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Chicago Americans hockey logo, Illinois, 1926–1927

Chicago Americans

Chicago, Illinois1926–1927

Shop retro Chicago Americans tees and hoodies. The club that started as the Cardinals brought pro hockey to Chicago in 1926 and went head to head with the city's new big-league team in a price war over tickets and players, folding after a single season. Celebrate the Windy City's first pro hockey club by browsing all of our Americans gear, then read the team history below. As a small business, we're proud to keep the names, logos and stories of hockey's lost teams in circulation.

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Chicago Americans Hoodie in navy with the stars and stripes shield with a CA monogram on the front Chicago Americans Hoodie in navy with the stars and stripes shield with a CA monogram on the front
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Chicago Americans T-Shirt in navy with the stars and stripes shield with a CA monogram on the front Chicago Americans T-Shirt in navy with the stars and stripes shield with a CA monogram on the front
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Chicago Americans T-Shirt (Lightweight) in navy with the stars and stripes shield with red arched lettering on the front Chicago Americans T-Shirt (Lightweight) in navy with the stars and stripes shield with red arched lettering on the front
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Chicago Americans History

The Chicago Americans only played in the AHA for one season, 1926-27, and it was a turbulent one and the first time Chicago had pro hockey. The Americans, then known as the Cardinals, began play in the AHA and faced immediate and direct rivalry from the NHL's newest club, also based in Chicago and making its debut the same season. Teams and leagues competed for players, and engaged in a ticketing price war. In the end, the Cardinals/Americans were defeated quickly and decisively, dissolving after only one season. The Cardinals were sold at the end of the season and tried a rebranding as the Americans. They only played a few games as the Americans before going out of business. On the other hand, the other Windy City franchise they competed with is still going strong nearly 100 years later.

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