Born in Knowlton, Quebec, he played defence and centre for the McGill Redmen from 1930 to 1934 and was team captain from 1933 to 1934. He received a Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1934. He played 41 games in the 1934–35 NHL season for the Montreal Canadiens with 5 goals and 6 assists. His career was cut short after receiving a fractured skull in a car accident in September 1935.\n', '

He died in another car accident in 1985 in Huntsville, Ontario.\n', '

He was posthumously inducted into the McGill University Sports Hall of Fame in 2001.\n', '

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