its finance committee and assigned those duties to the president, and the positions of secretary and registrar-treasurer would be appointed by the executive. The CAHA also reserved the right to replace any branch which resigned. In August 1937, the EAHL formally broke ties with the Amateur Athletic Union of the United States. Duncan and fellow CAHA executives signed an agreement with EAHL president Tommy Lockhart to govern the movement of players, limit the number of transfers to the United States, and protect rosters in Canada. Teams in the EAHL were given access to a maximum of 30 Canadians total for the league, with no more than one player from any team in Canada. On December 9, 1937, Duncan suspended the QAHA and declared its teams ineligible for the Allan Cup or Memorial Cup playoffs. The suspension came after the QAHA disregarded a CAHA decision by admitting the Boston Olympics into its senior hockey league. Duncan established a CAHA committee to govern hockey in Quebec and invited teams interested in competing for the national championships. Leagues within the province vowed to stand by the decision of the QAHA, and its officials threatened to affiliate with the AAU of C. Duncan stated that he didn't care if the QAHA returned, although peace prevailed and the association was reinstated in January 1938. Duncan accompanied the Sudbury Wolves when the team represented Canada and won the gold medal at the 1938 Ice Hockey World Championships in Prague and the team on the corresponding European tour from December 1937 to February 1938. Duncan attended the LIHG congress held in conjunction with the World Championships and assisted in convincing the LIHG to permit a limited number of Canadian-trained players with British heritage to be eligible for Great Britain's national team. Duncan was re-elected to the LIHG executive at the same congress. Upon return to Canada, he mentioned the possibility of European national teams touring Canada en route to the 1940 Winter Olympics in Japan. He envisioned the CAHA overseeing a professional hockey league within Canada as permitted by the LIHG constitutional changes, and he expected the international series to continue between Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom. During two years as president, Duncan returned the CAHA to affluence after four years of deficits that totalled almost $49,000. The CAHA was now able to create a $35,000 trust fund to be used for the national