Top East Coast AAA Youth Hockey Clubs Partner with SuperSeries for New Showcase Series

Bethesda, MD (March 15, 2021) – SuperSeries AAA (“SuperSeries”) is pleased to announce the formation of the Eastern Exposure Series (“EES”) to start play in the upcoming 2021-2022 season. The EES is a collection of premier Tier I/AAA youth hockey organizations that share a vision for player-focused development. The regional showcase series will bring some of the Northeast’s highest rated players and organizations together beginning this fall. The EES will be built around the following founder organizations at the 13U, 14U, 15U, 16U and 18U levels: Boston Hockey Academy, Cape Cod Whalers, Carolina Jr. Hurricanes, Esmark Stars, Flyers Elite, Mercer Chiefs, New Jersey 87’s Elite, Philadelphia Jr. Flyers, Philadelphia Revolution, Rochester Jr. Americans, Rockets Hockey Club, Team Maryland, and Westchester Express.

The EES will be accepting applications from guest teams who would like to attend our events.  

EES events will be focused on exposure and development, all the while maintaining competitive games at each level. All games will be streamed live with broadcasters providing maximum collegiate, junior hockey and prep school exposure. Line charts will be published for every game and data analytics software packages will be made available for purchase for all players. Each showcase will feature four games at every level with schedules geared to minimize school absences as well as a calendar that will accommodate league schedules by avoiding large league weekends as much as possible.

“We are thrilled to follow-up our highly successful Midwest Exposure Series with the EES,” said Steve Dubinsky, former NHL player and Co-Founder of SuperSeries. “We believe that we have the right partners on the East Coast and that we will provide competitive games with great exposure for players looking to move on to Juniors and Collegiate play.” 

“SuperSeries has a reputation for providing highly competitive games at all levels of play,” said Jeremy Dallow, Co-Founder and Commissioner. “We expect to continue this philosophy while providing unmatched exposure to our EES founders thru the use of the best technology, broadcasting, and analytics in the industry.” 

About the Eastern Exposure Series
The Eastern Exposure Series is a USA Hockey Sanctioned, Tier I youth hockey showcase series that provides elite AAA games throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, while trying to provide maximum collegiate and junior hockey exposure for its club members and families. The EES is managed by SuperSeries AAA on behalf of its 12 founder clubs and will initially have over 120 AAA teams during its inaugural 2021-22 season. 

About SuperSeries AAA
SuperSeries AAA is the leading AAA/Tier I tournament and showcase company in North America. SuperSeries hosts 50 events annually throughout the USA and Canada, including the signature events Boston Breakout, Top Tie, the Triple Crown and The Clash. SuperSeries also sponsors the Exposure Series including both the Midwest and Eastern Series, monthly showcase events designed to promote our customers’ players to play in college. SuperSeries AAA is led by Jeremy Dallow and ex-NHLers Steve Dubinsky and Wayne Primeau.  

Contact Info
SuperSeries AAA
Jeremy Dallow, Commissioner
jeremy@superseriesaaa.com

Blackstreet Capital Holdings affiliate Black Bear acquires Second Jersey Shore ice rink

March 12, 2021 10:34 AM Eastern Standard TimeHOWELL, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--An affiliate of Black Bear Sports Group, Inc. (“Black Bear”) has acquired Howell Ice Arena in Howell, NJ (the “Arena”). The Monmouth County based ice skating rink features two ice sheets, a snack bar and a pro shop. Over 500 local youth and high school hockey players use the Arena as their home ice rink. Black Bear, the largest owner/operator of ice rinks in the U.S., was founded by CEO Murry Gunty in 2015. Howell Ice Arena was the ninth ice rink acquisition by Black Bear in New Jersey to date.

“We now have the foundation to create one of the strongest Tier II clubs in the state as well as the ability to develop a first class organization that plays AAA level competition that finally serves the needs of our families in that part of New Jersey.”

Black Bear owns and operates the Jersey Shore Arena in Wall, NJ, and operates the Jersey Shore Wildcats youth hockey club, member of the New Jersey Youth Hockey League. Black Bear recently announced the formation of the Atlantic Hockey Federation (“AHF”), a new Tier-II hockey showcase league in the Mid-Atlantic in which the Wildcats will participate.

“With our Jersey Shore Arena three-rink facility just five miles away, we expect to accommodate all of our existing customer’s needs and deliver higher quality programming to the community with the two rinks working together,” said Ryan Scott, Vice President of Black Bear. ”We expect to build on the strong foundation of figure skating and hockey at Howell Ice Arena and bring more tournaments and competitions to the area, including AHF showcases next season.”
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About Black Bear Sports Group, Inc.
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Black Bear Sports Group, Inc. is a privately held company formed by Murry Gunty and Blackstreet Capital Holdings, LLC in 2015 that seeks investments in sports and entertainment facilities, teams and youth sports events. Black Bear arenas are clean and professionally managed and offer world-class recreational programs. Black Bear focuses on ice arenas in metropolitan areas with compelling demographics, markets with a National Hockey League club presence and arenas with existing youth hockey clubs. Black Bear has the ability to acquire healthy and stable arenas, but also to turn around under-managed or under-performing facilities. The largest owner/operator of ice rinks in the U.S., Black Bear’s footprint totals 25 facilities across the United States with 47 sheets of indoor ice, three indoor turf fields, 15 youth hockey clubs and three Junior “A” hockey franchises in the United States Hockey League, North American Hockey League and Eastern Hockey League.