Pedzisa mutsara unotevera:
1947 Ice Hockey World Championships uye CAHA vakanga vasarudza kusaita chikamu mu1948 Winter Olympics mukusawirirana nechinorehwa neIOC yeamateur. Purezidhendi weCAHA Al Pickard akanzwa kuti Canada yakanga yakamanikidzwa kutumira chikwata chenyika yeCanada chevarume chechando chehockey chinomirira zvechokwadi "nyika huru yehockey" munyika, uye nokutendeseka kutora mhiko yeOlympic sevanoda zvemitambo. Iye akataura kuti Canada ingadai isina kunzwisiswa, "dai takaramba kutora rutivi nemhaka yokuti hatina kuwana nzira yedu timene". Sangano reCanada reOlympic Association rakaratidza kuti raizogamuchira chero chikwata chakasarudzwa neCAHA icho chakasangana nekodzero yeamateur. Pickard akazivisa Ottawa RCAF Flyers vakasarudzwa kuti vamiririre nyika uye kukumbira kutsigira kwenyika yeRoyal Canadian Air Force, asi vakaramba vachimanikidza kuzivikanwa kwepasi rose kweCAHA tsananguro yeamateur. Akasimbisawo kuti CAHA ichabhadhara mari dzesangano renyika yeOlympics, uye ichapa rutsigiro rwekushandisa vatambi veCanada vakanakisisa varipo.