[2] Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Chittick first joined the Ottawa Hockey Club of the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada (AHAC) for the 1895 season, taking over from Albert Morel as the starting goaltender.

On January 21, Chittick was refereeing a game between Quebec Hockey Club and Montreal Hockey Club when the Montreal team quit the game, incensed at the rough play of Quebec and the fact that Chittick was allowing the rough play.

After the game, allegations were made by the Montreal players that Chittick was drunk.

A month later, on February 11 in Montreal, Chittick gave up 16 goals, the worst showing by a senior goaltender to that date.

[4] Chittick was employed as an accountant in the Canadian Department of Agriculture at the annual salary of $950 in the 1890s.