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Chris Murphy: “They [Black Bear Sports] actually did this in suburban…”

Featuring: Chris Murphy, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Connecticut

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One of the ways that Black Bear does this is to push kids into these expensive travel programs and gut the quality of the lower cost recreational leagues. They [Black Bear Sports] actually did this in suburban Pittsburgh where they took over a league they promised the moon and then they folded a 60 year community loved hockey program called the Pittsburgh Vipers. so that more kids would be forced into the expensive travel programs. Programs that can cost up to $10,000 a year for families to participate. (01:38–02:28)

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Asserts that Black Bear Sports folded the Pittsburgh Vipers to push kids into expensive programs.

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