Waterloo Adds Prospects for 2009-2010

May 13, 2009 - United States Hockey League (USHL)
Waterloo Black Hawks News Release

Waterloo, Iowa-The Waterloo Black Hawks picked six players in the first four rounds of the USHL Entry Draft Wednesday, while making deals to further flesh out the 2009-2010 roster.

With the ninth overall pick in the first round, Waterloo selected Tyler Amburgey, a 6-1, 220-pound defenseman from Rowlette, Texas who played for the U.S. National Team Development Program the last two seasons.

The Hawks' traded their second round pick to Sioux Falls for defenseman Blake Thompson and forward Ryan Kesti, both veterans from the 2008-2009 season. Waterloo later sent defenseman Mike Montrose to the Tri City Storm in exchange for an extra pick in the third round.

The draft was completed in two phases. Each USHL team filled their protected list of veterans and draft picks up to 23 players. After each team had reached that mark, the selections continued until all of the clubs had 30 protected players. Below is the complete list of prospects drafted by the Waterloo Black Hawks Wednesday.

Round Overall Player Position Previous Team First #9 Tyler Amburgey Defenseman USNTDP Third #34 Alex Vazzano Goalie The Gunnery (CT Prep) Third #35 Zach Phillips Forward Lawrence Academy (MA) Fourth #40 Jamie Hill Forward Comcast Midget U-16 Fourth #43 Alex Guptill Forward Brampton Capitals (OJHL) Fourth #48 Nick Sorkin Forward Team Maryland Midget AAA 13th #165 Andrew Prochno Defenseman Minnetonka (MN) High School 14th #178 Bennett Carroccio Defenseman Phillips Andover Academy (MA) 15th #191 Seth Jones Defenseman Dallas Stars U-14 16th #204 Tony Turgeon Defenseman Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL) 17th #217 Cody Von Rueden Defenseman Chicago Young Americans AAA 18th #230 Justin Jones Forward Dallas Stars Midget AAA 19th #243 Tony Thomas Forward Detroit (MI) Catholic Central High School

In all, the Black Hawks selected six defensemen, six forwards, and one goalie. Three players are from Texas, two from Canada, and one each from Michigan, Minnesota, Connecticut, New Jersey, Maryland, New York, North Dakota, and Illinois. During the next four months, the Black Hawks will narrow to a final roster of 23 through a series of try-out camps and preseason games.

United States Hockey League Stories from May 13, 2009

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• Riders Draft Defenseman Zajac in First Round - Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
• Talent, Toughness Exhibited By Early Ice Draft Picks - Indiana Ice
• Waterloo Adds Prospects for 2009-2010 - Waterloo Black Hawks
• Stampede add scoring touch and veteran presence through USHL Draft - Sioux Falls Stampede
• Storm Makes "Big" Pick with Number-One Selection - USHL
• Fishers player Derek Zike selected by Ice - Indiana Ice
• Black Hawks Named Business of the Year - Waterloo Black Hawks
• Lancers Aquire Omaha Native Nick Oddo - Omaha Lancers
• Musketeers Update - Sioux City Musketeers
• USHL Entry Draft Provides Players Additional Opportunities - USHL

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