As a teenage amateur player, Scott first attracted the attention of professional scouts in 1922 when he led the Toronto Aura Lee junior team in scoring.

That team, which also featured future NHL'ers "Baldy" Cotton and Alfie Moore, won the Eastern Canadian championship and was eliminated by the eventual Memorial Cup champion Fort William War Veterans.

The Tigers declined to retain him, and Scott signed with the Montreal Maroons as a free agent in October 1924.

With only 1 goal and 1 assist in 53 career games, Scott left the NHL to sign with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Western Hockey League in December 1925.

In February, he left the financially unstable WHL to sign with the Palais-de-Glace team of the upstart California Professional Hockey League.