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Chicago Blackhawks History The Chicago Blackhawks were founded on September 25, 1926, when the National Hockey League awarded a franchise to Major Frederic McLaughlin, a Harvard-educated local coffee tycoon who was able to come up with the $12,000 entry fee required to join the League. In an effort to secure players for the upcoming season, McLaughlin purchased the Portland Rose Buds of the floundering Western Hockey League for $200,000 and moved the nucleus of that team (players such as "Rabbit" McVeigh, George Hay, Percy Traub, Dick Irvin, and goalie Hugh Lehman) to Chicago.After acquiring enough players to field a competitive team, the Major, never a big fan of the "Rose Buds" moniker, began to focus his energies on coming up with a new name for the hockey club.Looking to the past, the Major found his inspiration. During World War I, McLaughlin had served as a commander in the 333rd Machine Gun Battalion of the 85th Division of the U.S. Army. Members of his division called themselves Black Hawks in honor of the Sauk Indian chief who sided with the British in the War of 1812. Surely, the Major felt, it would be a fitting name for the newest entry into the National Hockey League, and Chicago Blackhawks was chosen. For Chicago Blackhawks tickets at United Center click here or phone (916) 774-0000.