CCM Hockey By 21colewac Jan 1, 1899 CCM Started It was created after a bicycle shop collapsed. Jan 1, 1905 First Skates Created Jan 1, 1937 CCM aquired tackabarry Jan 1, 1983 Bankrupt go's CCM Jan 1, 1988 At one point was a toy industry Jan 1, 1990 Aquired another troubled company Jan 1, 1991 the company incorporated and took the name SLM International Inc. Jan 1, 1995 bankruptcy protection Jan 1, 1998 The company acquired Montreal-based Sports Holdings, Inc Jan 1, 1999 SLM was renamed The Hockey Company Jan 1, 2004 The Hockey Company was bought by Reebok Jan 1, 2005 Reebok in turn was acquired by Adidas in Jan 1, 2006 First CCM tacks skates Jan 1, 2014 Tacks line introduced Jan 1, 2014 The Hockey Company created a new goaltending equipment line under the CCM brand name Period: Jan 5, 2016 to Jan 6, 2016 TO THIS DAY