Marsblade, an Ostersund, Sweden-based manufacturer and supplier of training rollers for hockey players, secured an additional 10.7 MSEK (ca. $1Mn USD) funding from a consortium of new and current shareholders.
Amongst them are Geltis AB and a group of NHL players, including Auston Matthews, Mikael Backlund, Shane Wright, Nicklas Backstrom, Henrik Zetterberg, and Niklas Kronwall.
The funding round was completed to further promote the I2 Blade Holders, to strengthen the company’s global position in the roller segments. The is considered the best off-ice skating product on the market and is currently used by over 300 NHL players.
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Led by Per Mars, Founder, and Inventor, Marsblade is the maker of the Marsblade I2 Blade Holder, Marsblade Rollers, and developers of Flow Motion Technology.
The I2 Blade Holder is currently represented in all major hockey leagues in the world (NHL, AHL, OHL, WHL, SHL, DEL) and is used by players such as Brandon Carlo (Boston), Mikael Backlund (Calgary), Gustav Nyquist (Columbus), Alexander Edler (Los Angeles), Kevin Stenlund (Winnipeg), Gustav Lindstrom (Detroit), Anton Stralman (Boston), Robert Hagg(Detroit) and Andreas Thuresson (leading scorer in the German top league – DEL).
Marsblade is a global brand with offices in Sweden, the United States, and global markets.