The first Waterloo Black Hawks Alumni Watch Party of the season will be Tuesday, October 20th at Pepper's Grill & Sports Pub in Cedar Falls.

The featured game that night will be the Los Angeles Kings against the Washington Capitols, with the opening faceoff scheduled for 6 p.m.  Defenseman Mikey Anderson is in his eighth season with Los Angles.  He skated in Waterloo for two years before the Kings selected him during the fourth round of the 2017 NHL Draft.  

If Mikey Anderson scores a goal in the first period of next Tuesday's game, all fans in attendance wearing Black Hawks gear will win a prize.  The same rules apply for other Hawks alumni during future watch parties.

"This is the 65th season of hockey in the Cedar Valley, and we've seen a lot of amazing players in that time," said Black Hawks Vice President of Communications Tim Harwood. "These watch parties at Pepper's are a great way to celebrate the former Hawks who are playing at the game's highest level."

A total of five Alumni Watch Parties are planned:

Date	Featured Game	Time	Potential Alumni
Tue., October 20	Los Angles at Washington	6 p.m.	Mikey Anderson
Tue., November 17	Toronto at Chicago	6:30 p.m.	Sam Rinzel
Tue., December 15	Seattle at Nashville	7 p.m.	Brandon Montour, Jack Drury
Tue., January 12	Colorado at Pittsburgh	6 p.m.	Tommy Novak
Tue., March 3	Vancouver at Dallas	7 p.m.	Brock Boeser, Max Sasson

Pepper's is the Cedar Valley's #1 Sports Restaurant. Their location at 620 E. 18th Street in Cedar Falls features nearly 50 televisions with all the big games every day. Enjoy the relaxed and laid-back atmosphere and feel like a regular even if it's your first visit. Pepper's makes their own own soups, sauces, and salad dressings, to complement a broad menu and a wide variety of specials. Appetizers are hand-breaded and made to order. Sandwiches and salads are hand-crafted. Pepper's recipes have been perfected during more than 30 years in business.

In 2025/26, 10 former Black Hawks appeared in at least one regular season game.  Collectively, Waterloo alumni have skated in over 9,000 NHL regular season matchups, scoring more than 1,600 goals and earning three Stanley Cup championships.