TEXAS TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Wings West, a popular indoor ice rink complex near Kalamazoo that was shuttered last month, is being taken over by a Maryland-based company that promised to have it back open for the 2026-2027 season. Black Bear Sports Group, which owns and operates dozens of ice arenas across the country, said […]
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Summary: An affiliate of Black Bear Sports Group is taking over operation of Wings West Ice Facility in Kalamazoo, with plans to address the refrigeration system failure that forced its closure on September 12, 2025. The transition ensures hundreds of local athletes and families will have continued access to the ice, with repairs and upgrades
CFSBANK EVENT CENTER CELEBRATES MON VALLEY THUNDER YOUTH HOCKEY “LOGAN COOLEY NIGHT” Belle Vernon, PA – Thursday, August 21 was “Logan Cooley Night” at cfsbank Event Center as the Mon Valley Thunder Youth Hockey Club paid tribute to Logan Cooley who now plays in the National Hockey League for the Utah Mammoth. Logan got his
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Bethesda, MD – BIGGBY® COFFEE is excited to announce its fourth ice arena naming rights partnership with Black Bear Sports Group, Inc., with the addition of Arctic Coliseum Ice Arena, which will now be known as BIGGBY® COFFEE Ice Cube- Chelsea. “We are thrilled to be partnered with BIGGBY® COFFEE and are excited to extend
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The United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL) is pleased to announce that packages for the new USPHL+ streaming platform on Black Bear TV are now on sale. Back on May 15, Black Bear TV was named as the new and exclusive broadcast and streaming provider for the USPHL beginning with the 2025-26 season. Black Bear TV will stream all
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Mon, June 16, 2025 EAST BRUNSWICK – The Township Council has selected an operator for its new municipal ice arena. The Council approved a resolution at its June 9 meeting authorizing an agreement with Black Bear Corp., doing business as Pro Skate Arena, for the service. “This is a big deal,” said Mayor Brad Cohen, adding
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ANN ARBOR, MI — Romeo parents Matthew and Teresa Kavanaugh travel all over the state for their three sons’ AAA travel hockey games. They saw a need for healthier and fresher food options at ice rinks. Their chain of ice arena eateries has expanded to Ann Arbor with plans to do the same in Chelsea.
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The Jr. Mounties are proud to announce that their 6U-12U teams will be joining the Eastern Hockey Federation for the 2025-26 season. The program plans to field seven youth teams: Mite Futures, Mite AAA 7U, Mite AAA 8U, Squirt Minor 9U, Squirt Major 10U, PeeWee Minor 11U, and PeeWee Major 12U. “We’re thrilled to bring
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Repost from WKBN Youth hockey in the Valley has grown over the years, especially with the success of the USHL Youngstown Phantoms and the Pittsburgh Penguins. In Youngstown at the Deep Freeze Ice Arena, organizers are trying to get more kids involved in the ice sport. “I was crazy scared and what kept me going was scoring
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