Pro Net Sports

What Pro Net Sports does

Pro Net Sports is a family-owned designer, manufacturer, and supplier of goal frames and sports netting systems headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1983, the company sells engineered equipment to professional franchises, municipalities, schools, universities, and recreational sports clubs across North America. Its customer base spans the full professional-to-recreational spectrum, anchored by the designation as the Preferred Rink Equipment Supplier to all 31 NHL teams, a relationship that simultaneously functions as the company's primary commercial anchor and its most powerful brand credential in adjacent institutional and youth-hockey purchasing decisions.

The company's product portfolio centers on custom-fabricated hockey goals, soccer and lacrosse goal frames, spectator and barrier netting, and adjacent specialty products including tennis, baseball, and golf equipment. Engineering content is primarily mechanical: products are built to buyer specifications and must satisfy safety and regulatory standards (arena codes, school procurement rules, professional league specifications), with customization around dimensions, branding, padding, and installation context. The Camera Box, deployed during the 2024 Stanley Cup Finals, illustrates incremental product extension into broadcast-facing equipment rather than a fundamental shift in technology stack.

Pro Net Sports generates revenue on a project-based, quote-driven model: customers specify requirements, the company fabricates to those specifications, and orders are fulfilled through direct sales supplemented by channel partnerships such as the 2017 Edge Protech distribution agreement. The business has no disclosed subscription, SaaS, or recurring-revenue component. Operational expansion over the past decade has included a fifth Mississauga facility opened in 2018 (approximately doubling footprint), a website relaunch in 2017, and selective multi-sport diversification, all consistent with a privately held specialty manufacturer reinvesting for steady, incremental growth rather than scale-driven disruption.

Name

Pro Net Sports

Legal name

Pro Net Sports LTD

Website

https://pronetsports.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pro Net Sports is a family-owned Mississauga-based manufacturer of goal frames and sports netting, serving as the Preferred Rink Equipment Supplier to all 31 NHL teams and supplying hockey, soccer, tennis, lacrosse, baseball, and golf equipment to professional, educational, and recreational customers across North America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sports Netting and Goal Equipment Manufacturing

NAICS

Sporting and Athletic Goods Manufacturing (33992), Sporting and Athletic Goods Manufacturing (339920)

SIC

Sporting & Athletic Goods, Nec (3949)

akta.pro primary industry

Team Sports Goals, Nets & Field Equipment Retail (CRAMAEAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Ice Hockey & Field Hockey Equipment Retail (CRAMAEAE), Lacrosse Equipment Retail (CRAMAEAF)

Keywords

• Sports netting products
• Hockey goal frames
• Spectator netting
• Tennis court nets
• Sporting goods manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Mississauga

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Hockey Netting Products: Sale of hockey nets, goal frames, spectator netting, and accessories to professional and amateur hockey organizations. Primary revenue stream serving all 31 NHL teams and minor hockey organizations.
2. Multi-Sport Netting Products: Sale of netting products for tennis, soccer, lacrosse, baseball, and golf applications. Custom solutions for sports facilities, clubs, and municipalities across North America.
3. Bulk Netting: Sale of bulk netting products for large-scale sports facility and venue applications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Pro Net Sports designs, manufactures, and supplies goal frames and nets for hockey and other sports including tennis, soccer, lacrosse, baseball, and golf. The company produces professional-grade hockey packages meeting NHL specifications, multi-material spectator netting for arenas, and bulk netting for sports facilities. As the preferred supplier to all 31 NHL teams, it serves professional franchises, arenas, municipalities, clubs, and recreational customers across North America.

Product overview

Pro Net Sports is a family-owned sporting goods manufacturer specializing in high-quality netting products for professional and amateur sports. The company operates as a single-product manufacturer with a diversified product portfolio organized by sport category. The core product lines include hockey goal frames, nets, and accessories (featuring Professional Hockey Frames, NHL Hockey Packages, various nylon net options with different break strengths and coatings); spectator protection netting (including Black/White Arena Spectator Nets, Clear Monofilament Netting, Protective Ceiling Netting, and NHL-Approved Kevlar Netting); tennis nets; lacrosse frames and netting; and general sports netting for golf, soccer, baseball, and bulk/custom applications. All products can be customized to any height and length at no extra charge. The company serves professional clients including all 31 NHL teams and various international sporting events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Professional Hockey Frame

Quantifiable outcome

• Serving all 31 NHL teams as preferred supplier
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered minor, flagship and core.

