1926–27 Chicago Black Hawks season

1926–27 Chicago Black Hawks
Division 3rd American
1926–27 record 19–22–3
Home record 12–8–2
Road record 7–14–1
Goals for 115
Goals against 116
Team information
General Manager Frederic McLaughlin
Coach Pete Muldoon
Captain Dick Irvin
Arena Chicago Coliseum
Team leaders
Goals Babe Dye (25)
Assists Dick Irvin (18)
Points Dick Irvin (36)
Penalties in minutes Percy Traub (93)
Wins Hugh Lehman (19)
Goals against average Hugh Lehman (2.49)

The 1926–27 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's first season. Chicago was awarded an NHL franchise. Most of the team's players came from the Portland Rosebuds of the Western Canada Hockey League, which had folded the previous season. The team would qualify for the playoffs in their first season, but lost in the playoff.

Coffee tycoon Frederic McLaughlin bought the team from the syndicate who had been awarded the franchise by the NHL. 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 team's logo.

The team faced immediate competition from Eddie Livingstone's rival Chicago Cardinals of the American Hockey Association (AHA) which also played in the Coliseum. Both teams gave away tickets in droves and engaged in a price war.[1] Under the financial strain, and pressure brought to bear on the AHA by the NHL, the Cardinals folded before the end of the season.[1] The Black Hawks would sign away several of the Cardinals' players.

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 before an overflow crowd of 7,000 (the capacity was normally 6,000). Tex Rickard, who had orchestrated the start-up of the New York Rangers, organized the first game as a major social event, similar to the Rangers' own first home game. The game was a benefit, with proceeds going to a junior ice hockey league.[2]

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 third 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 second 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.

Season standings

American Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
New York Rangers4425136957256
Boston Bruins4421203978945
Chicago Black Hawks441922311511641
Pittsburgh Pirates44152637910833
Detroit Cougars44122847610528

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Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents

1926-27 NHL Records
Team BOS CHI DET MON MTM NYA NYR OTT PIT TOR
Boston —3–2–15–11–2–12–22–22–3–11–34–21–3
Chicago 2–3–1—3–2–12–22–22–1–12–42–22–42–2
Detroit 1–52–3–1—0–41–33–11–3–21–32–41–2–1
M. Canadiens 2–1–12–24–0—5–15–11–31–53–0–15–1
M. Maroons 2–22–23–11–5—4–21–2–11–3–21–2–15–1
N.Y. Americans 2–21–2–11–31–52–4—1–33–34–02–3–1
N.Y. Rangers 3–2–14–23–15–13–1–23–3—0–3–15–12–1–1
Ottawa 3–12–23–15–13–1–23–33–0–1—3–15–0–1
Pittsburgh 2–44–24–20–3–12–1–10–41–51–3—1–2–1
Toronto 3–12–22–1–11–51–53–2–11–2–20–5–12–1–1—

