Checking out late season USHL Hockey

Linda and I stuck around to see the Waterloo Black Hawks host the Sioux City Musketeers of the United States Hockey League. We'd seen the Musketeers play in Sioux City earlier in the year but these guys really had honed their game and gave the Black Hawks a game. The dynamic speed, crisp passing, and excellent teamwork at this level really made an impression. I'd forgotten just how active and fluid the game can be. The three periods each had their individual style and unfolded like acts in a play. In the end, the Black Hawks won but the game was in doubt much of the time.