2023-24 Waterloo Black Hawks Roster

United States Hockey League (USHL)
Team Record: 35-25 (SO: 0-2) - 72 points
Finishing 3rd in the USHL's Western Conference
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Matt Smaby (35-25)
Location: Waterloo, Iowa
2023-24 Waterloo Black Hawks Statistics

The Waterloo Black Hawks of the United States Hockey League ended the 2023-24 season with a record of 35 wins and 25 losses, with a 0-2 showing in shootouts for 72 points finishing third in the USHL's Western Conference.

The Black Hawks scored 224 goals and yielded 205. John Mustard netted 29 goals for Waterloo, while Gavyn Thoreson accounted for 43 assists. Calvin Vachon topped the squad with 22 wins and a team-best 2.81 goals against average, best among qualifying goaltenders.

Matt Smaby coached the team. The 2023-24 Waterloo Black Hawks lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Jakub AltrichterFJuly 26, 20035'10"150LPraha, Czech Republic
Chris BattainiRWJune 27, 20055'11"165RPittsfield, MA
Peyton BlairFJuly 31, 20045'11"181LBlaine, MN
Connor BrownFMay 3, 20055'9"168REstero, FL
Eero ButellaFFebruary 21, 20066'3"174RChicago, IL
Dylan ComptonDJanuary 9, 20056'0"170RVictoria, BC
Brody CookFApril 6, 20075'11"170RBirmingham, MI
Tommy CroninFSeptember 10, 20045'10"165REdina, MN
Grady DeeringFJune 19, 20056'2"206RDes Moines, IA
Jake DelaneyDJuly 6, 20066'2"218LGlen Ellyn, IL
Griffin ErdmanFFebruary 10, 20055'10"174LWilmington, DE
Nicholas FasciaDApril 28, 20056'1"183LBlackwood, NJ
William FelicioDMay 19, 20065'10"161LHolden, MA
Matthew FrostFSeptember 11, 20065'10"150LMoose Jaw, SK
Nikola GoichGMarch 24, 20046'4"170RHomer Glen, IL
Myles HilmanFOctober 15, 20035'9"180LBlackfalds, AB
Chase JetteFApril 9, 20075'9"165RLake Forest, IL
Jaedon KerrDSeptember 13, 20036'4"215RFishers, IN
Nicholas KosibaFJanuary 17, 20075'10"146RNew Boston, MI
Matthew LansingFFebruary 24, 20076'0"174LTonawanda, NY
Travis LefereFMarch 28, 20076'0"170RGrand Rapids, MI
Gavin LindbergFApril 20, 20046'0"170RFergus Falls, MN
Keith McInnisDJanuary 8, 20066'1"187LRed Deer, AB
Tyler MillerDSeptember 16, 20046'1"176LMedicine Hat, AB
Reid MorichFApril 11, 20055'11"165RScottsdale, AZ
John MustardFAugust 16, 20066'0"184LOradell, NJ
Cashen NaeveDMarch 17, 20046'1"200RWayzata, MN
Jackson NeversFJuly 27, 20056'0"181REdina, MN
Landon NyczDOctober 4, 20076'2"194LDetroit, MI
Jesse OrlowskyFMarch 27, 20076'2"201RBrooklyn, NY
Michael PhelanDMay 4, 20065'11"150RHinsdale, IL
Carson ReedDApril 20, 20046'0"195LWarroad, MN
Chase ReidDDecember 30, 20076'0"161RChesterfield, MI
Brock SchultzFJuly 10, 20055'8"182REast Grand Forks, MN
John SpicerGApril 28, 20046'1"176LRockville, MD
Gavyn ThoresonFOctober 30, 20045'8"154LAndover, MN
Teddy TownsendFSeptember 2, 20055'10"154LEden Prairie, MN
Calvin VachonGJuly 19, 20055'11"165LRedondo Beach, CA
Finlay WilliamsFApril 21, 20036'1"185RNorth Vancouver, BC
Adam ZlnkaFFebruary 28, 20045'11"170RDetva, Slovakia


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