He stayed with the Senators as they joined the National Hockey League in 1917, playing 9 games over 2 seasons until his retirement in 1920.

By 1906 he had switched to the New Edinburgh Canoe Club (NECC) and took second place in the senior singles at the CCA championship.

In 1908, 1909, and 1910 he led the NECC war canoe crew to second place finishes in the half-mile Canadian championships.

[2] In 1958, he suffered a stroke on an automobile trip to Florida with his wife, while driving through Cortland, New York, and was returned to Ottawa on December 19, 1958.

[2] He died a week later and is buried in Ottawa at Beechwood cemetery along with numerous other Senators players.