Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu maka paragraf a - Pickard gara nzukọ IIHF nke na-arụ ụka ma a ga-egwu hockey ice na 1948 Olympic Olympic dị ka nkọwa siri ike nke International Olympic Committee (IOC) nke onye na-amu amu, ma ọ bụ ma IIHF ga-eme Ice Hockey World Championships dị iche na Olympic Games. Canada esonyeghị na Ice Hockey World Championship nke 1947
na CAHA ekpebiela ịghara isonye na 1948 Winter Olympics na-ekwenyeghị na nkọwa nke amateur site na IOC. Pickard chere na ọ bụ ọrụ dịịrị Canada iziga otu egwuregwu hockey ice nke Canada nke ndị nwoke na-anọchite anya "mba hockey kachasị ukwuu" n'ụwa, ma jiri obi eziokwu were iyi Olympic dị ka ndị na-amu amu. O kwuru na a gaara aghọtahie Canada, "ọ bụrụ na anyị jụrụ isonye n'ihi na anyị enwetaghị ihe anyị chọrọ".