In 1911, a team from Windsor, Nova Scotia played a three-game series in St. John's. The hosts won 5-4 and the visitors won 4-3 prior to a 2-2 tie in the third contest. St. John's native Jack McGrath played for Windsor. McGrath starred athletically while attending St. Bon's. He graduated from Dalhousie University, served as secretary to U.S. president Theodore Roosevelt, and is reported to have played a prominent role in bringing professional hockey to the United States. There was a 1914 series between St. John's all-stars and the Halifax Progressives.