hiː plˈeɪd fɔːɹ mˈaɪnɚ lˈiːɡ tˈiːmz ʌntˈɪl ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː sˈiːzən wɛn hiː ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɐ kˈɔːlˌʌp tə ðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk ɹˈeɪndʒɚz tə ɹᵻplˈeɪs ðɪ ˈɪndʒɚd dʒˈɪmi fɹˈæŋks.
He played for minor league teams until the 1942–43 season when he received a call-up to the New York Rangers to replace the injured Jimmy Franks.