page_title: George Dudley
section_title: CAHA secretary
hierarchical_section_title: George Dudley / CAHA secretary
caption_attribution_description: English: Exterior of International Hockey Hall of Fame
context_page_description: George Samuel Dudley QC was a Canadian ice hockey administrator. He joined the Ontario Hockey Association executive in 1928, served as its president from 1934 to 1936, and as its secretary-treasurer from 1936 to 1960. He was elected to Canadian Amateur Hockey Association executive in 1936, served as its president from 1940 to 1942, as its secretary from 1945 to 1947, and as its secretary-manager from 1947 to 1960. He was secretary of the International Ice Hockey Association from 1945 to 1947, and was later vice-president of the International Ice Hockey Federation from 1957 to 1960. He was expected to become the next president of the IIHF before his death. He graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1917 then practiced law for 43 years as the town solicitor for Midland, Ontario.
  Dudley and W. G. Hardy led the way in revising the definition of an amateur hockey player to keep amateur players in Canada and slow the number of Canadians turning professional. Dudley negotiated deals with the National Hockey League and the British Ice Hockey Association to govern the transfer of players internationally.
context_section_description: On April 17, 1945, Dudley was elected secretary of the International Ice Hockey Association. On the same day, Dudley was elected secretary of the CAHA to succeed F. H. Marples. Dudley's role as past-president was filled by Frank Sargent, when Hanson Dowell became president. The CAHA arranged to give 25 per cent of its annual proceeds towards building a facility for the Original Hockey Hall of Fame, and Dudley expected that amount to be $4,000 to $5,000.
  After the war ended, Dudley announced that the CAHA and the NHL would revert to the pre-war agreement not to sign any junior players without permission. He also stated that tryout contracts must be honoured, and junior-aged players on NHL reserve lists must be reinstated as amateurs to return to the CAHA. The wartime practice of the NHL borrowing amateur players for three games or less was discontinued. Dudley participated in discussions to update the financial terms of the agreement. The NHL offered a flat payment of $20,000 to signing amateurs, which Dudley felt it was too low. The CAHA ultimately accepted the lump sum payment, preferring not to break its alliance with the NHL.
  Dudley co-operated with transfers to assist European ice hockey associations which struggled to find players after the war. The BIHA did not expect to operate in 1946–47 season, but the Scottish Ice Hockey Association planned to operate with the CAHA loaning players. In December 1946, discussions continued for a proposed merger of the International Ice Hockey Association with the LIHG. Dudley felt that any new organization formed should be predominantly Canadian to have more say in international hockey matters. The CAHA sought to have W. G. Hardy nominated as vice-president of the new governing body, and Dudley as its secretary. The merger was agreed to and CAHA president Allan Pickard stated that the CAHA and AHAUS would operate with autonomy. The LIHG recognized AHAUS as the governing body of hockey in the United States instead of the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU). The CAHA was permitted to have its own definition of amateur as long as teams at the Olympic games adhered to existing LIHG rules. The new organization was later renamed to the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).
  The Ice Hockey World Championships resumed in 1947, but Dudley had difficulties finding any team willing to represent Canada. He invited the champions and finalists of both the 1946 Allan Cup and 1946 Memorial Cup, but all four teams declined. In addition, the Winnipeg Monarchs declined the CAHA invite for a European tour. Dudley settled on the Edmonton Junior Canadians, who were the Western Canada junior finalists. In December 1946, the CAHA gave an ultimatum to the Canadian Olympic Association to accept the team put forth under the CAHA definition of amateur, or look to another organization for a team. Dudley said there should be no "pussyfooting" on the matter, and reiterated that lost salaries by players was a valid concern. No resolution was found, and Canada did not participate in the 1947 Ice Hockey World Championships.
caption: In 1945, Dudley announced CAHA contributions towards the construction of a facility for the Original Hockey Hall of Fame.[89] The building (pictured) opened in 1965, in Kingston, Ontario.[90]
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