Pure Hockey Acquires Bar Down Hockey Shop in Overland Park, Kansas

Pure Hockey Acquires Off The Bench (Omaha, NE)

March 26, 2025

Retail

Pure Hockey has acquired Off The Bench, a locally owned hockey and lacrosse retailer in Omaha, Nebraska, marking Pure Hockey's first entry into Nebraska. The acquisition expands Pure Hockey's nationwide footprint to 81 retail locations and aims to broaden product selection and community support for local youth hockey and lacrosse programs.

Pure Hockey Acquires North Georgia Hockey

September 13, 2023

Retail

Pure Hockey has acquired Roswell-based North Georgia Hockey, marking the retailer's first entry into the Georgia/Atlanta market. The acquisition expands Pure Hockey's nationwide brick-and-mortar footprint—bringing its store count to more than 70 locations across 23 states—and integrates North Georgia Hockey's local customer base and team into Pure Hockey's retail network.

Pure Hockey Acquires JT's Slap Shot

January 22, 2024

Retail

Pure Hockey has acquired JT's Slap Shot, a specialty hockey retailer in Urbandale, Iowa, marking Pure Hockey's first entry into Iowa and expanding its retail footprint. The acquisition adds another store to Pure Hockey's national network (bringing the company to 79 retail locations across 27 states) and brings JT's local customer base and staff into the Pure Hockey family.

Pure Hockey Acquires Behind the Mask (AZ)

January 9, 2024

Retail

Pure Hockey has acquired Behind the Mask, a three-location Arizona hockey retailer, marking Pure Hockey's first entry into the Arizona market. The deal expands Pure Hockey's retail footprint to 77 stores across 25 states and brings Behind the Mask's Scottsdale, Peoria and Gilbert locations into Pure Hockey's network.

JDH Capital Acquires Pure Archery Group from Norwest Equity Partners

July 11, 2022

Manufacturing

JDH Capital Company has acquired Pure Archery Group, a manufacturer of premium archery products headquartered in Eugene, Oregon; the transaction closed on July 1, 2022 and financial terms were not disclosed. Norwest Equity Partners exited its investment in Pure Archery as part of the sale; Pure Archery's brands include Bowtech, Diamond, Excalibur, Black Gold, TightSpot, RipCord and Octane.

Playmaker Capital Acquires The Sports Drop

April 8, 2022

Media & Entertainment

Playmaker Capital Inc., a Toronto-based digital sports media company, has acquired U.S.-based sports publisher The Sports Drop. The acquisition expands Playmaker's U.S. audience reach (The Sports Drop averages ~30 million monthly page views) and brings The Sports Drop's founder, Mike Bellom, into Playmaker's senior leadership to drive paid media and monetization synergies.