USHL Waterloo Black Hawks

Divjak Picks Purple Eagles

Published on November 9, 2009 under United States Hockey League (USHL)
Waterloo Black Hawks News Release


Waterloo, Iowa-After coming to the United States from Austria to further his hockey career, Waterloo Black Hawks forward Patrick Divjak has selected Niagara University as his home for the 2010-2011 season.

Playing his third year in the USHL, Divjak is spending his first season with the Waterloo Black Hawks. Through ten games, he has notched five goals and four assists. Previously as member of the Sioux Falls Stampede, Divjak had recorded 25 goals and 41 assists in 111 regular season appearances from 2007-2009. During his time in Sioux Falls, he also participated in the World Junior Championships for Austria.

"We felt we had a big opportunity when Patrick became available over the summer," said Waterloo Black Hawks Head Coach P.K. O'Handley. "He's been a good fit with our power play centering a veteran group."

Divjak is the eleventh member of the 2009-2010 Waterloo Black Hawks to commit to an NCAA Division I university.

Divjak will play for former Waterloo Black Hawk forward Tim Madsen who is a member of Niagara's coaching staff. Madsen skated for the Hawks in 2003-2004 before joining the Purple Eagles in the fall of 2004.

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