St. Louis had first applied for an NHL expansion franchise in 1932 but was rejected because it was to far from the other cities in the league and concerns arose over travel costs especially in the middle of the Great Depression.

With the once mighty Ottawa Senators heading into bankruptcy the team was transferred to St. Louis during the summer of 1934.

The NHL was still concerned by the travel cost, but did not want to lose another franchise after the Pittsburgh/Philadelphia franchise folded. Wearing patriotic red white and blue uniforms the team, which was, renamed Eagles played in front of solid crowds at the St.

Louis Arena. However, it became apparent the team was doomed to failure as they finished dead last with an awful record of 11-31-6, as escalating travel cost wiped out what little money the team had left from Ottawa as long costly train rides from the American Midwest to the Canada and Boston destroyed any chances the team had of survival, as they folded after just one season.