The U.S. tariff on Canadian imports stands to send already soaring hockey gear prices even higher

Kelly Rand’s teenage twin boys playing hockey in St. Paul, Minn., are going through growth spurts that force the family to buy new equipment what seems like all the time. The goaltender’s US$400 helmet in 2022 now runs US$1,000. The chest protector they got last year for US$465 now goes for US$900. For a sport that is increasingly expensive for everything from gear and ice time to travel and coaching, the latest round of 50 per cent tariffs levied by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration against Canada was most unwelcome news as they threaten to ramp up prices even more….