It's Clark Cup Playoff Time in Party Town when your Waterloo Black Hawks host the Lincoln Stars in Game 3 of the USHL Western Conference Final on Wednesday, April 30th at 6:35 pm!
There are now just four United States Hockey League teams vying for the Clark Cup, and a best-of-five playoff series begins on Friday to determine whether the Waterloo Black Hawks or the Lincoln Stars will still be in contention for the trophy after next week.
Games One and Two of the Western Conference Final will be at the Ice Box in Lincoln April 25th and 26th. Fans are invited to watch the games at Buffalo Wild Wings in Cedar Falls. Tickets to games in Lincoln are available here:
https://www.etix.com/ticket/v/6477/the-ice-box-lincoln-stars-hockey
Young Arena's doors will open 90 minutes before puck drop for all fans when the Hawks play on home ice.
Fans 21+ can take advantage of $3.00 Party Town American Lager and $3.00 Fireball while supplies last!
Stop by SingleSpeed Brewing next to Young Arena before the game and take advantage of BOGO Party Town American Lager as well!
On Tuesday, the Black Hawks earned a 6-5 double overtime win against the Sioux Falls Stampede, advancing from the Western Conference Semifinals in four games. Waterloo is now 5-1 during the 2025 Clark Cup playoffs. This is the first time the Black Hawks have reached the Western Conference Final since 2018.
During the 2024/25 regular season, Waterloo went 1-1-2 against the Stars. There was little margin for error in the series. Lincoln finished with a slender 11-8 edge in aggregate scoring. The goaltenders for each side combined to stop 92.5 percent of the shots they faced in regulation and overtime. Lincoln is the top seed in the Western Conference after winning the 2024/25 Anderson Cup with the USHL's best record during the regular season.
Waterloo and Lincoln had never taken the ice against each other in the postseason before 2012. However, the games in the coming days will mark the seventh playoff series between the teams. Friday’s meeting – the 21st head-to-head game – will make Lincoln the team Waterloo has seen more than any other postseason opponent since the USHL transitioned to exclusively junior rosters in 1979. The Hawks are 12-8 against the Stars. This will be the fourth consecutive year the teams have faced each other during the playoffs.
Prior to this week, Waterloo’s most recent trip to the Conference Final series was in 2018. The Hawks lost to the Fargo Force in four games that spring. During the team’s junior era, Waterloo has now been to the Conference Final (or equivalent) 12 times, including this season. The Hawks have advanced to the Clark Cup Final on six occasions, most recently in 2014.
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The Hawks are #OnTheHunt for the Clark Cup! Let's GO!!!
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