Hockey and baseball player James Riley, Bayfield: Riley is the only known New Brunswick-born athlete to have played both in the National Hockey League and in major league baseball. From 1915 to 1924, Riley played professional hockey with Victoria and Seattle in the Pacific Coast Hockey League. In 1920-21-22, he was a second team all-star; and in 1923 he won first team all-star honors. In 1927, he played briefly in the NHL with the Chicago Black Hawks and the Detroit Cougars. His baseball career began with Vancouver of the Pacific International League and in 1921, he made his major league debut with the St. Louis Browns of the American League. In 1923 he played two games with Washington. He continued to play baseball in the southern United States until 1932.

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