Bauer vs CCM: which do NHL players use?
Today 442 NHL skaters wear Bauer skates and 178 wear CCM (65% against 26%). On sticks it is 280 Bauer against 258 CCM (41% against 38%). 216 skaters use both brands somewhere in their setup.
Today in the NHL
| Gear | Bauer | CCM | More used | On record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sticks | 41% (280) | 38% (258) | Bauer | 682 |
| Skates | 65% (442) | 26% (178) | Bauer | 684 |
| Gloves | 41% (284) | 34% (233) | Bauer | 686 |
| Helmets | 46% (314) | 46% (318) | CCM | 685 |
| Pants | 45% (311) | 43% (297) | Bauer | 684 |
| Goalie skates | 17% (12) | 6% (4) | Bauer | 72 |
| Catchers | 28% (20) | 7% (5) | Bauer | 72 |
| Blockers | 29% (21) | 6% (4) | Bauer | 72 |
| Masks | 39% (28) | 11% (8) | Bauer | 72 |
Share of current NHL players with that piece on record (goalies counted only for goalie gear). Other brands make up the rest.
Sticks
682 skaters with a stick brand on record
Most used Bauer: Bauer Vapor FlyLite (128) · Bauer Nexus Tracer (41) · Bauer Supreme Fuse (35) · Bauer Pulse 2 (34)
Most used CCM: CCM Tacks XF Ghost (80) · CCM JetSpeed FT8 Pro (61) · CCM Ribcor Unleashed Pro (40) · CCM Tacks Recharge Pro (24)
Skates
684 skaters with a skates brand on record
Most used Bauer: Bauer Vapor FlyLite (209) · Bauer Supreme Shadow (107) · Bauer Vapor HyperLite 2 (68) · Bauer Supreme Fuse (37)
Most used CCM: CCM Vizion (42) · CCM JetSpeed FT8 Pro (42) · CCM Tacks XF Pro (28) · CCM JetSpeed FT6 Pro (19)
Gloves
686 skaters with a glove brand on record
Most used Bauer: Bauer Vapor HyperLite (146) · Bauer Supreme Mach (77) · Bauer Pro Series (28) · Bauer Vapor FlyLite (25)
Most used CCM: CCM JetSpeed FT1 (80) · CCM Ultra Tacks (34) · CCM JetSpeed FT8 Pro (30) · CCM HG12 (20)
Helmets
685 skaters with a helmet brand on record
Most used Bauer: Bauer Re-Akt 150 (196) · Bauer Re-Akt 3D (51) · Bauer Re-Akt 95 (27) · Bauer 4500 (21)
Most used CCM: CCM Super Tacks X (175) · CCM Vector V08 (47) · CCM Tacks 710 (45) · CCM Tacks 910 (27)
By position
| Position | Bauer sticks | CCM sticks | Bauer skates | CCM skates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centers | 44% | 36% | 62% | 27% |
| Left wings | 38% | 42% | 66% | 22% |
| Right wings | 34% | 41% | 58% | 31% |
| Defensemen | 43% | 37% | 69% | 25% |
Players who mix Bauer and CCM
Bauer skates, CCM stick: 115 players. Rasmus Andersson, Jonathan Aspirot, Oliver Bonk, Braeden Bowman, Philip Broberg, Andre Burakovsky, Kyle Capobianco, Judd Caulfield, Erik Cernak, Jalen Chatfield, Declan Chisholm, Jake Christiansen and 103 more
CCM skates, Bauer stick: 19 players. Uvis Balinskis, Luca Del Bel Belluz, Nick Bjugstad, Egor Chinakhov, Ty Dellandrea, Yanni Gourde, Dougie Hamilton, Victor Hedman, Brett Howden, Jonathan Huberdeau, Wyatt Kaiser, Matthew Kessel and 7 more
Bauer vs CCM by decade
| Decade | Bauer sticks | CCM sticks | Players | Bauer skates | CCM skates | Players |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The 1950s | 0% | 65% | 37 | Too few records | ||
| The 1960s | 1% | 57% | 83 | 9% | 82% | 11 |
| The 1970s | 0% | 19% | 105 | 9% | 55% | 11 |
| The 1980s | 0% | 6% | 118 | 36% | 27% | 11 |
| The 1990s | 13% | 4% | 143 | 51% | 37% | 35 |
| The 2000s | 22% | 12% | 160 | 42% | 33% | 36 |
| The 2010s | 35% | 31% | 198 | 46% | 25% | 52 |
| The 2020s | 54% | 55% | 850 | 67% | 30% | 792 |
Share of players with a stick or skates brand on record in that decade (a player who used both counts for both). Older decades rest on the records that survive, so they are a sample. Brands that changed hands are listed under the name on the gear.
Quick answers
Do more NHL players use Bauer or CCM skates?
Bauer. 442 of the 684 NHL skaters with a skates brand on record use Bauer (65%), against 178 on CCM (26%).
Do more NHL players use Bauer or CCM sticks?
Bauer. 280 of the 682 NHL skaters with a stick brand on record use Bauer (41%), against 258 on CCM (38%).
Are Bauer or CCM skates better?
No record can say which is better for you: fit depends on your foot, and both brands make several skate lines with different fits. What the records show is use: of the 684 NHL skaters with a skate brand on record, 442 wear Bauer (65%) and 178 wear CCM (26%). Try both on before you buy.
Which gloves do more NHL players wear, Bauer or CCM?
Bauer. 284 of the 686 NHL skaters with a gloves brand on record use Bauer (41%), against 233 on CCM (34%).
More
Every Bauer player · Every CCM player · What the NHL uses today · Gear leaderboards
More matchups: Bauer vs Warrior · Bauer vs True · CCM vs Warrior · CCM vs True · Warrior vs True
Current setups as logged by GearGeek and Ice Warehouse pro player pages; decades from Rink Buddy's dated, sourced records. Pros often use pro-stock versions of retail models.