IOC president Avery Brundage was opposed to the idea of amateur and professional players competing together and said that ice hockey's status as an Olympic sport would be in jeopardy if the change was made.
IOC's formand, Avery Brundage, var nemlig modstander af ideen om at amatører og professionelle kunne konkurrere sammen og udtalte, at ishockeys status som olympisk sportsgren ville være i fare, hvis ændringen blev indført.