bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə stˈɑːɹt ʌvðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪn ˌɛnˌeɪtʃˈɛl sˈiːzən ɡɹˈeɪsi wʌz sˈoʊld tə ðə kɐnˈeɪdiənz bˌʌt wʊd ˈoʊnli plˈeɪ sˈɛvən ɡˈeɪmz ðæt jˈɪɹ fɔːɹ mˌɑːntɹɪˈɔːl wɛn ðə ʃᵻkˈɑːɡoʊ blˈæk hˈɔːks pˈɜːtʃɪst hɪz ɹˈaɪts.
Before the start of the 1938–39 NHL season Gracie was sold to the Canadiens but would only play seven games that year for Montreal when the Chicago Black Hawks purchased his rights.