Photo: Waterloo Blackhawks forward Taylor Cammarata, shown here competing at the 2012 All-American Propsects Game, is one of the more offensively talented American prospects for the 2013 NHL Draft (courtesy of Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Most of the hockey world is on pins and needles waiting for the lockout to end, but you wouldn’t know it sitting inside Young Arena in Waterloo, Iowa. The team mascot, a large bird named Tommy Hawk with a big Domino's Pizza logo on the back of his jersey, riled up the cowbell-waving fans of the hometown Blackhawks in the stands while others grabbed beer and leafed through the game program, reading about their opponent, the Youngstown Phantoms. Hockey lives on.
