 Several of them, including Doc Romnes, Taffy Abel, Alex Levinsky, Mike Karakas, and Cully Dahlstrom, become staples with the club, and under McLaughlin, the Black Hawks were the first NHL team with an all-American-born lineup.The Black Hawks played their first game on November 17, 1926, against the Toronto St. Patricks in the Chicago Coliseum.The Black Hawks won their first game 4–1, in front of a crowd of over 7,000.