Black Bear Risky for a Youth season? avoid?

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Question, should black bear rink/clubs be avoided?:

Side 1:
Freeze contract terminated due to February non-payment – Aspen Ice Arena

Side 2:
New Jersey Freeze - 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019 USA Hockey National Bound Teams

The last thing I want is my kids season to get nerfed half way through by a "business decision" that probably has ulterior motives.  Reminds me of last year's Brick saga, who play at a BB rink now..huh..Maybe BB learned from that.

NJ and You... "Perfect Together"

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You watch they will offer to buy the Freeze now that they have nowhere to play. Freeze won't have any any other option but to accept

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I’d avoid if I could simply because they won’t allow LiveBarn, but take in the 30% fee anyway. With multiple kids playing hockey, LiveBarn is an amazing tool to be able to have.

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Freeze are done, will be known as NJ Jets.   Expect to see Wildcats and Brick merge at JSA under the BB umbrella... times are changing for youth hockey, good luck.

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Could see a place like Howell be of interest to BB, fits the model of other rinks they have scooped up

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Never Happen!
Wait what? It what?

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Fear the Bear

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As a player for a program close to the Freeze, and having friends that play for the Freeze they had it coming. Freeze were asking for more money in tuition from parents, and in return seem to have pocketed the money instead of putting it towards ice time. They haven't increased ice slots, have not payed coaches, and have not been paying BBSG (the rink owners) for the ice slots. So in turn, Black Bear kicked them out. Seems like next year Freeze will be replaced with NJ Jets Tier 2 and Tier 1 and Black Bear will give more ice slots to a nearby owned team, the Skylands Kings in a co-rink partnership.

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Who is next Bear target?

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Bear buys Howell -- would think Brick is next, get the trifecta JSA, Howell, OIP