The 1926–27 Chicago Black Hawks

Chicago Blackhawks

The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...

 season was the team's first

Chicago Blackhawks seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Chicago Blackhawks professional ice hockey club of the National Hockey League. This list documents the records and playoff results for all seasons the Blackhawks have completed in the NHL since their inception in 1926....

 season

Season (sports)

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. Chicago was awarded an NHL franchise. The Hawks were founded by coffee tycoon Frederic McLaughlin

Frederic McLaughlin

Frederic McLaughlin was the first owner of the Chicago Black Hawks.Born in Chicago, Illinois, McLaughlin inherited a successful coffee business from his father, who died in 1905. McLaughlin was a graduate of Harvard University and served in the United States Army during World War I...

, and most of the teams players came from the Portland Rosebuds

Portland Rosebuds

Portland Rosebuds is the name of at least three professional teams based in Portland, Oregon during the first half of the 20th century. Two were professional men's ice hockey teams playing their home games at the Portland Ice Arena, one from 1914 to 1918 and another in 1925-6...

 of the Western Canada Hockey League

Western Canada Hockey League

The Western Canada Hockey League , founded in 1921, was a major professional ice hockey league originally based in the prairies of Canada. It was renamed the Western Hockey League in 1925 and disbanded in 1926.-History:...

, which had folded the previous season.

McLaughlin had been a commander with the 333rd Machine Gun Battalion of the 86th Infantry Division during World War I

World War I

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. This division was nicknamed the "Black Hawk Division", after a Native American of the Sauk nation, Chief Black Hawk, who was a prominent figure in the history of Illinois

Illinois

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. McLaughlin evidently named the team in honor of the military unit, and his wife, Irene Castle, designed the teams logo.

Regular season

The Hawks would play their first ever game on November 17, 1926 at the Chicago Coliseum

Chicago Coliseum

The Chicago Coliseum was the name of a succession of three large indoor arenas in Chicago, Illinois from the 1860s to 1982 that each served as a sports venue, convention center, and exhibition hall over the course of their respective histories. The first Coliseum briefly made an appearance in the...

, defeating the Toronto St. Pats by a 4–1 score. The Black Hawks would lead the league in goals scored with 115, however they would also allow a league high 116 goals, en route to a 19–22–3 record, good for 3rd place in the American Division.

Babe Dye

Babe Dye

Cecil Henry "Babe" Dye was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto St. Pats, Chicago Black Hawks, New York Americans and Toronto Maple Leafs. He was the NHL's top goal scorer of the 1920s and is a member of the Hockey Hall of...

 would lead the team with 25 goals, while Dick Irvin

Dick Irvin

James Dickinson Irvin, Sr. was a Canadian ice hockey player and coach in the National Hockey League.Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Irvin was one of the greatest players of his day, balancing a torrid slapshot and tough style with gentlemanly play...

 would have a club best 36 points, and finish 2nd in the NHL scoring race by a single point to Bill Cook

Bill Cook

William Osser Xavier Cook was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played for the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League and Saskatoon Crescents in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association....

 of the New York Rangers

New York Rangers

The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...

. Percy Traub

Percy Traub

Percy L. "Puss" Traub was a professional ice hockey player who played for teams in the S-SSHL, NHL, WHL, WCHL, SSHL, and the SIHA hockey leagues....

 would lead the Black Hawks with 93 penalty minutes.

