Delmont, Pa – Today, Black Bear Sports Group, Inc. and its Pittsburgh, PA operating partner Ice Rink Performance Group led by Scott Branovan, announced a new brand name for Center Ice Arena in Delmont PA. The facility will now be known as Palmer Imaging Arena. Palmer Products Imaging President Jeff Miller stated, “This sports facility is part of the fabric of the community we have been a part of for over 50 years. We are thrilled to associate our brand with an asset that provides such an amazing array of programming, featuring affordable family entertainment that promotes physical activity and healthy lifestyles as well as other amenities for the citizens in our area.”
“What an honor to be partnered with Palmer Products Imaging, a company that has been a mainstay in the community for over 50 years “said Black Bear Sports Group Founder and CEO Murry Gunty. “We appreciate Jeff Miller’s confidence in our facility and our operating team”
About Palmer Imaging Arena – Owned by Black Bear Sports Group, Inc. is a multi-purpose sports facility located in Delmont, PA. Opened in 1997, the 125,000 square-foot facility includes three NHL-sized ice rinks, with one of the ice rinks converting in March through August to dry floor concrete /sport court. These ice rinks are complimented by two meeting/party rooms that support a variety of corporate and community functions as well as group outings/field trips. Palmer Imaging Arena’s mix of surfaces provides for a host of programs, program drop ins, leagues, themed events, expos, trade shows, shows and concerts. The facility is home to many user groups as along with a variety of on-site businesses including Wallace Fitness, KoSports Hockey, Vocelli Pizza – Delmont, and Red Line Hockey.
About Palmer Products Imaging – For over fifty years, Palmer Products Imaging has been printing and installing for our clients to effectively communicate through graphics and signage. We understand the importance of effectively delivering your message and we strive to do it beautifully through our prints. We produce large format full-color digital graphics for Point of Purchase displays, vehicles, trade show displays, floor graphics, banners, custom signage, custom wall murals, as well as decals and labels. Palmer Products Imaging can help you spread your message far and wide.
About Black Bear Sports Group, Inc. – 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, 16 youth hockey clubs, one youth hockey league, the Atlantic Hockey Federation, and three Junior “A” hockey franchises in the United States Hockey League, North American Hockey League and Eastern Hockey League.
Contact: Ryan Scott – Rscott@blackbearsportsgroup.com