 In the last game of the season, which was meaningless as Toronto would not advance to the Stanley Cup Finals that year, a zealous fan presented coach Sproule with "a loving cup" during the second intermission, with Toronto beating Montreal 8-2 at that point.NHL record books list him as coaching 12 games with a record of seven wins and five losses.Sproule became an NHL referee during the 1920–21 season and also returned to the OHA as a referee.