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WELCOME TAYLOR ADOLPHSON AS THE NEW CO-DIRECTOR OF HOCKEY AND DEVELOPMENT

February 29, 2024

WELCOME TAYLOR ADOLPHSON AS THE NEW CO-DIRECTOR OF HOCKEY AND DEVELOPMENT

2024-2025 Wolf Pack 2015 Squirt Minor Coaching Announcement

March 2, 2024

Introducing Our 2015 Squirt Minor Coaching Team: Zach Boorman and Adam Blanchette

2024

Hartford Junior Wolf Pack 10U are CHC Tier IV Pavilion Division Champions

March 2024

Hartford Junior Wolf Pack 10U are CHC Tier IV Pavilion Division Champions

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Hartford Jr Lady Wolf Pack 14-2 are New England Regional Champions

March 2024

Hartford Jr Lady Wolf Pack 14-2 are New England Regional Champions and have punched their ticket to South Dakota!!

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Hartford Jr Lady Wolf Pack 14-2 are Tier 2 State Champions!

February 2024

Hartford Jr Lady Wolf Pack 14-2 are Tier 2 State Champions!

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Hartford Jr Lady Wolf Pack 14-1 are Tier 1 State Champs!!

February 2024

Hartford Jr Lady Wolf Pack 14-1 are Tier 1 State Champs!!

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2014 Squirt Majors win the 9U AA Silver Cup Championship

February 2024

Hartford Junior Wolf Pack 2014 Squirt Minors win the AHF Silver Cup Championship!!

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2024-2025 Wolf Pack 2015 Squirt Minor Coaching Announcement

March 2024

Announcing the 2024-2025 Wolf Pack 2015 Squirt Minor Coaching Team, Zac Boorman and Adam Blanchette!!

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Taylor Adolphson Named Co-Director of Hockey and Development

February 2024

WELCOME TAYLOR ADOLPHSON AS THE NEW CO-DIRECTOR OF HOCKEY AND DEVELOPMENT

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2023

Black Bear Sports Group Launches National Academy

August 2023

2023 USHL Clark Cup Champion Youngstown Phantoms affiliated academy to field teams at U18, U16 and U15 Bethesda, MD – Black Bear Sports Group, Co-owner of the 2023 USHL Clark Cup Champion Youngstown Phantoms, has announced the formation of the Black Bear National Academy. The program will begin play in the 2024/25 season and will …

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The National Girls Hockey League Celebrates 5 Years

July 2023

Repost from NGHL [Bethesda, MD] – The National Girls Hockey League (NGHL) is thrilled to announce its upcoming milestone as it prepares to embark on its fifth season for 2023-24. Over the past years, the NGHL has become the leading organization dedicated to providing exceptional opportunities for girls in hockey nationwide. With its supplementary schedule, well-run …

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Black Bear Sports Group Releases Official Statement on Youth Hockey Rankings

December 2023

The “spread” has no place in youth hockey Black Bear Sports Group recently started the Hockey Power Rankings (“HPR”) as an alternative to MyHockeyRankings (“MHR”). MyHockeyRankings has been the only ranking source in youth hockey for many years and originally was used to help families schedule competitive games. Unfortunately, as its power grew, people and …

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2022

Foundry Adult Hockey Launches Novice Draft League

August 2022

Bethesda, MD- Today, Foundry Adult Hockey, part of Black Bear Sports Group, the largest adult hockey organization in the U.S. launched another new offering, the Foundry Adult Hockey Novice Draft League. The league is designed for graduates of the Foundry Adult Hockey Get in the Game Learn to Play Hockey Program to continue on their hockey journey. Foundry Adult Hockey’s …

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Black Bear Sports Group Partners with Apex Learning Virtual School

June 2022

Bethesda, MD- Black Bear Sports Group has finalized a multi-year marketing and sponsorship partnership with Apex Learning Virtual School. The partnership provides for the title sponsorship for the Atlantic Hockey Federation and Tier 1 Hockey Federation spring parity events as well as significant digital marketing, branding, and on-site seminars throughout the Black Bear Sports Group ice arena portfolio. …

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Pure Hockey Becomes Black Bear Sports Group’s Official Hockey Equipment Partner

May 2022

Bethesda, MD- Black Bear Sports Group has finalized a multi-year marketing and hockey equipment procurement agreement with Pure Hockey. The agreement provides for entry level hockey equipment options for both youth and adult first time hockey players throughout its ice arena portfolio. “Growing hockey participation in all of our facilities is our lifeblood, “said Black …

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Cintas Corporation Becomes Black Bear Sports Group’s Official Facility Services, First Aid and Safety Partner

May 2022

Bethesda, MD- Black Bear Sports Group has finalized a multi-year marketing, facility service, first aid and safety agreement with Cintas Corporation. The agreement will provide for the full array of Cintas cleaning products with branded dispensers as well as first aid and AED equipment supported by training and certifications for Black Bear Sports Group staff members throughout …

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Tier 1 Hockey Federation & U.S. Premier Hockey League Announce Collaboration

March 2022

BETHESDA, MD — Black Bear Sports Group, Inc., (“Black Bear”), the United States Premier Hockey League (“USPHL”) and the Tier 1 Hockey Federation (“THF”) are pleased to announce a collaboration of their youth and midget hockey activities.  Teams at all ages from Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania will play in the …

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Atlantic Hockey Federation Announces Full Season Girls Division for 2022-23

February 2022

AHF announces full season girls division and adds new members Bethesda, MD (February 16, 2022) – The Atlantic Hockey Federation (“AHF”) is pleased to announce a new girls division for the 2022-23 season, the Atlantic Girls Hockey Federation (“AGHF”). Founding members of the AGHF include the: Allegheny Badgers, Brewster Lady Bulldogs, Hartford Jr. Wolfpack, Lehigh …

