Born in Ottawa, Ontario to a prominent sports and boat-building family Dey played junior hockey for the Ottawa Aberdeens in 1900, moving up to the intermediate-level for the two following seasons. Edgar started his senior ice hockey career with the Ottawa Capitals of the Federal Amateur Hockey League (FAHL) in 1904. He then moved out west to play in the Manitoba league, becoming a professional player in 1906. In 1907, he returned east to play in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Pittsburgh Bankers of the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League.
In one of the first known trades involving professional hockey players, the Pittsburgh Pirates sent James MacKay, Dey and Dunc Taylor to the Bankers for Joseph Donnelly and Bert Bennett. In 1909, he returned home to play for the 1909 Stanley Cup champion Ottawa Hockey Club. He played one season for Haileybury of the National Hockey Association (NHA) in 1910. In 1911, he played for Waterloo of the Ontario Professional Hockey League. In 1912, he moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia to play for the Halifax Socials of the Maritime Professional Hockey League (MPHL).
In a January 5, 1912 MPHL game between the Halifax Socials and Halifax Crescents Dey struck opponent player Patsy Séguin with his stick and was arrested for assault by Halifax police. Dey was charged with "inflicting grievous bodily harm" and released on a $200 bail. On January 10 he was fined $50 by Halifax magistrate's court for the incident.

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