Bauer Performance Sports to Acquire Assets of Combat Sports

Bauer Performance Sports Ltd. (TSX:BAU) ("Bauer") today announced it has entered
into a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Combat
Sports ("Combat"), a leading designer of composite baseball and softball bats,
hockey sticks and lacrosse shafts. The acquisition will provide Bauer with
advanced composite technologies and strong intellectual property to further
strengthen its industry-leading research and development capabilities across its
platform of high-performing sports equipment. 


"Combat Sports has a history of success in delivering innovative composite
technologies to the sporting goods industry, and we are excited to add their
knowledge and expertise to Bauer Performance Sports," said Kevin Davis,
President and Chief Executive Officer of Bauer. "In addition to their experience
in the ever-evolving composites industry, Combat has had significant success
with certain baseball and softball products, and we look forward to building
their brand and expanding their portfolio of products in the future." 


Bauer plans to explore and combine relevant composite technologies where
applicable to strengthen its overall hockey stick and lacrosse offerings under
the BAUER and MAVERIK brands. Combat and several of the company's key employees
have had a long history of expertise in composite materials, including
developing innovative products for NASA, the U.S. Military and several leading
manufacturers. By focusing resources in the areas of Combat's success -
baseball, softball and advanced composite technologies - Bauer expects to
strengthen the COMBAT brand and grow its overall portfolio of high-performing
products. 


The acquisition of Combat will be funded from cash on hand and is expected to be
accretive in the first year of operation. Bauer anticipates the acquisition to
close in the coming weeks, subject to satisfaction of customary closing
conditions and certain other approvals. 


"Our expectation is that Canadian-based Combat will remain in its current
Ottawa, Ontario and Kent, Washington locations, and we intend to continue
manufacturing in Canada," Davis said. "In addition, we fully expect that
Combat's previous leadership team and many key employees will be employed by the
company after the closing of the transaction." 


ABOUT BAUER PERFORMANCE SPORTS LTD. 

Bauer Performance Sports Ltd. (TSX:BAU) is a leading developer and manufacturer
of ice hockey, roller hockey and lacrosse equipment as well as related apparel.
The company has the most recognized and strongest brand in the ice hockey
equipment industry, and holds the top market share position in both ice and
roller hockey. Its products are marketed under the BAUER, MISSION, MAVERIK,
CASCADE and INARIA brand names and are distributed by sales representatives and
independent distributors throughout the world. Bauer Performance Sports is
focused on building its leadership position and growing market share in all
product categories through continued innovation at every level. For more
information, visit www.bauerperformancesports.com.


ABOUT COMBAT SPORTS 

Combat Sports has been supplying composite and hybrid composite products for
both its own brand as well as for high-end brand name companies since 1998 in
the baseball/softball bat, hockey stick and lacrosse shaft markets. Combat has a
reputation for its premier and innovative composite technology with the latest
composite advancements in performance and durability serving players from the
grassroots level to the elite professional levels.


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expectations and intentions, results, levels of activity, performance, goals or
achievements or any other future events or developments constitute
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can be no assurance that such estimates and assumptions will prove to be
correct. Many factors could cause our actual results, level of activity,
performance, achievements, future events or developments to differ materially
from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including,
without limitation, the following factors: our inability to satisfy the
conditions of closing to successfully complete the Combat Sports acquisition,
our inability to successfully integrate Combat Sports and its technologies into
the Company's other product offerings and grow the COMBAT brand, intense
competition in the apparel and equipment industries, volatile market price for
Common Shares, general economic and market conditions and current adverse
economic conditions. These factors are not intended to represent a complete list
of the factors that could affect us; however, these factors should be considered
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: 
INVESTOR INQUIRIES
Bauer Performance Sports Ltd.
Amir Rosenthal
Chief Financial Officer
603-610-5802
[e-mail]


MEDIA INQUIRIES
Bauer Performance Sports Ltd.
Tory Mazzola
Global Communications Manager
603-430-2111 x 5908
[e-mail]


Spinnaker Capital Markets Inc.
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