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Black Bear Sports Group Launches Tier 1 Hockey Federation

January 2022

Play scheduled to begin for the 2022/23 hockey season Bethesda, MD – Black Bear Sports Group is proud to announce the Tier 1 Hockey Federation (“THF”), a new hockey federation designed to facilitate scheduling among rink owners in the Eastern U.S. and the clubs located in their buildings. Initially, the THF will have 12 Founding …

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Black Bear Sports Group to Acquire Enfield Twin Rinks

January 2022

Sean Provost named as incoming General Manager and Hockey Director Hartford, CT – An affiliate of Black Bear Sports Group, Inc. (“Black Bear”) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Enfield Twin Rinks in Enfield, CT (the “Arena”). The deal is expected to close in the next 30 days. The Arena features two …

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Black Bear Sports Group Acquires 34th Ice Arena Blackstreet Capital Holdings affiliate Black Bear acquires Newington Ice Arena

December 2022

Newington, CT – An affiliate of Black Bear Sports Group, Inc. (“Black Bear”) has acquired the Newington Ice Arena in Newington, CT (the “Arena”). The Arena features two ice sheets, a pro shop and snack bar, a golf simulator and multiple leased locker rooms and offices. The Arena is also home to many figure skaters …

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2021

NGHL Partnership with ICEBERG Sports Analytics and the Prospect Exchange (TPE).

July 2021

The National Girls Hockey League (NGHL) is excited to announce its new partnership with ICEBERG Sports Analytics and theProspect Exchange (TPE). Beginning with the 2021-22 season, NGHL member clubs in the Red Division at the 14,16, and 19 age levels will receive access to ICEBERG Analytics’ Premium X product at league events where game clips and advanced stats …

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Black Bear Sports Group Hires First Ever Female Junior Hockey Coach for 2021-22 Season

June 2021

Kim Weiss hired as Assistant Bench Coach for North American Hockey League’s Maryland Black Bears Bethesda, MD (June 21, 2021) – ​Black Bear Sports Group, the largest youth hockey and ice rink business in North America (“Black Bear Sports”), is pleased to announce the immediate hiring of Kimberly Weiss as Assistant Bench Coach for the Maryland …

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Black Bear Sports Group Partners with National Girls Hockey League to Grow Girls Hockey Across the Country

May 2021

Black Bear Sports Group, Inc. (“Black Bear”) has partnered with Kathryn Kehoe and Sean O’Brien, founders of the National Girls Hockey League (“NGHL”) to expand the footprint of the league and provide more resources and opportunities to promote the growth of girls ice hockey programs in the United States. Kathryn and the NGHL team will …

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Black Bear Sports Group Creates Black Bear Selects Team To Compete In International Competition

January 2021

Team will compete at World Selects Trophy in Nashville, TN from June 28-July 2, 2021. Philadelphia, PA (January 27, 2021)- Black Bear Sports Group has created a new invitation only tournament hockey team at the 2006 birth year level called Black Bear Selects. The team will compete at the international World Selects Trophy from June 28-July …

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Black Bear Sports Group, Hartford Jr. Wolfpack hire Bob Ferraris as Hockey Director of Hartford Jr. Wolfpack AAA and Champions Ice Center

December 2021

Coach Ferraris to remain as Varsity Head Coach of Trinity-Pawling Boys Hockey Cromwell, CT – Black Bear Sports Group, Inc. is pleased to announce the hiring of Coach Bobby Ferraris as the incoming Hockey Director of the Hartford Jr. Wolfpack AAA Youth Hockey Club. Coach Ferraris will join Bob Crawford and the current Jr. Wolfpack …

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Black Bear Sports Group Launches Largest Co-Ed Adult Learn to Play Hockey Program in the U.S.A.

December 2021

Foundry Adult Hockey – Get in the Game Registration Opens Today Bethesda, MD – Today, Black Bear Sports Group’s most recent vertically integrated program expansion, Foundry Adult Hockey, the largest and most comprehensive adult hockey organization in the U.S.A., is proud to announce that registration is open for GET IN THE GAME, a new co-ed learn to play hockey …

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Black Bear Sports Group to Acquire 28th and 29th Ice Arenas

November 2021

Blackstreet Capital Holdings affiliate Black Bear acquires Two Hartford Area Ice Rinks Hartford, CT – An affiliate of Black Bear Sports Group, Inc. (“Black Bear”) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Champions Skating Center in Cromwell, CT and Bolton Ice Palace in Bolton, CT (the “Arenas”). The Agreement is subject to normal course closing …

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2020

Black Bear Sports Group Partners with Ice Arena Owners to Form the Atlantic Hockey Federation

December 2020

BETHESDA, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Black Bear Sports Group, Inc., (“Black Bear”), Keith Primeau, the Montgomery Blue Devils, New Jersey Bandits, New Jersey Rockets, Hollydell Hurricanes and Team Philadelphia (the “Founders”) are proud to announce the official launch of the Atlantic Hockey Federation (“AHF”), a USA Hockey Sanctioned, Tier-II Youth Hockey League that will facilitate games and showcases …

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2019

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2018

Black Bear Sports Group and Affiliate Acquires Tenth Ice Arena

August 2018

MILFORD, Conn – Black Bear Sports Group, Inc. (“BBSG” or the “Company”) has acquired the Milford Ice Pavilion in Milford, CT (the “Arena”). The Arena houses one NHL-size ice sheet and is home to the Southern Connecticut Stars Youth Hockey Association and various local high schools. BBSG was founded by Murry Gunty in 2015. ​“We’re …

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2017

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2016

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