Black Bear Sports Group Wins Arbitration Against Rogue USA Hockey Affiliate CHC A Black Bear Sports Group affiliate purchased Champions Skating Center in Cromwell, CT in January 2022. Champions also sponsors the Hartford Jr. Wolfpack, a designated Tier 1 club that has been a fixture of hockey in Connecticut for the past 20 years under the direction of hockey legend Bob Crawford…

Murry Gunty’s letter to Dr. Chris Howard of RMU — Dear Dr. Howard: I am sending this letter to the entire leadership team at Robert Morris University with the hope that someone will respond to me. I am the Founder and CEO of Black Bear Sports Group, the largest owner/operator of ice rinks in the United States with 27 rinks…

Kim Weiss hired as Assistant Bench Coach for North American Hockey League’s Maryland Black Bears BETHESDA, Md., Jun 21, 2021 — Black Bear Sports Group, the largest youth hockey and ice rink business in North America, is pleased to announce the immediate hiring of Kimberly Weiss as Assistant Bench Coach…

The May purchase of Itron’s Greenwood, South Carolina facility by an investment group headed by Blackstreet Capital is the second time the Maryland private equity firm has rescued a local company from the brink of closure. In a deal supported by the mayor and members of the Greenwood City Council…

March 5, 2020 - The Guns N Hoses Hockey Weekend with the Maryland Black Bears will be held March 7 at the ice arena in Odenton. The Maryland Black Bears will be playing the Johnstown Tomahawks in a two-game home series while showing support to the Anne Arundel County Police Department and the County Fire Department. Blackstreet Capital is a Bethesda-based private company that was founded in 2015. Its chief executive officer Murry Gunty is a lifelong hockey fan who founded Black Bear based on combining his turnaround experience with his passion for the game of hockey. Black Bear’s goal is to save older rinks by investing capital to bring their facilities up to modern standards and provide programming for its hockey and figure skating communities.

Black Bear Sports acquires 5th ice arena in N.J. An affiliate of Black Bear Sports Group, Inc. has acquired the Igloo in Mt. Laurel Township, NJ. The Arena houses two NHL-size ice sheets, an athletic training gym, and is home to the Igloo Jaguars Youth Hockey Club and local high school, college and recreational hockey programs. …

An affiliate of Black Bear Sports Group, Inc. has acquired Aspen Ice Arena in Randolph, NJ. The Arena houses two NHL-size ice sheets, an exercise studio and is home to the New Jersey Freeze Youth Hockey Club, Delbarton School Green Wave, Randolph Rams High School and various other local high…

Blackstreet Capital Management today announced that Blackstreet Capital Partners II, LP raised $91 million of equity capital in 2008. This is the first closing of the fund, which is expected grow to $125 million. “We are grateful for the confidence and support of both our long-time and new investors,” said Murry N. Gunty, Founder and Managing Director of Blackstreet Capital Management. “This fund will allow us to capitalize on the unique opportunities we anticipate in 2009 and beyond.”