USHL Waterloo Black Hawks

Three Former Hawks Help U.S.

Published on December 26, 2013 under United States Hockey League (USHL)
Waterloo Black Hawks News Release


Waterloo, Iowa-Three Waterloo Black Hawks alumni contributed to the U.S. National Junior Team's opening win at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Malmo, Sweden Thursday, led by forward Vince Hinostroza, who scored during the 5-1 victory over Czech Republic.

The trio, which also includes defenseman Ian McCoshen and forward Zach Stepan, represents the largest Black Hawks delegation on the U.S. squad since 1992, when Chris Ferraro, Peter Ferraro, and Corwin Saurdiff all were chosen to represent the United States. Aside from that group and the three former Waterloo skaters currently in Sweden, only three other players with ties to the Black Hawks have ever previously appeared in the World Junior Championships for Team USA: Mike LaBianca (1979), Blake Kessel (2009), and Patrick Wey (2011).

The United States faces Slovakia next on Friday. Preliminary round games during the tournament will also include matchups versus Germany and Canada. The World Junior Championships will conclude January 5th.

More on Thursday's game from USA Hockey:

Five different players scored and goaltender Jon Gillies turned away 23 shots to help the U.S. National Junior Team defeat the Czech Republic, 5-1.

"When you get the two power-play goals to begin the game and can play with the lead it's much, much easier to play the game," said Don Lucia, head coach of the U.S. National Junior Team.

Team USA grabbed a two-goal lead following a pair of power-play markers just 41 seconds apart in the opening minutes of the contest. Riley Barber collected the first U.S. goal at 1:21 when he beat Czech goaltender Daniel Dolejs from a tight angle. The U.S. then doubled its lead when Will Butcher one-timed a Jack Eichel feed over Dolejs' glove.

The score remained 2-0 until 9:23 of the middle frame when Hudson Fasching collected a rebound to give Team USA a three-goal cushion. Jaccob Slavin made the score 4-0 at 17:03 of the second period when he knocked a bouncing puck into the goal.

After the Czech Republic's Michal Plutnar converted on a power play at 5:47 of the final stanza, Vince Hinostroza buried a breakaway chance at 17:49 to finish the scoring.

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