haʊˈɛvɚ hiː plˈeɪd fɚðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk ɐmˈɛɹɪkənz fɔːɹ θˈɜːtiːn ɡˈeɪmz æt ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti ˈeɪt dˈæʃ twˈɛnti nˈaɪn ˌɛnˌeɪtʃˈɛl sˈiːzən, ænd sˈɛnt tə ðə nˈuː hˈeɪvən ˈiːɡəlz, ʌvðə kɐnˈeɪdiənɐmˈɛɹɪkən hˈɑːki lˈiːɡ, fɔːɹ twˈɛlv ɡˈeɪmz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti nˈaɪn dˈæʃ θˈɜːɾi.wˌɛn faɪnˈænʃəl ˈɪʃuːz ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪɾᵻd wɪððə ɡɹˈeɪt dᵻpɹˈɛʃən sˈɛnt ðə pˈaɪɹəts əkɹˌɑːs ðə stˈeɪt tə fɪlɐdˈɛlfiə, wˈaɪt stˈeɪd wɪððə tˈiːm, nˈaʊ ɹᵻnˈeɪmd ðə fɪlɐdˈɛlfiə kwˈeɪkɚz.
However he played for the New York Americans for 13 games at the end of the 1928-29 NHL season, and sent to the New Haven Eagles, of the Canadian-American Hockey League, for 12 games in 1929-30.When financial issues associated with the Great Depression sent the Pirates across the state to Philadelphia, White stayed with the team, now renamed the Philadelphia Quakers.