Career
Ulrich, who was deaf-mute, played professionally with the Vancouver Millionaires and the Victoria Aristocrats in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association in 1912–1914. He also played for the Montreal Wanderers and the Toronto Blueshirts in the National Hockey Association in 1914–1916. While in the professional hockey circuit Ulrich went by the nickname "Silent", or "Silent Jack".
He detested being called by the more derogatory nickname "Dummy".
