the black hawks won the ushl organization of the year award for the 2002-03, 2004–05, and 2006–07 seasons. at the time, the ushl said of the black hawks in 2007, "once a franchise in a state of disarray, the waterloo black hawks are now among the teams that sets the standard for how a team should be run." p.k. o'handley also won coach of the year honors for the 2002–03, 2006–07, 2013–14, and 2017–18 seasons and the general manager of year award for the 2002–03, 2011–12, 2017–18 seasons.