Ramsay was a star in Europe, particularly France, in the 1930s when a new arena-based ice rink, coupled with aggressive marketing by future Boxing Hall of Fame promoter Jeff Dickson,[3] made the sport a popular novelty in Paris.

[4] Ramsay was also a teacher of the game and, in addition to coaching many Parisian youth players of the era, authored a 1933 instructional book simply called Le hockey sur glace (Ice Hockey).

[5] It has been credited as the first book devoted entirely to the sport to be published in France.

[6] Ramsay captained the United States national team at the 1931 LIHG World Championships, which marked the country's debut at a standalone World Championship.

Ramsay was inducted into the French Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 2009, as part of its second-ever class.