The CAHA planned on returning to the Ice Hockey World Championships in 1954, but Dudley had difficulties again in finding a team willing to represent Canada. He eventually arranged for the East York Lyndhursts from a senior B-level league in Ontario to attend the 1954 Ice Hockey World Championships, after several A-level senior teams declined due to the financial strain of travel, and players being away from work. The announcement was made in October 1953, and received little press coverage at the time. In February 1954, he sent reinforcements from higher-level senior teams to strengthen the roster, including Don Lockhart, Eric Unger, Tom Jamieson, and Bill Shill. Dudley said that choosing the national representative was an annual problem, and the cost of sending A-level teams was getting prohibitive. He arranged an exhibition schedule in Europe to acclimatize the team to the international rules of play, and raise funds from tickets to exhibition games to cover travel costs. The 1954 Ice Hockey World Championships was the first time the Soviet Union national team would participate, and he speculated they would finish no better than fourth place.