Ice Hockey

9/11/2026 |  Parents Sue Black Bear Sports Over Youth Hockey Hotel Tactics (Front Office Sports) Youth hockey operator Black Bear Sports Group has been hit with a proposed class action lawsuit from parents who claim the company coerces families into using designated hotels, charges undisclosed fees, and collects kickbacks from hotel partners.
The suit, filed Sept. 1 in Delaware federal court, takes aim at Black Bear, which came under fire last year following a story from The Lever headlined “Wall Street Is Paywalling Your Kids’ Sports.”

9/10/2026 |  Philadelphia Arena Project Quietly Updates Rendering That Initially Appeared to Exclude Women Fans (Front Office Sports) Just two days after the Flyers and Sixers jointly released exterior renderings of the new arena the teams are building in South Philadelphia, the project’s website quietly swapped in a new rendering depicting Flyers fans arriving at the arena.

9/9/2026 |  PWHL lands first season-long US national broadcast deal with Scripps Sports for upcoming 4th year (Associated Press (AP)) The newly expanded PWHL enters its fourth season by securing its first season-long U.S. national broadcast deal with Scripps Sports, the women’s hockey league announced on Wednesday.

9/8/2026 |  The US tariff on Canadian imports could send already soaring hockey gear prices even higher (Associated Press (AP)) Kelly Rand’s teenage twin boys playing hockey in St. Paul, Minnesota, are going through growth spurts that force the family to buy new equipment what seems like all the time.
The goaltender’s $400 helmet in 2022 now runs $1,000. The chest protector they got last year for $465 now goes for $900.

9/1/2026 |  Stars games to reportedly stream on Prime Video (Sports Media Watch) The Dallas Stars are leaving Victory+ for Amazon’s Prime Video, with games produced directly by the NHL under its centralized solution, according to a report by Alex Silverman of Sports Business Journal.