Voss was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts and he moved to Canada when he was a teenager. In 1925-26, Voss helped Queen\'s University\'s hockey team reach the Memorial Cup finals where they were defeated 2-1 by the Calgary Canadians. After a short stint with the Toronto Marlboros in the Ontario Hockey Association, Voss was signed by Conn Smythe of the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1926-27 of the National Hockey League. He played only a total of 14 games with the Leafs as he spent much of his time in the minors for five years. Voss was a leading player with Toronto\'s affiliate teams. He played in the Canadian Professional Hockey League with the Toronto Falcons and the London Panthers and the Buffalo Bisons of the International Hockey League. Voss led the Bisons to back to back to back championships in 1930-31 and 1931-32. Voss led the IHL in scoring in 1931-32 and was also named to the First All-Star Team.\n', '

In 1932-33, Voss finally earned a full-time NHL roster spot with the New York Rangers. Ten games in, he was sold to the Detroit Red Wings where he had a great season, scoring 20 points in 38 games. Voss became the league\'s first rookie of the year award winner that season. In 1933-34, Voss played in eight games with the Red Wings before being traded to the Ottawa Senators for cash and player Cooney Weiland. From then on, he was traded back and forth in the NHL. He saw action with the St. Louis Eagles, New York Americans, and the Montreal Maroons before settling in with the Chicago Blackhawks in 1937-38. He helped the Blackhawks reach the Stanley Cup finals that season. \n', 'He scored the Stanley Cup-winning goal in game four against the Toronto Maple Leafs. With that, Voss won his first Stanley Cup. Next season, Voss injured his knee in training camp and the injury turned out to be career ending. Voss retired in the fall of 1938 after playing in 261 games in the NHL.\n', '

Few realize that Voss was also an excellent football player. While at university he played 4 seasons (1924 to 1927) with the Queen\'s Golden Gaels. This included a victory in the 1924 12th Grey Cup. Voss has his name engraved on the Grey Cup for this season.\n', '

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