Input (grade 12): The club was founded in 1926 as one of the league's first American franchises, joining in the same year as the New York Rangers and the Detroit Red Wings (then known as the Detroit Cougars).
Output (grade 12): The team was started in 1926 as one of the league's first American teams, joining in the same year as the New York Rangers and the Detroit Red Wings (then known as the Detroit Cougars).