Sports apparel helps protect players from injury and comes in handy during Hockey Prom. Gear up with today's Groupon: for $25, you get $50 worth of sporting goods at Dave's Sport Shop in Maple Grove.

The newly opened Dave's Sport Shop furnishes active clients with athletic equipment for an array of team sports, including a vast selection of hockey gear. Customers can learn to glide gracefully with the Winwell skate trainer ($34.99) or set up the Winwell mini hockey net ($39.99) for baby's first goal. The Bauer Hockey Trapper hat ($39.99) warms noggins in cool climes and the Bauer hockey XR3 backpack bag ($59.99) stores necessary game gear. Shoppers can don an NHL jersey emblazoned with the name of a favorite player or select one of more than 1,000 hockey sticks to practice slapshots or give shoddy vaudeville acts the hook.