Black Bear’s Top Junior Hockey Teams, Including the Youngstown Phantoms, the Maryland Black Bears, and the PAL Jr. Islanders, Showcase Incredible Talent in a Breakout 2025-26 Season
Sunrise, FL, April 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Black Bear Sports Group, one of the nation’s premier youth and junior hockey development organizations, is celebrating the 2025-26 junior hockey regular season as the most successful in its history. Three of its teams—the Youngstown Phantoms of the United States Hockey League (USHL), the Maryland Black Bears of the North American Hockey League (NAHL), and the PAL Jr. Islanders of the National Collegiate Development Conference (NCDC)—delivered record-setting performances at the team and individual levels, and saw top program alumni make their mark on NCAA Division I Ice Hockey and the National Hockey League (NHL). The Phantoms and Black Bears also each captured regular season championships in their respective leagues.
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