Born in
Falkirk, (
Scotland), Imrie began playing senior ice hockey for the Falkirk Lions in the
Scottish National League as a
forward before he settled on
defence during the first season of the
British National League in 1954–55. The following season, the Lions opted to play amateur ice hockey so Imrie joined the
Edinburgh Royals for the 1955–56 season. He helped them to win the Northern British League in the 1957–58 season. For the 1959–60 season, Imrie joined the
Paisley Pirates. However, he was posted to southern
England during his
National Service and therefore finished the season with
Streatham, helping them to win both the
Autumn Cup and the
league title. After Streatham also opted out of ice hockey, Imrie went on to play for the
Brighton Tigers, initially as
captain and then as
player-coach. With the Tigers, Imrie was named to the
all-star teams a total of six times, both as a player and coach. ==Awards and honours==