▁he ▁played ▁hockey ▁in ▁New ▁Jersey ▁for ▁the ▁River ▁V ale ▁S ke eters ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁Store y ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁Montreal ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁Montreal ▁Roy als ▁late ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 1 – 4 2 ▁season . ▁▁ ▁He ▁played ▁lac ros se ▁for ▁L achine ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁He ▁later ▁joined ▁the ▁Montreal ▁Canad iens ▁lac ros se ▁team , ▁and ▁was ▁playing ▁there ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 4 0 s , ▁Store y — in ▁addition ▁to ▁his ▁regular ▁job — was ▁offici ating ▁football , ▁lac ros se , ▁and ▁hockey ▁games . ▁He ▁offici ated ▁for ▁ 1 2 ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁prec ursor ▁to ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Football ▁League . ▁ ▁N HL ▁ref ere eing ▁career ▁Store y ▁became ▁an ▁N HL ▁ref eree ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁and ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁league ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁On ▁April ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁offici ating ▁a ▁play off ▁game ▁between ▁the ▁Montreal ▁Canad iens ▁and ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Black ▁Haw ks , ▁which ▁Montreal ▁won , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁series , ▁scoring ▁the ▁winning ▁goal ▁with ▁ 8 8 ▁seconds ▁left ▁in ▁the ▁sixth ▁game . ▁Chicago ▁fans ▁nearly ▁ri oted , ▁and ▁Black ▁Haw ks ▁coach ▁Rud y ▁Pil ous ▁accused ▁Store y ▁of ▁ch oking ▁by