▁put ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁final ▁games ▁which ▁decided ▁the ▁gold , ▁silver ▁and ▁bronze ▁med als . ▁He ▁later ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁technical ▁director ▁for ▁the ▁International ▁Ice ▁Hockey ▁Federation ▁( II H F ) ▁ref eree ▁committee ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁ ▁Administr ator ▁career ▁Tr umble ▁served ▁as ▁commission er ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Hockey ▁League ▁( US HL ) ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁He ▁was ▁at ▁odd s ▁with ▁the ▁Am ateur ▁Hockey ▁Association ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁( A HA US ) ▁and ▁its ▁president ▁Tommy ▁Lock hart , ▁regarding ▁the ▁perce ived ▁lack ▁of ▁support ▁from ▁A HA US ▁for ▁teams ▁in ▁the ▁US HL . ▁Lock hart ▁was ▁also ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Hockey ▁League , ▁and ▁that ▁league ▁announced ▁plans ▁to ▁put ▁teams ▁in ▁Michigan ▁and ▁Minnesota , ▁after ▁the ▁US HL ▁did ▁not ▁pay ▁dues ▁to ▁A HA US . ▁ ▁Tr umble ▁was ▁the ▁general ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁men ' s ▁national ▁ice ▁hockey ▁team ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁World ▁Ice ▁Hockey ▁Championships ▁Pool ▁B ▁in ▁Buch ar est , ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁World ▁Ice ▁Hockey ▁Championships ▁Pool ▁A ▁in ▁Switzerland , ▁and ▁the ▁silver ▁medal - win ning ▁team ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁Winter ▁Olympics ▁in ▁S app oro . ▁He ▁admitted ▁that ▁his ▁job ▁was ▁mostly ▁administrative ▁in ▁nature , ▁such ▁as ▁making ▁travel ▁arrang ements