page_title: George Dudley
section_title: 1952 Winter Olympics
hierarchical_section_title: George Dudley / CAHA secretary-manager / 1952 Winter Olympics
caption_attribution_description: Jersey in 1952 of the Edmonton Mercurys hockey team, the winners of the 1950 World Ice Hockey Championships (different jersey) in London, England, and the gold medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. On display at the Hockey Hall of Fame, Toronto, Canada. This #4 jersey worn by 1952 Assistant Captain Al Purvis. http://www.canoe.ca/2002GamesMercurys/98feb5_jones-sun.html)
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: Discussions began in 1950, whether or not ice hockey would be included in the 1952 Winter Olympics hosted in Oslo. The IOC sought assurance that participating teams would adhere to its amateur code rather than what was accepted by the IIHF, and also wanted to exclude IIHF president Fritz Kraatz from negotiations. Dudley and W. G. Hardy agreed there would be no negotiations on those terms, nor would they repudiate Kraatz. Dudley referred to the IOC as dictatorial and undemocratic, and expected the IIHF to discuss having its own 1952 Ice Hockey World Championships instead. He further stated that the Olympics would be a financial failure without the inclusion of hockey.
  Ice hockey at the 1952 Winter Olympics ultimately went ahead, and the Edmonton Mercurys represented Canada again by winning the gold medal.
caption: The Edmonton Mercurys (team jersey pictured) represented Canada in ice hockey at the 1952 Winter Olympics.
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