Growth and expansion Black Bear is actively investing in facilities and renovations, including recent asset purchases in Michigan and Kalamazoo, signaling a willingness to acquire and upgrade venues. This creates opportunities to offer facility management software, energy efficiency solutions, security systems, and sport-specific analytics platforms for operating expanded sites.

Leadership transition With new interim CEO and co-presidents of hockey operations appointed in 2026, there is likely a strategic shift and openness to fresh partnerships, consulting, or pilot programs in areas such as customer experience, revenue optimization, sponsorship sales, and program development.

Antitrust scrutiny Regulatory attention around potential antitrust issues may drive the company to seek compliant, transparent solutions in vendor management, contract auditing, competitive benchmarking, and compliance advisory services to mitigate risk and assure governance.

Youth hockey focus The organization emphasizes affordable access and growth of youth participation, presenting sales opportunities for price-flexible memberships, scholarships management platforms, youth program software, equipment rental partnerships, and community outreach programs.

Tech modernization A mixed tech stack including Snowplow, WordPress, Shopify and email services indicates ongoing digital presence and data collection needs. Potential upsell to analytics-driven marketing platforms, CRM enhancements, e-commerce optimization, and security or deliverability improvements.