Black Bear Youth Hockey Foundation was formed in 2020 to remove financial barriers to youth hockey. Through individual grants and sponsored programming, the foundation’s goal is to increase American youth hockey participation ​and ease the financial stress that many families undertake to afford equipment and ice time. Youth hockey cultivates friendships, teamwork and accountability. Most importantly, players develop a lifetime passion for the sport. Join us today and donate as we lend a hand to the next generation of hockey players to create opportunities for all children to play ice hockey.

For Children, we grow access to:

• Active lifestyles that provide a competitive outlet in a team-based environment
• Environments that facilitates development of life skills: teamwork, work ethic, sportsmanship, ethics and nutrition
• Coach-player mentor relationships
• A child’s sense of place and purpose as an athlete and a team member
• Travel experiences that children will treasure for a lifetime (nothing compares to those epic games of knee hockey in the hotel hallways!)

For Families, we help foster:

• Quality family time through the shared youth hockey experience
• Friendships that can last a lifetime

For Communities, we support:

• Local pride, where our youth clubs and high schools proudly compete
• Health and well-being of local ice rinks, community assets where we safely gather and recreate

For Hockey, we grow the greatest game in the world by:

• Providing financial support to families in need
• Sponsoring low-cost youth hockey initiation programs
• Creating passionate, lifelong fans by allowing for early and consistent exposure to hockey