USHL Waterloo Black Hawks

A Second Too Late

Published on September 17, 2014 under United States Hockey League (USHL)
Waterloo Black Hawks News Release


The Waterloo Black Hawks pushed the puck over the Madison Capitols' goal line moments after the final horn had sounded, too late to alter a 5-4 deficit Wednesday during the closing game of the USHL Fall Classic East at the Resch Center in Green Bay.

The Capitols had scored the game-winning goal seven minutes earlier when Marco Richter was setup behind the Waterloo net and found Michael Merulla at the top of the crease for a one-touch redirection.

Waterloo had stacked up a healthy 19-6 advantage in scoring opportunities during the first period, but each side scored just once before going to the locker room. Nick Olczyk and Rem Pitlick sprang George Mika for a breakaway goal; the Florida native finished his chance with a backhander over the shoulder of goaltender Darren Smith at 12:30. The Capitols tied the matchup just less than four minutes later. With Ryan Lohin's initial shot trickling toward the goal line after a partial save, Will Johnson slammed the disk to the back of the net at 16:30.

Both teams enjoyed the lead during the second period, but the frame ended in deadlock. Just 40 seconds after intermission, Johnson fired a low shot into the net to cap a breakaway. Larry Jungwirth evened the count, scoring on the rebound of a Phil Beaulieu opportunity at 7:37. Then shortly after a Madison power play ended, the Hawks went to the lead on an shot from close range by Tyler Sheehy. Less than a minute later, Haralds Egle equalized when he banked a puck into the net off the skate of a Waterloo defender.

The Hawks took their final lead of the contest 48 seconds into the third when Tyson McLellan redirected a shot from just outside the blue paint. The 4-3 margin only held until 5:02 when Chong Hyun Lee maneuvered around a defender to fire a wrister to the top corner in transition.

Waterloo's exhibition schedule concludes this weekend with a home-and-home series against the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders beginning at Cedar Rapids Ice Arena Friday. Tickets for Saturday's 7:05 contest ay Young Arena, as well are all regular season games, are on sale from waterlooblackhawks.com or by calling the Domino's Black Hawks Box Office at (319) 291-7680.

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