Game log

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Record	Pts
1	November 17	Toronto St. Pats	1–4	Chicago Black Hawks	1–0–0	2
2	November 20	Boston Bruins Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...	1–5	Chicago Black Hawks	2–0–0	4
3	November 24	Detroit Cougars	1–0	Chicago Black Hawks	2–1–0	5
4	November 27	Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL) The Pittsburgh Pirates were an American professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League , based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1925–26 to 1929–30. The nickname comes from the baseball team also based in the city...	5–3	Chicago Black Hawks	2–2–0	4
5	November 30	Chicago Black Hawks	3–4	New York Rangers New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...	2–3–0	4
6	December 1	Chicago Black Hawks	2–2	New York Americans New York Americans The New York Americans were a professional ice hockey team based in New York, New York from 1925 to 1942. They were the third expansion team in the history of the National Hockey League and the second to play in the United States. The team never won the Stanley Cup, but reached the semifinals...	2–3–1	5
7	December 4	Chicago Black Hawks	5–3	Montreal Maroons Montreal Maroons The Montreal Maroons was a professional men's ice hockey team in the National Hockey League . They played in the NHL from 1924 to 1938, winning the Stanley Cup in 1926 and 1935...	3–3–1	7
8	December 7	Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators (original) The Ottawa Senators were an amateur, and later, professional, ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Canada which existed from 1883 to 1954. The club was the first hockey club in Ontario, a founding member of the National Hockey League and played in the NHL from 1917 until 1934...	3–2	Chicago Black Hawks	3–4–1	7
9	December 9	Chicago Black Hawks	2–5	Toronto St. Pats	3–5–1	7
10	December 11	Chicago Black Hawks	3–0	Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...	4–5–1	9
11	December 15	New York Rangers New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...	2–6	Chicago Black Hawks	5–5–1	11
12	December 18	New York Americans New York Americans The New York Americans were a professional ice hockey team based in New York, New York from 1925 to 1942. They were the third expansion team in the history of the National Hockey League and the second to play in the United States. The team never won the Stanley Cup, but reached the semifinals...	2–4	Chicago Black Hawks	6–5–1	13
13	December 22	Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...	3–1	Chicago Black Hawks	6–6–1	13
14	December 25	Detroit Cougars	0–2	Chicago Black Hawks	7–6–1	15
15	December 29	Montreal Maroons Montreal Maroons The Montreal Maroons was a professional men's ice hockey team in the National Hockey League . They played in the NHL from 1924 to 1938, winning the Stanley Cup in 1926 and 1935...	4–5	Chicago Black Hawks	8–6–1	17
16	January 1	New York Rangers New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...	4–0	Chicago Black Hawks	8–7–1	17
17	January 4	Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL) The Pittsburgh Pirates were an American professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League , based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1925–26 to 1929–30. The nickname comes from the baseball team also based in the city...	2–1	Chicago Black Hawks	8–8–1	17
18	January 8	Chicago Black Hawks	4–0	Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL) The Pittsburgh Pirates were an American professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League , based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1925–26 to 1929–30. The nickname comes from the baseball team also based in the city...	9–8–1	19
19	January 11	Chicago Black Hawks	3–6	Boston Bruins Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...	9–9–1	19
20	January 16	Chicago Black Hawks	4–5	New York Rangers New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...	9–10–1	19
21	January 19	Toronto St. Pats	3–4	Chicago Black Hawks	10–10–1	21
22	January 22	Boston Bruins Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...	2–2	Chicago Black Hawks	10–10–2	22
23	January 27	Chicago Black Hawks	2–4	Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL) The Pittsburgh Pirates were an American professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League , based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1925–26 to 1929–30. The nickname comes from the baseball team also based in the city...	10–11–2	22
24	January 29	Chicago Black Hawks	1–6	Toronto St. Pats	10–12–2	22
25	February 1	Chicago Black Hawks	3–4	Detroit Cougars	10–13–2	22
26	February 3	Chicago Black Hawks	0–3	Montreal Maroons Montreal Maroons The Montreal Maroons was a professional men's ice hockey team in the National Hockey League . They played in the NHL from 1924 to 1938, winning the Stanley Cup in 1926 and 1935...	10–14–2	22
27	February 5	Chicago Black Hawks	1–2	Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators (original) The Ottawa Senators were an amateur, and later, professional, ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Canada which existed from 1883 to 1954. The club was the first hockey club in Ontario, a founding member of the National Hockey League and played in the NHL from 1917 until 1934...	10–15–2	22
28	February 9	Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators (original) The Ottawa Senators were an amateur, and later, professional, ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Canada which existed from 1883 to 1954. The club was the first hockey club in Ontario, a founding member of the National Hockey League and played in the NHL from 1917 until 1934...	3–5	Chicago Black Hawks	11–15–2	24
29	February 11	Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...	1–6	Chicago Black Hawks	12–15–2	26
30	February 13	Chicago Black Hawks	1–2	New York Americans New York Americans The New York Americans were a professional ice hockey team based in New York, New York from 1925 to 1942. They were the third expansion team in the history of the National Hockey League and the second to play in the United States. The team never won the Stanley Cup, but reached the semifinals...	12–16–2	26
31	February 15	Chicago Black Hawks	0–3	Boston Bruins Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...	12–17–2	26
32	February 19	Chicago Black Hawks	4–1	Detroit Cougars	13–17–2	28
33	February 23	New York Americans New York Americans The New York Americans were a professional ice hockey team based in New York, New York from 1925 to 1942. They were the third expansion team in the history of the National Hockey League and the second to play in the United States. The team never won the Stanley Cup, but reached the semifinals...	1–3	Chicago Black Hawks	14–17–2	30
34	February 26	Montreal Maroons Montreal Maroons The Montreal Maroons was a professional men's ice hockey team in the National Hockey League . They played in the NHL from 1924 to 1938, winning the Stanley Cup in 1926 and 1935...	2–1	Chicago Black Hawks	14–18–2	30
35	March 1	New York Rangers New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...	0–3	Chicago Black Hawks	15–18–2	32
36	March 3	Chicago Black Hawks	1–7	Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...	15–19–2	32
37	March 5	Chicago Black Hawks	2–1	Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators (original) The Ottawa Senators were an amateur, and later, professional, ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Canada which existed from 1883 to 1954. The club was the first hockey club in Ontario, a founding member of the National Hockey League and played in the NHL from 1917 until 1934...	16–19–2	34
38	March 8	Chicago Black Hawks	4–1	Detroit Cougars	17–19–2	36
39	March 13	Chicago Black Hawks	4–0	Boston Bruins Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...	18–19–2	38
40	March 15	Boston Bruins Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...	2–1	Chicago Black Hawks	18–20–2	38
41	March 17	Chicago Black Hawks	2–6	Pittsburgh Pirates	18–21–2	38
42	March 19	Pittsburgh Pirates	2–3	Chicago Black Hawks	19–21–2	40
43	March 22	Detroit Cougars	3–3	Chicago Black Hawks	19–21–3	41
44	March 25	Chicago Black Hawks	0–4	New York Rangers New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...	19–22–3	41

