Eastern Iowa has a bigger influence on the National Hockey League then you may think. So far this season, there have been 18 different players that once played in eastern Iowa currently playing in the NHL.
In late December of 2013, defenseman Brandon Montour was in the early stages of an 18-game point streak for the Waterloo Black Hawks. Three years later, he is preparing to possibly make his National Hockey League debut on Thursday night after receiving a call-up from the Anaheim Ducks.
Zach Sanford and the Washington Capitals have agreed on a three-year contract which will bring the former Waterloo Black Hawks skater to the reigning Presidents’ Trophy winners three years after his selection in the NHL Draft.
Kris Letang scored the go-ahead goal halfway through the second period, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Sharks, 3-1, in San Jose in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals on Sunday night to claim their fourth NHL championship in franchise history.
After being drafted by the New York Islanders in 2013, Eamon McAdam could become the first former Waterloo Black Hawks to start as a goalie at the NHL level.
The Chicago Blackhawks have recalled former Waterloo Black Hawks Vince Hinostroza in front of Saturday's (Oct. 17, 2015) game against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
For the second time within a week, a former Waterloo Black Hawk has signed a National Hockey League contract, with Saturday’s announcement by the Chicago Blackhawks that Vince Hinostroza has decided to leave Notre Dame to play pro hockey.