
Drive to the Cup Begins Wednesday
April 14, 2013 - United States Hockey League (USHL)
Waterloo Black Hawks News Release
Waterloo, Iowa-As the 2012/13 regular season came to an end Sunday, the Waterloo Black Hawks moved into the fast lane on the road to the Clark Cup, presented by Rydell Chevrolet.
Sunday's 5-2 win versus the Indiana Ice concluded the regular schedule, and with the Hawks in third place in the USHL Western Conference, they will meet the Fargo Force during the first round of the playoffs in a series which begins on the road Wednesday.
Dates and times for the upcoming best-of-five set are below:
Fargo Force (#2) vs. Waterloo Black Hawks (#3)
Game 1: Wednesday, April 17th, 7:05 PM "" Waterloo @ Fargo
Game 2: Friday, April 20th, 7:35 PM "" Waterloo @ Fargo
Game 3: Sunday, April 22nd, 3:05 PM "" Fargo @ Waterloo
Game 4: Tuesday, April 23rd, 7:05 PM "" Fargo @ Waterloo (if necessary)
Game 5: Wednesday, April 24th, 7:05 PM "" Waterloo @ Fargo (if necessary)
During the regular season, the Black Hawks were 1-2-2 versus the Force.
Tickets for Game Three at Young Arena will be available from the Black Hawks Box Office and online at waterlooblackhawks.com beginning Tuesday. Game Four tickets will go on sale once it is determined that a fourth game will be played in the series.
If the Black Hawks advance to the conference final round, they would face either the Sioux Falls Stampede or the Lincoln Stars. For the second consecutive year, Rydell Chevrolet in Waterloo is the presenting sponsor of Black Hawks playoff hockey, and the Drive to the Cup.
United States Hockey League Stories from April 14, 2013
- Fromer Stampede Goaltender Eric Hartzell Signs with Pittsburgh Penguins - Sioux Falls Stampede
- Schedule Set for Phantoms' 1st-Round Playoff Series with Green Bay - Youngstown Phantoms
- Stampede to Face Lincoln in First Round of Playoffs - Sioux Falls Stampede
- Hawks Tie, Break Records - Waterloo Black Hawks
- Loss Closes Ice Season - Indiana Ice
- Drive to the Cup Begins Wednesday - Waterloo Black Hawks
- U.S. National Sled Team Beats Norway, 7-0, at 2013 IPC World Championship - U.S. National Team
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