He amassed background information on players, coaches, when no previous database had existed, which was subsequently used as a reference by sports media across Canada.

He later served as the head researcher for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in preparation for coverage of the 1976 Summer Olympics.

[2] The Canadian Press (CP) hired him as a courier at age 16 in 1929, then promoted him to the editorial staff in 1937.

His book, The Stanley Cup: First official history of hockey's most famous trophy, 1893–1957, was published in 1958.

[3] He died after a six-month illness in Langley, on June 11, 1992,[1] and was interred in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Barrie, Ontario.