Trump tariff tumult has ripples for sporting goods, puts costly hockey gear in price-hike crosshair

New Trump reciprocal tariffs could affect prices of already expensive hockey gear

Many industries are bracing for President Trump's tariffs with the hockey gear industry bracing for higher prices and lower sales.

Trump tariff tumult with Canada has ripples for sporting goods

MINNEAPOLIS — Calls from the U.S. to Roustan Hockey headquarters in Canada in recent weeks have been anything but routine, as bulk orders of name-brand sticks have suddenly become complicated conversations.

‘We’re nice until we’re not’: How Trump’s tariffs threaten Wayne Gretzky’s hometown

With the pedigree of a person who has seen his share of bust-ups in the boardroom and on the ice, Canadian American businessman Graeme Roustan is blunt about the looming trade war and what it will mean for the two countries he calls home.

Contrary to the tangible goods produced by global companies, which are subject to tariffs in international trade, high-tech small and medium-sized enterprises using additive manufacturing or 3D printing techniques share their digital files and software to produce their products, at a marginal cost of almost zero, with local distributors around the world who can print those products and deliver them to consumers without paying tariffs.

Trump tariffs threaten Latin American steel industry

Chile's largest steel plant shut down last year, yielding to cheaper production in China.

Trump tariff tumult has ripples for sporting goods

MINNEAPOLIS — Calls from the U.S. to Roustan Hockey headquarters in Canada in recent weeks have been anything but routine, as bulk orders of name-brand sticks have suddenly become complicated conversations.