Belle Vernon, Pa – Today, cfsbank Event Center held a Grand Re-Opening event `celebrating the revitalization and naming rights partnership with cfsbank. Other announcements that were shared at the event included an overview from Black Bear Sports Group as well as an outlook of the future for Mon Valley Thunder Youth Hockey, Elizabeth Forward High School Hockey, PennWest California Hockey Club and Foundry Adult Hockey.
Keynote speakers for the event were Kevin Acklin, President of Business Operations, Pittsburgh Penguins; Jamison Roth, General Manager, PennWest California Hockey Club; Jared Hill, President, Elizabeth Forward High School Hockey; Peter Adamo, Regional President for the Southwestern Region, Penn Highlands Healthcare; Scott Branovan, Senior Director of Sales and Marketing/Regional
Business Manager for Western PA, Black Bear Sports Group; Bubba Show – Bubba and Melanie, Star 100.7; Ryan Patrick, Director of Adult Hockey, Foundry Adult Hockey and John Gill, Chief Executive Officer, cfsbank. The ribbon cutting was led by Leanna Spada, Executive Director, Mon Valley Chamber of Commerce.
“We are proud to be part of the cfsbank Event Center,” stated cfsbank President and Chief Executive Officer, John Gill. “This venue provides so many opportunities to enhance the quality of life for the Mon Valley and our sponsorship of it, as well as our involvement in the first ever free community day on August 19th, represents our continued commitment to this community.
“We are thrilled to carry forward the longstanding tradition of great ice sports and entertainment this venue has brought to the Mon Valley by Jim Murphy and his team for many years,” said Black Bear Sports Group Founder and CEO Murry N. Gunty. “We appreciate John Gill and cfsbank, they are a fantastic community partner.”
About cfsbank Event Center – cfsbank Event Center, owned by Black Bear Sports Group, Inc. is a multi-purpose venue located in Belle Vernon, a suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania also known as the Mon Valley. The venue measures 65,000 square feet and includes a 2,500-seat arena, a banquet center, meeting rooms, party rooms and a 7-acre outdoor area that is host to many concerts, shows, sporting events, trade shows, expos and corporate or community events that are supported by a fully equipped restaurant, sports pub, concessions, and catering kitchen. The cfsbank Event Center offers a full array for programs, drop-in programs, leagues, themed skating events, public skating, birthdays parties and is the home of The Mon Valley Youth Hockey Association, Penn West-California University Hockey, Ringgold High School Hockey, Elizabeth Forward High School Hockey, Thomas Jefferson High School Hockey and Foundry Adult Hockey. For more information, go to www.cfsbankeventcenter.com.
About cfsbank – cfsbank is a full-service community bank headquartered in Charleroi, PA. It has been an independent and locally managed mutual savings bank since 1935. cfsbank operates 10 offices, spanning four counties including Butler, Fayette, Washington and Westmoreland counties. With a team of 80+ people, cfsbank is committed to exceeding the expectations of our customers and the growth and development of the markets they serve. For more information, go to www.cfsbank.com
About Black Bear Sports Group, Inc. – Black Bear Sports Group, Inc. is a privately held company formed by Murry Gunty and Blackstreet Capital Holdings, LLC in 2015 that seeks investments in sports and entertainment facilities, teams, and youth sports events. Black Bear arenas are clean, professionally managed, and offer world-class recreational programs. Black Bear focuses on ice arenas in metropolitan areas with compelling demographics, markets with a National Hockey League club presence, and arenas with existing youth hockey clubs. Black Bear not only features the ability to acquire healthy and stable arenas but also the expertise required to turn around mismanaged or underperforming facilities. The largest owner/operator of ice arenas in the U.S., Black Bear’s footprint totals 36 facilities across the United States with 68 sheets of indoor ice, four indoor turf fields, 34 youth hockey clubs, four hockey leagues (Atlantic Hockey Federation, Atlantic Girls Hockey Federation, Tier 1 Hockey Federation, National Girls Hockey League), a tournament business (Defender Hockey Tournaments), seven Junior “A” hockey franchises with membership in the United States Hockey League, North American Hockey League, USPHL NCDC, USPHL Premier and Elite, and the Eastern Hockey League, and Foundry Adult Hockey, the largest adult hockey organization in the USA.