Cascade Lacrosse
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Cascade is a sports manufacturer based in Liverpool, New York
. It manufacturers both youth and men's lacrosse
helmets, and women's lacrosse
/field hockey
eyewear. The company was founded by Bill Brine (part of the Brine family that founded Brine, Corp.) in 1986. The company lives by the phrase "A Passion to Protect" and prides itself on manufacturing all products in the United States. Cascade products are all ordered, customized, built and shipped in 48 hours. It currently has 4 lines of helmets for men's lacrosse: CS (youth), CPV, CPX-R and PRO7. The PRO7 and CPX-R have patented Seven Technology, the most advanced technology in protection against concussions. For women's lacrosse and field hockey it currently has 4 lines of eyewear: IRIS, MiniPro, PolyPro and PolyAir. The Iris and the MiniPro both meet the standard required by NFHS for field hockey. Cascade helmets are the "Official Helmet of the MLL
" and the helmet worn by 11 of the last 15 NCAA Division 1 Champions
(since 1996).
, Cascade released the M11 hockey helmet with the same patented Seven Technology found in the PRO7 and CPX-R.
Liverpool, New York
Liverpool is a village located in Onondaga County, New York, United States. The population was 2,505 at the 2000 census. The name was adopted from the city of Liverpool in the United Kingdom...
. It manufacturers both youth and men's lacrosse
Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
helmets, and women's lacrosse
Women's lacrosse
Women's lacrosse, sometimes shortened to wlax or lax, is a sport played with twelve players on each team. Originally played by the indigenous peoples of the Americas, the first tribe to play it was the Hauser tribe, of the Great Plains. The modern women's game was introduced in 1890 at the St...
/field hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
eyewear. The company was founded by Bill Brine (part of the Brine family that founded Brine, Corp.) in 1986. The company lives by the phrase "A Passion to Protect" and prides itself on manufacturing all products in the United States. Cascade products are all ordered, customized, built and shipped in 48 hours. It currently has 4 lines of helmets for men's lacrosse: CS (youth), CPV, CPX-R and PRO7. The PRO7 and CPX-R have patented Seven Technology, the most advanced technology in protection against concussions. For women's lacrosse and field hockey it currently has 4 lines of eyewear: IRIS, MiniPro, PolyPro and PolyAir. The Iris and the MiniPro both meet the standard required by NFHS for field hockey. Cascade helmets are the "Official Helmet of the MLL
Major League Lacrosse
Major League Lacrosse, or MLL, is a professional men's field lacrosse league that is made up of five teams in the United States and one team in Canada.- History :...
" and the helmet worn by 11 of the last 15 NCAA Division 1 Champions
NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship
The annual NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament determines the top men's field lacrosse team in the NCAA Division I, Division II, and Division III....
(since 1996).
The Messier Project
In October 2009, in partnership with Mark MessierMark Messier
Mark Douglas Messier is a former Canadian professional ice hockey centre of the National Hockey League and current special assistant to the president and general manager of the New York Rangers. He spent a quarter of a century in the NHL with the Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, and Vancouver...
, Cascade released the M11 hockey helmet with the same patented Seven Technology found in the PRO7 and CPX-R.