I was told it would take years to get a brand new club up and running.

why don't you like black bear?  not looking forward to paying for their new video service, i.e. not livebarn, so you can "Watch your kid play" when you can't be there?
#goodforhockey!

why don't you like black bear?  not looking forward to paying for their new video service, i.e. not livebarn, so you can "Watch your kid play" when you can't be there?
#goodforhockey!

I don't like BB for multiple reasons:

1. Prices 25% higher than other rinks and they control all rinks within and hour of my house.
2. THF travel for league games is insane- 5 hotels for league games- not showcases- why do we need to play teams in CT, NY, Pittsburgh, and VA when there are plenty of teams in SE PA/NJ? 
3. Showcases/Tournaments are all hotel stays and BB picked them for us- all at BB owned rinks 4 more hotel stays! Can't wait for the 5+hr drive to Rochester, 9+ hrs to Detroit, and 12hr to Chicago and have to fly to Minnesota. Or just pay for flights for all 4 that will be 3x's cost of driving!
4. BBTV a joke, costs more money and LB still needed- this is not for me, but for grandparents that want to see their grandson play but can't travel
5. Fee to register for league- no explanation what fee is for except- "higher fees for THF"
6. Snack bars in BB rinks suck, it they even have one!
7. Uniforms from their crappy supplier suck!
8. Rinks need a ton of work, are not clean and smell

My son is moving on to prep school after this season, so no more BB. The complaints I here from other parents echo my own. On their website they say: "Manage our hockey clubs to provide convenient, high-level competition at an affordable price". This is boldfaced false advertising. HAlf the teams in the THF are low AA, the travel is not convenient and the price is off the charts compared to AYHL rinks. They need to be sued!