Portland Rosebuds (ice hockey)

The first Rosebuds are notable for being the first American-based team to be allowed to compete for the Stanley Cup.

The second Rosebuds are notable in that their roster was used to build the NHL expansion Chicago Blackhawks.

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against The second Rosebuds team was born when the Regina Capitals moved to Portland for the 1925–26 WHL season.

Frank Patrick then negotiated the sale of the rest of the WHL players to the National Hockey League.

A deal was reached where the players of the Rosebuds were sold for $100,000 to form the new Chicago Black Hawks expansion franchise.

1914–15 Portland Rosebuds. From left to right: Connie Benson , Charles Tobin , Moose Johnson , Smokey Harris , Pete Muldoon , Mike Mitchell , Eddie Oatman , Ran McDonald , Arthur Throop .