Theo DiPauli loves playing hockey. He started at a young age and his goal is to someday "go pro." But he's far from your everyday 15-year-old American boy with a stick and skates. Theo hails from ...

Mission Hockey, of Santa Ana, Calif., recently signed the Detroit Red Wings right winger to a two-year endorsement deal to use their gloves, skates and sticks.

Bauer, hockey’s iconic equipment maker, has bought up rival Mission-Itech Hockey in a deal that brings together the leaders in skates, facemasks, goal equipment and other protective gear.