by drawing names out of a hat, Hewitt and United States Amateur Hockey Association president William S. Haddock agreed to a coin toss to decide on the referee for the game between Canada and the United States men's national team. Hewitt feared having an inexperienced referee for the game, and his suggested to have Ligue Internationale de Hockey sur Glace (LIHG) president Paul Loicq officiate the game was confirmed by the coin toss. The Granites defeated the United States team by a 6–1 score, and won all six games played to be the Olympic gold medallists. Statistics Average age Team Czechoslovakia was the oldest team in the tournament, averaging 31 years and 5 months. Team Belgium was the youngest team in the tournament, averaging 24 years and 1 months. Gold medalists Canada averaged 25 years and 2 months. Tournament average was 27 years and 11 months. Top scorer Final ranking These standings are presented as the IIHF has them, however the IOC does not rank the teams below 4th References Sources External links 1924 Olympic Games report. pp. 704–711 (in French) (digitized copy online) International Olympic Committee results database Olympics 1924 Winter Olympics events 1924 Olympics 1924 1924