later withdrew the resolution and stated he submitted it because of recurring rumours that the ODHA, QAHA, and MAHA would withdraw from the CAHA. In 1952, Duncan submitted a resolution to the CAHA to request that the NHL limit its reserve list to 30 players, instead of the practice of 75 players at the time. He felt that the NHL and its professional minor leagues were dictating policy and player movements to the CAHA. Duncan assisted in organizing the Interprovincial Senior Hockey League to revive senior ice hockey in the Ottawa Valley for the 1958–59 season. He also sought for the CAHA to cut its administration costs and redirect more profits from the Allan Cup and Memorial Cup into financing less wealthy leagues in Canada. In November 1962, Duncan welcomed the Soviet Union national ice hockey team to Canada on behalf of the CAHA. He met the team at the Montreal–Dorval International Airport and accompanied them to Ottawa. He then acted as a chaperone for the Eastern Canada portion of the Soviet tour of Canada. He envisioned there would soon be an international league composed of national teams from Canada, the United States, Soviet Union, Sweden, Czechoslovakia and other European teams. He later recommended that when Canadian teams make international tours of Europe, they should be accompanied by on-ice officials who were accustomed to the Canadian style of play to avoid instances with international officiating. Personal life Duncan was a civil servant and accountant within the Treasury Board, which oversaw pensions and healthcare in Canada. He was reported to be a business-first person and took exception to phone calls regarding hockey matters during business hours. He was married to Martha Sylvester Duncan, with whom he had one daughter. He died on December 25, 1979, in Ottawa, Ontario, and was interred at Beechwood Cemetery. Legacy and honours Duncan was honoured by the LIHG with a diploma of merit in February 1937, for his contributions to international ice hockey. After his presidency of the CAHA concluded in 1938, The Canadian Press credited Duncan for "brilliant executive work" and for strengthening the CAHA and returning it to affluence. The CAHA recognized Duncan with a life membership in April 1941. Duncan received the Amateur Hockey Association of the United States (AHAUS) citation award in 1950, for contributions to hockey in the United States, and was later made a life member of AHAUS. Other honours