Performance Sports Group Announces Paul Desmarais III to Replace Dan Friedberg as Sagard Capital's Representative on the Board of Directors

EXETER, NH--(Marketwired - Jul 25, 2016) - Performance Sports Group Ltd. (NYSE: PSG) (TSX: PSG) ("Performance Sports Group" or the "Company"), a leading developer and manufacturer of high performance sports equipment and apparel, today announced that it anticipates appointing Paul Desmarais III, the Chairman of Sagard Capital Partners Management Corp., to its Board of Directors, effective on or about August 9, 2016.

The appointment of Desmarais will be made in accordance with the Company's obligations under the shareholder nomination agreement with Sagard Capital Partners, L.P. (together with its general partner and investment manager, collectively, "Sagard Capital"). Desmarais will replace Sagard Capital's prior board nominee, Dan Friedberg, who has resigned from the Company's Board of Directors. Sagard Capital is the Company's largest shareholder, with beneficial ownership of approximately 17% of the Company's issued and outstanding common shares.¹

"We thank Dan for his contributions to the Board and appreciate what he brought to our Company. We look forward to adding Paul's breadth of knowledge and experience to the Board in the future," said Bernard McDonell, Chairman of the Board, Performance Sports Group. "Sagard Capital continues to be an active and supportive shareholder of the Company and brings a valuable combination of strategic, operating and financial experience to the Board and Performance Sports Group."

Desmarais was appointed Vice-President of Power Corporation and Power Financial in May 2014. Prior to his current position, he was Assistant Vice-President in the Risk Management Group of Great-West Lifeco beginning in 2012. In May 2014, Mr. Desmarais was named a director of Great-West Life, Investors Group, Mackenzie, Pargesa and Groupe Bruxelles Lambert. He is also Chairman of Sagard Capital and Wealthsimple, and Vice-Chairman of Imerys in France. Mr. Desmarais is the recipient of a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Harvard College and he holds a Masters in Business Administration from INSEAD in France.

About Performance Sports Group Ltd.
Performance Sports Group Ltd. (NYSE: PSG) (TSX: PSG) is a leading developer and manufacturer of ice hockey, roller hockey, lacrosse, baseball and softball sports equipment, as well as related apparel and soccer apparel. The Company is the global leader in hockey with the strongest and most recognized brand, and is a leader in North America in baseball and softball. Its products are marketed under the BAUER, MISSION, MAVERIK, CASCADE, INARIA, COMBAT and EASTON brand names and are distributed by sales representatives and independent distributors throughout the world. In addition, the Company distributes its hockey products through its Burlington, Massachusetts and Bloomington, Minnesota Own The Moment Hockey Experience retail stores. Performance Sports Group is a member of the Russell 2000 and 3000 Indexes. For more information on the Company, please visit www.PerformanceSportsGroup.com.