Can ad ian ▁exp atri ate ▁ice ▁hockey ▁players ▁in ▁Cro atia ▁Category : Can ad ian ▁exp atri ate ▁ice ▁hockey ▁players ▁in ▁Den mark ▁Category : Can ad ian ▁exp atri ate ▁ice ▁hockey ▁players ▁in ▁Germany <0x0A> </s> ▁Cr unch ▁F it ness ▁is ▁a ▁chain ▁of ▁over ▁ 3 0 0 ▁franch ised ▁fit ness ▁clubs ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁Canada ▁and ▁Australia . ▁ ▁History ▁Cr unch ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁as ▁a ▁fit ness ▁studio ▁by ▁Doug ▁Lev ine , ▁a ▁former ▁stock bro ker . ▁The ▁clubs ▁became ▁popular ▁by ▁appe aling ▁to ▁young ▁ups c ale ▁members ▁and ▁featuring ▁heavy ▁prom ot ions ▁and ▁market ing ▁with ▁some ▁hum orous ▁and ▁sexual ▁con not ations . ▁They ▁were ▁initially ▁prof itable ▁in ▁large ▁part ▁due ▁to ▁successful ▁promotion ▁of ▁logo ▁mer ch and ise ▁sales ▁within ▁the ▁clubs . ▁ ▁O wn ership ▁ ▁B ally ▁Total ▁F it ness ▁bought ▁Cr unch ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁for ▁$ 9 0 ▁million ▁in ▁c ash ▁and ▁stock . ▁ ▁Initial ly ▁int ending ▁to ▁double ▁the ▁size ▁to ▁ 4 0 ▁g ym s , ▁B ally ▁found ▁the ▁business ▁un prof itable ▁and ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁get ▁out ▁of ▁long - term ▁le ases ▁in ▁poor ly ▁performing ▁locations . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁B ally ' s ▁sold ▁Cr unch ▁to ▁Ang elo , ▁Gordon ▁& ▁Co ., ▁a ▁private ▁equ ity