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I don’t want anyone here to miss their opportunity for their kids to play AAA mite.

I only have the slightest bit of knowledge about the Black Bear group. So I'm genuinely looking for some insight from somebody that knows something about them. Yes I read thru the other thread about them buying up the rinks, forming these leauges and tournaments, seemingly getting involved in every aspect of youth Hockey. This business model seems like it could make perfect sense, they take what are essentially ma and pa local ice rinks that are often struggling, and take advantage of economic efficiencies of running a larger all encompassing business. And hopefully that is the case. But you only have to look back a few years to Legacy global sports. They were buying up all the tournament companies and seemingly consolidating all the youth sports. Scouting kids, building selects teams, running camps, tourneys and everything else. Then suddenly without much notice Legacy was in bankruptcy. Teams and parents were left without tournaments and team and tournament fees were long gone. The South Kent select boys fled across the border and set up shop at Bishop Kearney. I don't know if you can draw any similarities here, but both were cases with private equity money suddenly poured into the industry. And I'd have to think there should be some concern of things ending badly. Anybody care to tell me I'm crazy to think this?