JT's Slapshot Hockey Shop, Urbandale IA

All really good people and know there gear well! This is the only place I trust to sharpen my skates.

Always a pleasure to come shop the best Hockey shop in the Midwest! This staff is the bomb!

Best Hockey Shop! Best Service around. So thankful this shop is in town to meet all our hockey needs!

This shop is AWESOME! I personally know the owner and he loves and cares about the sport as well as the people who play it. The shop is well stocked and they have a price match guarantee if you find a better deal elsewhere. Online shopping is quick and so is the delivery! Though hockey is a winter sport, JT's Slapshot Hockey Shop is open year round.

Best place in Des Moines to get hockey gear. They have a huge selection and the staff really knows what they are talking about because a lot of them play. Great place to buy gifts for hockey fans as well.

JT’s is the place for all things hockey equipment (and lacrosse) in the DSM area. The new store location is much bigger than the last one and it’s obvious that the change was needed. Always helpful staff and as hockey season rolls around we often find ourselves at JT’s. Plenty of options to choose from and they are usually pretty well stocked. We will miss the previous/smaller store a bit for nostalgia reasons, but the new store is a sign that hockey is growing in the area and that’s a good thing to see.

I love this place. I've been coming here since I was a kid. They have anything hockey!

We drove from Cedar Rapids to get to JT Slapshot Hockey Shop (about 2 hours) and I am so glad we did! Huge selection of awesome gear, lots of variety, and the staff was the icing on the cake.

As a mom new to hockey, I was a little over my head, but a sales associate came right over and helped us. Scanned my son's foot size (cool machine) and then got us some skates to try on. Then we went and got a helmet which he grabbed the correct size for us right away and checked to make sure it fit. Showed us how to adjust the straps. The whole process was so smooth, I went ahead and got gloves, a hockey stick, a street ball, and wrapping tape. He helped us with all of it and explained a lot of things, in a matter of 15 minutes. They even cut our hockey stick down and wrapped it for us for our first time.

It's a far drive for us, but I will go back there to get the rest of our hockey needs from now on. Great service!

Been here a few times for random jerseys or sticks. Always end up spending more than I expect because they always have something really awesome just hanging out. Inventory for equipment and memorabilia is outstanding. Always have a great experience in store and enjoy talking to the staff about hockey or any questions. Recommend them to anyone already playing or interested in playing hockey, the staff will get you exactly what you need and you'll leave happy and excited loving your new gear.

Love JT's! They are very knowledgeable and are always willing to help. As a Chiropractor I also greatly appreciate their knowledge on all the up to date safety features to protect our athletes. Thank you JT's!

Super helpful staff! Extensive hockey equipment selection & smaller lacrosse section too.

Needed a pair of inline skates for size 14 shoes extremely helpful & held the size I needed for a few days until I could get my grandson down here to try them on. AWESOME STAFF!

I originally gave this retailer three stars, but I'm genuinely pleased to upgrade it to five stars. My first visit, it appeared that they stocked little to nothing of the beginner to mid range equipment, (a practice by some retailers in monopoly situations to force customers to buy only expensive gear) but that seems to have been a temporary inventory issue. Today's visit showed me a much wider selection than I would have expected from even larger stores, with a further array of clearance gear very aggressively priced.

Two other factors that need to be mentioned: the extremely professional and helpful staff (consistent with my last visit, to be fair) and the store's support for community endeavors like the Ames Hockey Girls Clinic. The store has a privileged position in the region, but instead of exploiting it unethically, seems to consider it a responsibility, to its absolute credit.

Opened their doors even when they were closed to help me out with some skate sharpening. Class act.