He played junior hockey for the Humboldt Indians in 1948-49. Jack Adams of the Detroit Red Wings brought him and goalie Glenn Hall east to join the Wings' junior farm team the Windsor Spitfires. In 1951 Grosse joined the Shawinigan Falls Cataractes of the Quebec Senior Hockey League where he played for two seasons. He also played for the Charlottetown Islanders of the Maritime Major Hockey League for four games in 1952-53 but was ruled ineligible. Grosse retired in 1964.