Koho

Koho is a Finnish brand of ice hockey equipment, especially known for its goaltending equipment throughout the 1990s and early 2000s. The brand name is currently owned by retail chain MonkeySports, which acquired it in 2008.Koho on The Stick Guru
==History==
thumb|left|Koho 700 CA Senior Pro chest and arm protector
The brand was founded by the Karhu Company in the 1950s, launching a line of ice hockey sticks."The Hockey Company profile" on Reference for Business By the mid 1970s they started making goaltending equipment. They were one of the first companies to produce team colored pro leather leg pads for goalies as early as 1976. In the 1980s Billy Smith, Grant Fuhr, Mario Gosselin, Kari Takko, and Mike Vernon were some of the NHL goalies to use the brand. That success made Koho the largest Finnish manufacturer in the 1980s.HOCKEY STICK MAKER STRUGGLES IN NEWLY COMPETITIVE MARRKET, The New York Times, 15 March 1982
thumb|Koho GB700 Senior Pro blocker
thumb|left|Koho GM700 Senior Pro trapper
In 2008, retail company GoalieMonkey acquired rights to the brand.
==See also==
* CCM
==References==
Category:ice hockey brands