1926–27 Chicago Black Hawks season

The 1926–27 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's 1st season. Chicago was awarded an NHL franchise. The Hawks were founded by coffee tycoon Frederic McLaughlin, and most of the teams players came from the Portland Rosebuds of the Western Canada Hockey League, 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. 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. 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, 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 would lead the team with 25 goals, while Dick Irvin would have a club best 36 points, and finish 2nd in the NHL scoring race by a single point to Bill Cook of the New York Rangers. Percy Traub would lead the Black Hawks with 93 penalty minutes.
===Final Standings===
===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 	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 	5–3 	Chicago Black Hawks	2–2–0 	4
5 	November 30	Chicago Black Hawks	3–4 	New York Rangers 	2–3–0 	4
6 	December 1 	Chicago Black Hawks	2–2 	New York Americans 	2–3–1 	5
7 	December 4 	Chicago Black Hawks	5–3 	Montreal Maroons 	3–3–1 	7
8 	December 7 	Ottawa Senators 	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 	4–5–1 	9
11	December 15	New York Rangers 	2–6 	Chicago Black Hawks	5–5–1 	11
12	December 18	New York Americans 	2–4 	Chicago Black Hawks	6–5–1 	13
13	December 22	Montreal Canadiens 	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 	4–5 	Chicago Black Hawks	8–6–1 	17
16	January 1 	New York Rangers 	4–0 	Chicago Black Hawks	8–7–1 	17
17	January 4 	Pittsburgh Pirates 	2–1 	Chicago Black Hawks	8–8–1 	17
18	January 8 	Chicago Black Hawks	4–0 	Pittsburgh Pirates 	9–8–1 	19
19	January 11 	Chicago Black Hawks	3–6 	Boston Bruins 	9–9–1 	19
20	January 16 	Chicago Black Hawks	4–5 	New York Rangers 	9–10–1 	19
21	January 19 	Toronto St. Pats 	3–4 	Chicago Black Hawks	10–10–1	21
22	January 22 	Boston Bruins 	2–2 	Chicago Black Hawks	10–10–2	22
23	January 27 	Chicago Black Hawks	2–4 	Pittsburgh Pirates 	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 	10–14–2	22
27	February 5 	Chicago Black Hawks	1–2 	Ottawa Senators 	10–15–2	22
28	February 9 	Ottawa Senators 	3–5 	Chicago Black Hawks	11–15–2	24
29	February 11	Montreal Canadiens 	1–6 	Chicago Black Hawks	12–15–2	26
30	February 13	Chicago Black Hawks	1–2 	New York Americans 	12–16–2	26
31	February 15	Chicago Black Hawks	0–3 	Boston Bruins 	12–17–2	26
32	February 19	Chicago Black Hawks	4–1 	Detroit Cougars 	13–17–2	28
33	February 23	New York Americans 	1–3 	Chicago Black Hawks	14–17–2	30
34	February 26	Montreal Maroons 	2–1 	Chicago Black Hawks	14–18–2	30
35	March 1 	New York Rangers 	0–3 	Chicago Black Hawks	15–18–2	32
36	March 3 	Chicago Black Hawks	1–7 	Montreal Canadiens 	15–19–2	32
37	March 5 	Chicago Black Hawks	2–1 	Ottawa Senators 	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 	18–19–2	38
40	March 15 	Boston Bruins 	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 	19–22–3	41
==Playoffs==
Chicago would earn a spot in the playoffs and face the Boston Bruins 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 	6–1 	Chicago Black Hawks	0–1
2	March 31	Chicago Black Hawks	4–4 	Boston Bruins 	0–1–1
==Player Stats==
===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
 	RW/D	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	5 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	F 	18	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	44	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
 	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
 	G 	2 	0	0	0 	0
;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 
==Awards and Records==
*The Black Hawks did not win any awards this season.
==See Also==
* 1926–27 NHL season
==References==
*SHRP Sports
*The Internet Hockey Database
*National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007
Category:Chicago Blackhawks seasons
Category:1927 in hockey