Complex sentence: The 1934--35 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's ninth season in the NHL, and they were coming off a Stanley Cup championship, as the Hawks defeated the Detroit Red Wings in the 1934 Stanley Cup Finals to win their 1st ever championship.
Split into simpler sentences: The 1934--35 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's ninth season in the NHL. The Black Hawks were coming off a Stanley Cup championship, as the Hawks defeated the Detroit Red Wings in the 1934 Stanley Cup Finals to win their first ever championship.