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)
Penalty 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 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

American Division

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
New York Rangers	44	25	13	6	95	72	56
Boston Bruins	44	21	20	3	97	89	45
Chicago Black Hawks	44	19	22	3	115	116	41
Pittsburgh Pirates	44	15	26	3	79	108	33
Detroit Cougars	44	12	28	4	76	105	28

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.

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
Irvin, DickDick Irvin	C	43	18	18	36	34
Dye, BabeBabe Dye	RW	41	25	5	30	14
Hay, GeorgeGeorge Hay	LW	35	14	8	22	12
MacKay, MickeyMickey MacKay	C	34	14	8	22	23
Fraser, GordGord Fraser	D	44	14	6	20	89
McVeigh, CharleyCharley McVeigh	C/LW	43	12	4	16	23
Wilson, CullyCully Wilson	RW	39	8	4	12	40
Trapp, BobBob Trapp	D	44	4	2	6	92
Rodden, EddieEddie Rodden	C	19	3	3	6	0
Dukowski, DukeDuke Dukowski	D	28	3	2	5	16
Traub, PercyPercy Traub	D	42	0	2	2	93
McFarlane, GordGord McFarlane	RW/D	2	0	0	0	0
Riley, JimJim Riley	LW	3	0	0	0	0
Townsend, ArtArt Townsend	D	5	0	0	0	0
Doraty, KenKen Doraty	F	18	0	0	0	0
Lehman, HughHugh Lehman	G	44	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
Lehman, HughHugh Lehman	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
Hay, GeorgeGeorge Hay	LW	2	1	2	3	2
Irvin, DickDick Irvin	C	2	2	0	2	4
Fraser, GordGord Fraser	D	2	1	0	1	6
Wilson, CullyCully Wilson	RW	2	1	0	1	6
Rodden, EddieEddie Rodden	C	2	0	1	1	0
Dukowski, DukeDuke Dukowski	D	2	0	0	0	0
Dye, BabeBabe Dye	RW	2	0	0	0	2
MacKay, MickeyMickey MacKay	C	2	0	0	0	0
McVeigh, CharleyCharley McVeigh	C/LW	2	0	0	0	0
Trapp, BobBob Trapp	D	2	0	0	0	4
Traub, PercyPercy Traub	D	2	0	0	0	6
Lehman, HughHugh Lehman	G	2	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SO
Lehman, HughHugh Lehman	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