With the folding of the Western Hockey League, Frederic McLaughlin purchases the Portland Rosebuds moving them to Chicago to play in the NHL. The team, which became known as the Black Hawks first, took the ice on November 17th whey they beat the Toronto St.

Patricks at the Chicago Coliseum 4-1. The Hawks would go on to finish in third place in the American Division with a record of 19-22-3.

However, in the playoffs, they would be dominated 10-5 in a Total Goal Series against the Boston Bruins.