• Edge ProtechminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2017Pro Net Sports is a distributor for Edge Protech goal post protectors. Edge Protech was established in 2004 and has sold 32,000 sets worldwide.
• Vancouver 2010 Winter OlympicsflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Official supplier of netting products for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.
• National Hockey League (NHL)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPreferred supplier of goal frames, nets and accessories to all 31 NHL teams. Official supplier for NHL Winter Classic, Heritage Classic, Stadium Series, and All-Star Games. Company has held this designation for over 40 years.
• Honda CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPreferred supplier of spectator netting to Honda Center, home of the NHL Anaheim Ducks.
• Scotiabank Arena (Air Canada Centre)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPreferred supplier of spectator netting to Scotiabank Arena (formerly Air Canada Centre), home of the NHL Toronto Maple Leafs.
• Wells Fargo CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPreferred supplier of spectator netting to Wells Fargo Center, home of the NHL Philadelphia Flyers.
• The Boulevard Club TorontocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTennis club customer supplied with quality tennis netting products.
• City of LondoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal customer supplied with tennis netting for city facilities.
• De La Salle CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational institution customer supplied with tennis netting.
• RIM (Research in Motion) Park WaterloocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor soccer facility customer supplied with soccer netting throughout North America.
• Brampton Youth Soccer ClubminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth soccer organization customer supplied with soccer netting.
• BAAM ProductionsflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner for NHL special event games including Outdoor and Stadium Series. Pro Net Sports works alongside BAAM productions getting NHL Outdoor and Stadium series game nets strung and ready. Long-term relationship spanning multiple years and events.
• ORFA (Ontario Recreation Facilities Association)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIndustry association partner. Pro Net Sports has attended ORFA trade show for over 20 years.
• MBOTminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAffiliate partner organization.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Bauer Hockey: Global leader in ice hockey equipment (skates, sticks, helmets, gloves). Not a direct netting competitor but shares the NHL supplier ecosystem and professional hockey customer base that Pro Net Sports serves.
• CCM Hockey: Major ice hockey equipment brand (sticks, skates, protective gear) competing for the same NHL and elite amateur customer attention. Adjacent category competitor with much larger scale.
• Franklin Sports: Large, broad-line sporting goods manufacturer covering hockey, baseball, basketball, and more, including goals and nets. Not specialized in pro-grade hockey netting like Pro Net Sports but overlaps heavily in amateur/recreational categories.
• Athletica Sport Systems: Manufacturer of indoor and outdoor sports equipment and facility infrastructure including nets, dividers, and gymnasium hardware. Comparable in supplying sports facilities and arenas with installation-relevant hardware.

Direct peers

• Winnwell: Canadian manufacturer of hockey equipment and nets, including goal frames, nets, and accessories for hockey, lacrosse, and ball hockey. Closely comparable in product line, customer type (amateur to pro hockey), and North American distribution model.
• Edwards Sports Products: Hockey specialty manufacturer of nets, goals, and accessories serving hockey programs, rinks, and schools in North America. Direct overlap in product category and customer profile.
• Net World Sports: Large UK-based direct-to-customer sporting goods retailer specializing in goals, nets, and netting across football, hockey, tennis, baseball, lacrosse, and cricket. Direct competitor in multi-sport netting/goal frames with much larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Carson Sporting Goods: Manufacturer of nets and goals for hockey, lacrosse, baseball, and football, with strong focus on institutional buyers (schools, leagues, facilities). Comparable in product mix and B2B sales motion.
• Tiger Sports: UK-based manufacturer of nets and goal frames for hockey, football, cricket, and other team sports. Closely comparable product category (nets/goal frames across multiple sports) with international reach that contrasts with Pro Net Sports' North American footprint.
• Mylec (Mylec Inc.): Manufacturer of hockey goals, nets, and inline/roller hockey equipment, plus street hockey goals. Direct competitor in the goal frame and hockey netting category for amateur and recreational customers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/ProNetSports
• Facebookfacebook.com/PronetsportsLtd
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pro-net-sports
• Instagraminstagram.com/pronetsports/?hl=en
• Xx.com/pronetsRae

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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