March 1, 2010
During this Saturday's match-up with the Youngstown Phantoms, the Waterloo Black Hawks celebrated the attendance of one million fans at regular season home games since Butch and Pat Johnson and Northwest Sports Inc. took ownership of the team in 1997.
"Our entire organization could not be more thankful to call the Cedar Valley home," said Black Hawks President Doug Miller. "The fans here have consistently found new, amazing ways to show their love for this team. Our staff, coaches, ownership, and hundreds of former and current players just can't say 'thank you' enough for making this place so much fun on game nights."
For the year, 69,995 people have attended games at 2,979-seat Young Arena. Since the beginning of the 1997-1998 hockey season, 1,001,503 have enjoyed Black Hawks action during the regular season. Fans have pushed the franchise to a new attendance record each successive year since 2002-2003.
The Black Hawks will honored their one millionth fan with a ceremonial presentation on ice prior to Saturday's game. The lucky individual received a special Waterloo Black Hawks jersey to commemorate the occasion. The entire team will wear a "Thanks A Million" patch on their home uniforms for the remainder of the season.
