The CAHA approved the establishment of a second Canadian national team based in Ottawa, in addition to the existing Winnipeg-based team. The CAHA wanted to have more players with international experience in advance of the 1968 Winter Olympics, and named Fleury chairman of the committee to oversee the Ottawa-based national team. In 1967, he sat on the CAHA committee to decide which cities in Canada would host games for the 1970 World Championships. Winnipeg and Montreal were chosen, and Fleury defended the choice of Montreal by stating its bid was the best of the Eastern Canadian cities, compared to Toronto, Ottawa, or Quebec City.