<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - UPickard waya engqungqutheleni ye-IIHF eyayiphikisana ngokuthi i-ice hockey kuma-Olympic asebusika ka-1948 izodlalwa ngokuya ngencazelo eqinile ye-International Olympic Committee IOC yama-amateur, noma ngabe i-IIHF izobamba i-Ice Hockey World Championships yayo ehlukile emidlalweni yama-Olympic. ICanada ayizange ibambe iqhaza eMqhudelwaneni Womhlaba Wama-Ice Hockey ka-1947  <response>: futhi i-CAHA yayinqume ukungahlanganyeli emidlalweni yama-Olympic yasebusika ka-1948 ngokungavumelani nencazelo ye-IOC ye-amateur. UPickard wacabanga ukuthi iCanada iphoqelekile ukuthumela iqembu labesilisa laseCanada leqhwa leqhwa elimele izwe elikhulu kunawo wonke le-hockey emhlabeni, futhi bathathe isifungo se-Olympic njengama-amateurs. Wathi iCanada yayiyoqondwa ngokungeyikho, uma sasenqabile ukuhlanganyela ngenxa yokuthi asizange siyithole indlela yethu. 