Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Canada esonyeghị na
1947 Ice Hockey World Championships na CAHA kpebiri ịghara isonye na 1948 Winter Olympics na-ekwenyeghị na nkọwa nke amateur site na IOC. Onye isi oche CAHA Al 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". Ndị otu egwuregwu Olympic nke Canada kwuru na ha ga-anabata ndị otu ọ bụla nke CAHA họpụtara nke ruru eru maka egwuregwu amateur. Pickard kwuputara na a họpụtara Ottawa RCAF Flyers ka ha nọchite anya obodo ahụ ma rịọ nkwado ịhụ mba n'anya maka Royal Canadian Air Force, mana ka na-aga n'ihu na-agbanye maka nnabata mba ụwa nke nkọwa CAHA nke onye na-amu amu. O kwenyekwara na CAHA ga-akwụ ụgwọ ndị otu egwuregwu mba maka Olimpik, ma nye nkwado iji ndị egwuregwu kacha mma nke Canada dị.