Midway through the season, the Hawks fired Stanley and named Hugh Lehman, who was the backup goaltender, as the team's head coach.
Injuries played a big part in the Hawks horrible season, as Babe Dye, who scored a team high 25 goals the previous year, would suit up for only 9 games and get no points.
Team captain and scoring leader from 1926 to 1927, Dick Irvin, would miss 30 games due to injuries, and as a result, goals were hard to come by.
On November 23, the Black Hawks hosted the defending Stanley Cup champions, the Ottawa Senators, losing a close one by a 2–1 score.
Chicago ended their winless skid, as on December 3, the club defeated the New York Rangers 4–2, earning their first win of the season on home ice.
Following the game, the team replaced head coach Barney Stanley with Hugh Lehman, who had started the season as the Black Hawks goaltender.
On January 24, the Black Hawks suffered a 10–0 loss to the Montreal Canadiens, setting a team record for goals allowed in a game.
After suffering losses to the Pittsburgh Pirates and Montreal Maroons, the Black Hawks surprised the American Division leading team, the New York Rangers, with a 3–0 victory on February 12.