Young, a
defenceman, first played for
Ottawa Hockey Club in 1889, as a 19-year-old, playing with his brother George. The team won the Ontario championship from 1891 through 1893. The team also held the AHAC title for most of the
1891–92 season. Young was present at the dinner where Lord Stanley announced the
Stanley Cup. Young would play in the
Stanley Cup title game in 1894 versus the Montreal Hockey Club. "Chalk" as he was nicknamed, played for both the Ottawa Hockey Club and Ottawa Football Club. He lived at the fire station in Ottawa where his father was the chief superintendent. Young was active on the organizational side, being on the executive committee, served as team captain and was a vice-president of the AHAC from 1893 to 1897. He played on defence, the position of coverpoint, teamed with
Harvey Pulford "The Slugger" on point. The two complemented each other, Chalk often leading the rush, while Pulford would be the steady player backing up the team. His final season with Ottawa was 1899. In the early 1900s, Young moved out west, finding work in
Dawson City, Yukon Territory during the
Klondike Gold Rush. He was recruited by the
Dawson City Nuggets which challenged Ottawa for the Stanley Cup in the
1904–05 season, although he was unable to participate in the series due to his duties as a federal civil servant during a federal election at the time. He also found work as a referee in the
Timiskaming League after retiring as a player. When the
National Hockey Association (NHA) was holding merger talks with the
Canadian Hockey Association (CHA), Young was the representative of the
Haileybury club, although the club was owned by
Ambrose O'Brien. ==Mining career==