st. john was a member of the university of manitoba varsity hockey team which won the allan cup in 1928. he later played professional ice hockey in kansas city, st. louis and buffalo. he played 46 games with the st. louis flyers in the 1931-32 season, and achieved three goals, one assist and twenty-two penalty minutes. (he had also played three games for the kansas city pla-mors in the 1930-31 season, scoring no points.)