Playing in Philadelphia, the team changes its name to the Philadelphia Quakers amid promises an arena would be built in Philadelphia or Pittsburgh that would rival New York's Madison Square Garden. With former referee Cooper Smeaton as their coach, the Quakers was made up of a bunch of toughs that preferred to fight rather than play.

The ugliest incident involving the Quakers came on Christmas Day when police had to go onto the ice and break up a fight they were having with the Boston Bruins. The Quakers goon squad would put together one of the worst seasons in NHL history as they won just four game son the way to finishing in last place with a horrible 4-36-4 record.