Supreme Brands

W. Graeme Roustan, Chairman and CEO of Roustan Capital (Roustan.com), today announced the acquisition of Supreme Brands L.L.C.(SupremeBrands.com), owner of both TORSPO (Torspo.com) and CHRISTIAN (ChristianHockey.com), two authentic and iconic global hockey brands."When these historic brands became available and many sought to acquire them, there was no way I was going to stand on the sidelines and pass up the opportunity to acquire both TORSPO and CHRISTIAN," said Mr. Roustan. Founded in Toronto, Canada in 1956 as TORONTO SPORTS, the brand was abbreviated in 1970 to TORSPO by taking the first three letters of each word from its original name. It became an authentic and iconic European and Soviet Union dominated brand preferred by players on national teams in the Olympics and World Championships. TORSPO was often the choice of gear for the famous Red Army and other international hockey teams."Growing up in Montreal, I recall first seeing Mats Naslund of the Montreal Canadiens using TORSPO gear and then again Igor Larionov of the famous KLM line for the dominant Red Army hockey team," said Roustan. CHRISTIAN, founded in the early 1960s in Warroad, Minnesota by brothers Bill and Roger Christian, their hockey sticks quickly became the preferred stick of choice for many players in the NHL. The success of the Christian brothers as members of the gold-medal USA Hockey team at the 1960 Olympics, America's first true "Miracle on Ice," and the use of CHRISTIAN sticks in the 1980 "Miracle on Ice" propelled the brand globally.