sˈɑːnmɚ spˈɛnt pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ sˈiːzən wɪððə nˈæʃənəl hˈɑːki lˈiːɡ ˌɛnˌeɪtʃˈɛl nˈuː jˈɔːɹk ɹˈeɪndʒɚz bᵻfˌoːɹ klˈiːvlənd əfˈɪʃəli tɹˈeɪdᵻd hˌɪm tə ðə tˈiːm ˌɔn fˈɪftiːn noʊvˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ fɔːɹ ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəl hˈɔːl ʌv fˈeɪmɚɹ ˈændi bˈæθɡeɪt ænd vˈɪk hˈaʊ.
Sonmor spent part of the 1953–54 season with the National Hockey League (NHL) New York Rangers before Cleveland officially traded him to the team on 15 November 1954 for eventual Hall of Famer Andy Bathgate and Vic Howe.