200x85 Acquires USJDP Junior Prep Hockey Camp and CCM Hockey Showcase

3STEP Sports Acquires D3 Lacrosse Showcase

January 12, 2023

Media & Entertainment

3STEP Sports, a national youth sports club and event operator, has acquired D3 Lacrosse Showcase, a New Jersey–based organizer of Division III college recruiting lacrosse events. The acquisition will integrate D3's year‑round boys' and girls' showcase programming into 3STEP's event platform to expand recruiting exposure and scale D3's events nationwide.

TPH Academy Acquires Method Hockey to Launch TPH Philadelphia

November 7, 2023

Education

TPH Academy has acquired Method Hockey and will establish a new TPH Philly campus at Ice Line Quad Rinks in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Method Hockey founders Jamie Lundmark and Kevin Holt remain in the ownership group as TPH integrates Method’s coaching and programming into its academy model to expand local hockey development offerings.

CCM Hockey Acquires STEP Skating Blades

February 3, 2020

Manufacturing

CCM Hockey has acquired STEP Skating Blades Inc., a Quebec City–based maker of high-performance STEP Steel skate blades. The acquisition brings STEP's blade technology and 17 employees into CCM to integrate STEP blades into CCM's pro and retail skate lines and accelerate product innovation.

3STEP Sports Acquires Hoop Group

August 29, 2022

Education

3STEP Sports, the nation’s largest youth sports club and event operator, has acquired Hoop Group, a long-established grassroots basketball camp and event operator founded in 1963. The acquisition brings Hoop Group’s camps, leagues and showcases into 3STEP’s national platform to expand its basketball programming and participant reach.

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.

North Castle Partners Makes Strategic Investment in Sparx Hockey

June 9, 2020

Consumer Products

North Castle Partners, a consumer-focused private equity firm, announced a strategic investment in Sparx Hockey to support the fast-growing maker of the Sparx Skate Sharpener. The partnership will provide capital and operational support to accelerate Sparx's distribution, awareness and international expansion.