and more functional products,
but on service and open dialogue with our family members, which is one of the
keys to our success.”
FinnStar’s SockJawzTM and Octopus Carry-AllTM have
received endorsements from some of Scandinavia`s top professional hockey teams.
Among them is the Elite Series Professional club A.I.K. of Sweden. FinnStar’s
SockJawz, Octopus Cary-All, and other products can be purchased online at www.finnstarhockey.com
.
Praise for FinnStar’s innovative sports garter belt and coach’s bag has
also appeared online and in print in product reviews from Brian McDonough, a
hockey enthusiast. Similarly, FinnStar`s SockJawz Garter Belt was reviewed
favorably by leading product review sites such as Hockey Equipment Expert.com,
Ska8ers.com and Epuck.com.
Butch Jones, Manager of Wesco in Connecticut,
one of the Eastern United States’ leading dealers of ice hockey equipment,
joined FinnStar’s family in July. “I'm using the Sockjawz myself,” says Jones.
“And I’ve sold them ever since using it! I'll never go back to the ‘old school’
garter belt. Why would I? And the Octopus bag is simply great. More compartments
than I could ever think of. It's the ultimate coach's bag!"
Epuck.com, a
leading Louisiana based online retailer specializing in hockey equipment, joined
the FinnStar Family this summer as a new dealer of FinnStar products. Says Kevin
Marcilissen, General Manager of Epuck, "SockJawz allows us to offer our customer
a better alternative to the sea of ‘clone’ garters that are out there--a better
product that is unique from what the competition offers."
In addition to
major pro shops and retailers like Jerry’s Pro Shops (Illinois), Better Hockey
(Maine), and Beaudin’s Hockey Zone stores (Florida), several new additions to
the FinnStar Family are RJ Holdings (Canada), Total Hockey (Missouri), Wesco
(Connecticut), BlueLine (Connecticut), and Epuck.com (Louisiana), Top Shelf
Sports (Pennsylvania) and Ice Warehouse (California). Andriopoulos adds, “We’re
thrilled to have these major new retailers. It’s quite an endorsement to have
Wesco and BlueLine, two of the East Coast’s largest retailers. Plus our newest
reseller Top Shelf Sports represents 70 retailers in Pennsylvania, Virginia,
& Maryland, including the Philadelphia and Hershey, PA metro areas which are
hockey hotbeds.”
Andriopoulos also points out that FinnStar has received
in recent months a great deal of interest from several dealers, buyers and
agents in the USA, Canada and Europe. “We’ve also received considerable interest
from Professional and Minor League teams, as well as Division 1 Colleges in
regard to supplying several men’s and women’s teams with our product line,” said
Andriopoulos. He noted that additional agreements are in negotiations with
another professional league with more than 14 teams in the U.S.
FinnStar
Hockey Inc. and its hockey related products will receive league-wide exposure
through ECHL media and promotional materials and on the official web site of the
ECHL at www.echl.com. “The ECHL
places exciting teams on the ice at affordable prices and brings fan interaction
and enjoyment to a new level. We’re very happy to partner with ECHL,” said Terry
Vayda, President and CEO, FinnStar Hockey.
“FinnStar Hockey’s mission is
to create products and services for athletes to enhance their ability to enjoy
playing,” adds Vayda. Founded in 1995 and based in Oneco, Florida and Oslo,
Norway, FinnStar Hockey has a management team comprised of hockey players and
coaches who have first-hand knowledge of their products.
For more
information about FinnStar Hockey, its product line, or how to join the FinnStar
Family, call (941) 752-7322 or visit their website at www.finnstarhockey.com
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