Tuhia he tohutoro mō tēnei wāhanga - I whakarerekētia anōtia e Hockey Canada tōna hanganga i te Hōngongoi 1976, ā, ko te taitara o Holmes ko te hēkeretari whakahaere-kaitiaki i taua wā. I tirotirohia e Holmes te whakataetae i te 1976 Ice Hockey World Championships
, ā, i matapae kāore he whenua e ārahi i te 1976 Canada Cup e tū mai nei. I muri mai i whakaaro ia ko te Team Canada te mea i manakohia, i runga i te roopu i whakahiatohia e Sam Pollock. I kii a Holmes ko te whakahoutanga o te kapa hockey Olympic o Canada ka kaha ake, na te 1976 Canada Cup i tuku i te whakataetae pai-ki-pai mo Canada. I whakaarohia e te Canadian Interuniversity Athletics Union te whakawhanake i tetahi roopu whare wananga mo nga Taakaro Orimipia o te Hotoke 1980, engari i whakaaro a Holmes ka whakakore i nga kaitakaro hockey hukapapa rangatahi. I tautoko a Holmes i a Father David Bauer kia whakauruhia ki te komiti hei kowhiri i tetahi roopu mo nga Taakaro Orimipia o te Raumati 1980.