But part of the reason that travel hockey and specifically that travel hockey league that my son plays in is so expensive is because the league he plays in is owned in part by private equity. The American Hockey League. Excuse me, The American Hockey Federation, which is a youth hockey program that my son plays in, is owned by a company called Black Bear Sports. They don't just own the league, they own many of the rinks that the games are played in. Black Bear ownership's roots are in private equity. (01:30–01:39)
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