Chicago Blackhawks
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Combined Graph record U-00527 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-I-0044. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
NHL
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NHL
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- http://nhl.com/blackhawks/news/feature-the-origins-of-the-chicago-blackhawks (verification source · master store)
Evidence note (master store)
NHL / Chicago Blackhawks official site (tier 1 league / tier 2 team, fetched in full, article dated Nov. 12, 2025): 'The Chicago Blackhawks were officially voted in as an NHL franchise on Sept. 25, 1926, after the league selected Chicago for a team in May 1926'; Major Frederic McLaughlin is credited as the team's founder; the Blackhawks are 'one of the NHL's Original Six franchises' and began play in the 1926-27 season, later moving to the United Center in 1994. Stored note 'NHL' is confirmed, with founding year 1926 established.
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