USHL Waterloo Black Hawks

Fans Cheer Grand Finale

Published on April 14, 2012 under United States Hockey League (USHL)
Waterloo Black Hawks News Release


The Waterloo Black Hawks and Cedar Rapids RoughRiders combined to score ten goals in the final 23:31 of Saturday's game, and a Young Arena sellout crowd of 3,168 cheered the Hawks to a 6-4 victory.

More than half of the contest was scoreless; the RoughRiders eventually struck for a marker at 16:29 of the second when Thomas Forgione fired a shot into the net off of a Hawks defender. However, Waterloo would take the lead before intermission. A failed clearing attempt allowed Taylor Cammarata to set up Mike Huntebrinker for a game-tying wrist shot at 17:25. Sixty-eight seconds later, Huntebrinker hit affiliate Justin Kloos with a pass to the high slot, and the Lakeville, Minnesota, native's shot found the top corner over Cedar Rapids goalie Matt McNeely.

Waterloo continued to build on the lead 2:03 into the third as Cammarata fired a shot to the short side. The Hawks were sidetracked briefly as Nick Saracino poked in a goal at 3:12. However, the home team scored the next three, making their lead two scores once again at 4:40 when Ian McCoshen beat McNeely through the five hole. Jamie Hill added to the advantage at 6:43, and Kloos scored his second of the night with 10:42 to play. Dave Middleton found the net twice in the last three minutes, during the power play at 17:10 and then knocking a puck over the goal line with 53.1 seconds remaining.

The Hawks won't have much time to rest after the high-flying victory. They take the ice Monday to begin their Rydell Chevrolet Drive to the Cup, opening a best-of-three playoff series against the Tri-City Storm. Tickets for the 7:05 contest are available now from waterlooblackhawks.com.

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