From the very beginning of Waterloo Black Hawks hockey, the team has had ties to NCAA Division I National Championship programs.
| FORMER BLACK HAWK |
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON(S) |
SCHOOL |
| Oakie Brumm* |
1947/48 |
Michigan |
| Elov Seger* |
1961/62 |
Michigan Tech |
| Pat Casey* |
1961/62 |
Michigan Tech |
| Tom Machowski* |
1972/73 |
Wisconsin |
| Mike Phippen* |
1973/74 |
Minnesota |
| Tim Carlson* |
1973/74 |
Minnesota |
| Ken Yackel* |
1975/76 |
Minnesota |
| Mark Edwards |
1982/83 |
Wisconsin |
| Chris Ferraro |
1992/93 |
Maine |
| Peter Ferraro |
1992/93 |
Maine |
| Bobby Hayes |
1995/96, 1997/98 |
Michigan |
| Jason Blake |
1996/97 |
North Dakota |
| Ryan Hale |
1999/00 |
North Dakota |
| Luke Fulghum |
2003/04, 2004/05 |
Denver |
| Andrew Thomas |
2004/05 |
Denver |
| Joe Pavelski |
2005/06 |
Wisconsin |
| Ross Carlson |
2005/06 |
Wisconsin |
| Dan Sturges |
2006/07 |
Michigan State |
| Tim Filangieri |
2007/08 |
Boston College |
| Patrick Wey |
2009/10, 2011/12 |
Boston College |
| Parker Milner |
2009/10, 2011/12 |
Boston College |
| J.T. Brown |
2010/11 |
Minnesota-Duluth |
| Anthony Day |
2012/13 |
Yale |
| Mitch Witek |
2012/13 |
Yale |
| Brock Boeser |
2015/16 |
North Dakota |
| Cameron Johnson |
2015/16 |
North Dakota |
| Hayden Shaw |
2015/16 |
North Dakota |
| Michael Davies |
2016/17 |
Denver |
| Blake Hillman |
2016/17 |
Denver |
| Tyson McLellan |
2016/17 |
Denver |
| Mikey Anderson |
2017/18, 2018/19 |
Minnesota-Duluth |
| Peter Krieger |
2017/18, 2018/19 |
Minnesota-Duluth |
| Dylan Samberg |
2017/18, 2018/19 |
Minnesota-Duluth |
| Nick Swaney |
2017/18, 2018/19 |
Minnesota-Duluth |
| Jackson Cates |
2018/19 |
Minnesota-Duluth |
| Hunter Lellig |
2018/19 |
Minnesota-Duluth |
| Aaron Bohlinger |
2020/21 |
Massachusetts |
| Bobby Trivigno |
2020/21 |
Massachusetts |
| Garrett Wait |
2020/21 |
Massachusetts |
| Connor Caponi |
2021/22, 2023/24 |
Denver |
| Owen Ozar |
2021/22 |
Denver |
| Garrett Brown |
2023/24 |
Denver |
| Miko Matikka |
2023/24 |
Denver |
| Zach Bade |
2024/25 |
Western Michigan |
| Connor Brown |
2024/25 |
Western Michigan |
| Wyatt Schingoethe |
2024/25 |
Western Michigan |
* – indicates played in Waterloo at the “senior” level after winning an NCAA title.
