Chicago Blackhawks, play in the Western Conference and are 1 of five teams in the Central Division. The team was originally formed as the Portland Rosebuds of the Western Hockey League. In 1926 the club was moved from Portland, Oregon, to Chicago and renamed the Blackhawks after the 33rd Machine Gun Battalion of the United States Army’s Blackhawk Division. The Blackhawks play at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, and wear uniforms of black, red, and white.