Although born in Michigan, Eddie grew up in the Lachute, Quebec area where his parents lived until they moved to Red Deer, Alberta in 1913. Eddie moved to Port Arthur, Ontario in 1909 to work for the Canadian Northern Railway. He played the defensive position of cover point with the semi-professional Thunder Bay Hockey Club in 1910, then during the hockey seasons of 1910/11–1911/12 for the Port Arthur Hockey Club. The team (which included Jack Walker) defeated Prince Albert for the Western Canadian championship, then went on to play Ottawa 16 March 1911 for the Stanley Cup, but were defeated by the NHA team. He played with the Moncton Victorias 1912/13 and the New Glasgow Black Foxes 1913/14. He won a Stanley Cup with the 1917 Seattle Metropolitans.