Trump's 50% tariffs on Canadian hockey gear threatens to drive up costs
Hockey families in the U.S. are feeling the pinch from rising equipment costs. Kelly Rand, whose teenage sons play in Minnesota, says gear prices have skyrocketed. A helmet that cost $400 in 2022 now costs $1,000. The recent 50% tariffs on Canadian goods, imp…
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Hockey families in the U.S. are feeling the pinch from rising equipment costs. Kelly Rand, whose teenage sons play in Minnesota, says gear prices have skyrocketed. A helmet that cost $400 in 2022 now costs $1,000. The recent 50% tariffs on Canadian goods, imp…
Kelly Rands teenage twin boys playing hockey in St. Paul, Minnesota, are going through growth spurts that force the family to buy new equipment what seems like all the time. The goaltenders $400 hel…
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