Schedule and results

#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecordPts
1November 17Toronto St. Pats1–4Chicago Black Hawks1–0–02
2November 20Boston Bruins1–5Chicago Black Hawks2–0–04
3November 24Detroit Cougars1–0Chicago Black Hawks2–1–05
4November 27Pittsburgh Pirates5–3Chicago Black Hawks2–2–04
5November 30Chicago Black Hawks3–4New York Rangers2–3–04
6December 1Chicago Black Hawks2–2New York Americans2–3–15
7December 4Chicago Black Hawks5–3Montreal Maroons3–3–17
8December 7Ottawa Senators3–2Chicago Black Hawks3–4–17
9December 9Chicago Black Hawks2–5Toronto St. Pats3–5–17
10December 11Chicago Black Hawks3–0Montreal Canadiens4–5–19
11December 15New York Rangers2–6Chicago Black Hawks5–5–111
12December 18New York Americans2–4Chicago Black Hawks6–5–113
13December 22Montreal Canadiens3–1Chicago Black Hawks6–6–113
14December 25Detroit Cougars0–2Chicago Black Hawks7–6–115
15December 29Montreal Maroons4–5Chicago Black Hawks8–6–117
16January 1New York Rangers4–0Chicago Black Hawks8–7–117
17January 4Pittsburgh Pirates2–1Chicago Black Hawks8–8–117
18January 8Chicago Black Hawks4–0Pittsburgh Pirates9–8–119
19January 11Chicago Black Hawks3–6Boston Bruins9–9–119
20January 16Chicago Black Hawks4–5New York Rangers9–10–119
21January 19Toronto St. Pats3–4Chicago Black Hawks10–10–121
22January 22Boston Bruins2–2Chicago Black Hawks10–10–222
23January 27Chicago Black Hawks2–4Pittsburgh Pirates10–11–222
24January 29Chicago Black Hawks1–6Toronto St. Pats10–12–222
25February 1Chicago Black Hawks3–4Detroit Cougars10–13–222
26February 3Chicago Black Hawks0–3Montreal Maroons10–14–222
27February 5Chicago Black Hawks1–2Ottawa Senators10–15–222
28February 9Ottawa Senators3–5Chicago Black Hawks11–15–224
29February 11Montreal Canadiens1–6Chicago Black Hawks12–15–226
30February 13Chicago Black Hawks1–2New York Americans12–16–226
31February 15Chicago Black Hawks0–3Boston Bruins12–17–226
32February 19Chicago Black Hawks4–1Detroit Cougars13–17–228
33February 23New York Americans1–3Chicago Black Hawks14–17–230
34February 26Montreal Maroons2–1Chicago Black Hawks14–18–230
35March 1New York Rangers0–3Chicago Black Hawks15–18–232
36March 3Chicago Black Hawks1–7Montreal Canadiens15–19–232
37March 5Chicago Black Hawks2–1Ottawa Senators16–19–234
38March 8Chicago Black Hawks4–1Detroit Cougars17–19–236
39March 13Chicago Black Hawks4–0Boston Bruins18–19–238
40March 15Boston Bruins2–1Chicago Black Hawks18–20–238
41March 17Chicago Black Hawks2–6Pittsburgh Pirates18–21–238
42March 19Pittsburgh Pirates2–3Chicago Black Hawks19–21–240
43March 22Detroit Cougars3–3Chicago Black Hawks19–21–341
44March 25Chicago Black Hawks0–4New York Rangers19–22–341

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

#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecord
1March 29Boston Bruins6–1Chicago Black Hawks0–1
2March 31Chicago Black Hawks4–4Boston Bruins0–1–1

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Dick IrvinC4318183634
Babe DyeRW412553014
George HayLW351482212
Mickey MacKayC341482223
Gord FraserD441462089
Charley McVeighC/LW431241623
Cully WilsonRW39841240
Bobby TrappD4442692
Eddie RoddenC193360
Duke DukowskiD2832516
Percy TraubD4202293
Ken DoratyF180000
Hugh LehmanG440000
Gord McFarlaneRW/D20000
Jim RileyLW30000
Art TownsendD50000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Hugh Lehman279744192231162.495
Team:279744192231162.495

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
George HayLW21232
Dick IrvinC22024
Gord FraserD21016
Cully WilsonRW21016
Eddie RoddenC20110
Duke DukowskiD20000
Babe DyeRW20002
Hugh LehmanG20000
Mickey MacKayC20000
Charley McVeighC/LW20000
Bobby TrappD20004
Percy TraubD20006
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Hugh Lehman120201105.000
Team:120201105.000

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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;

See also

References

  • Ross, J. Andrew (2015). Joining the Clubs: The Business of the National Hockey League to 1945. Syracuse University Press.
Notes
  1. 1 2 Ross 2015, p. 155.
  2. ↑ Schreiber, Frank. "Blackhawks Win Hockey Opener 4–1". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 19.
  3. ↑ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al., eds. THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 146. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  4. ↑ "1926-27 Chicago Black Hawks Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
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