[2] After he graduated, Owen entered the brokerage business while continuing to play hockey for the Boston University Club.

[4] Owen played five seasons with the Bruins, pairing on defense with players including Lionel Hitchman and Eddie Shore, and won the Stanley Cup with the team in 1929.

However, Marty Burke of the Montreal Canadiens is known to have worn a helmet briefly during a game in December 1928, before Owen entered the NHL.

[6] Following his playing career, Owen became head coach of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology men's ice hockey team.

[1] Owen was born in Hamilton, Ontario and moved to Massachusetts as a teenager, attending Newton High School in suburban Boston.