[1] He attended Rideau High School in his hometown, where he was quarterback and safety on its Canadian football team that won three municipal championships,[2] and scored the championship-winning single in November 1962.
[3] He began his junior career by playing for the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) during the 1963–64 season, before joining the Ottawa Montagnards and Smiths Falls Bears.
[1] Zaine made his National Hockey League (NHL) debut for the Penguins on November 4, 1970,[5] against the Vancouver Canucks at the Civic Arena.
[6] After appearing in four games, he did not play in the NHL between November 10 and December 31, 1970,[5] when he was recalled from the Wranglers after Ken Schinkel suffered a broken collarbone.
[9] He later served as field manager of the Northumberland Whiskey Jacks baseball team in Cobourg,[10] leading them to the Canada–New York league playoff title in 1998.