 He played on a gold-winning hockey team in Europe, with his fellow soldiers from Canadian Forces Base Petawawa including Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Walter "Turk" Broda.Cattarello played minor league hockey for the Sudbury Wolves, playing in the Memorial Cup in 1932.In the 1930s, Cattarello started coaching minor hockey including future National Hockey League players as Allan Stanley, Bill Barilko and Pete Babando.