1924 Winter Olympics Before the NHL, he played for the
Toronto Granites, a team that featured future
Hockey Hall of Famer
Hooley Smith. This team won the
gold medal in the
1924 Winter Olympics. Team Captain Munro scored 18 goals in the Olympic tournament, which saw the Canadians outscore their combined opponents by a total of 110 to 3. As a result of the team's winning the gold medal, there was considerable interest to sign players from the team and Munro was quickly signed up by the newly formed Montreal Maroons.
NHL The Montreal Maroons won the
Stanley Cup in their inaugural season. The Maroons had a strong defense, led by the team's captain Munro and featuring
Red Dutton and
Reg Noble. They gave up few chances to opposing players. The Maroons went on to make the finals in 1928, but lost to the
New York Rangers. The following season Munro suffered a
heart attack that hospitalized him, and while in hospital contracted pneumonia. His absence was felt and the Maroons fell to the bottom of the Canadian Division of the NHL. It was said that the Maroons players were as interested in the stock market as they were in hockey and Munro was amongst the most avid of the speculators. He had signed a large contract and was a shrewd investor, but ultimately lost a fortune when the
stock market crashed. Munro recovered his health in time for the 1929–30 season and was named player-coach upon his return. He took the Maroons from worst to first in the Canadian Division that year. The following year the Maroons signed nearly the entire Montreal A.A.A.
Allan Cup team and the team sagged, and before the season ended, he was fired as coach, replaced by George "Buck" Boucher. He played his last season with the
Montreal Canadiens in 1931–32. ==Later life==