Playoffs

Chicago would earn a spot in the playoffs and face the Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins

The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...

 in a 2 game total goal series. The Bruins would win the opening game by a 6–1 score, while the teams would play to a 4–4 draw in the 2nd game, giving the Bruins the series win with a 10–5 total score, and ending the Black Hawks first season.

Boston Bruins 10, Chicago Black Hawks 5

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Record
1	March 29	Boston Bruins Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...	6–1	Chicago Black Hawks	0–1
2	March 31	Chicago Black Hawks	4–4	Boston Bruins Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...	0–1–1

Regular season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
	C	43	18	18	36	34
	RW	41	25	5	30	14
	LW	35	14	8	22	12
	C	34	14	8	22	23
	D	44	14	6	20	89
	C/LW	43	12	4	16	23
	RW	39	8	4	12	40
	D	44	4	2	6	92
	C	19	3	3	6	0
	D	28	3	2	5	16
	D	42	0	2	2	93
	F	18	0	0	0	0
	G	44	0	0	0	0
	RW/D	2	0	0	0	0
	LW	3	0	0	0	0
	D	5	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
	2797	44	19	22	3	116	2.49	5
Team:	2797	44	19	22	3	116	2.49	5

Playoffs

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
	LW	2	1	2	3	2
	C	2	2	0	2	4
	D	2	1	0	1	6
	RW	2	1	0	1	6
	C	2	0	1	1	0
	D	2	0	0	0	0
	RW	2	0	0	0	2
	G	2	0	0	0	0
	C	2	0	0	0	0
	C/LW	2	0	0	0	0
	D	2	0	0	0	4
	D	2	0	0	0	6

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SO
	120	2	0	1	10	5.00	0
Team:	120	2	0	1	10	5.00	0

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals

      MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SO = Shutouts;