land ▁married ▁Eth el ▁Mary ▁Met cal fe , ▁and ▁helped ▁organ ize ▁the ▁Front en ac ▁Hockey ▁Club ▁of ▁King ston . ▁He ▁no ▁longer ▁played , ▁but ▁was ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁club ▁as ▁a ▁ref eree , ▁time keeper , ▁manager , ▁and ▁coach . ▁S uther land ▁was ▁first ▁inspired ▁to ▁provide ▁his ▁own ▁views ▁on ▁how ▁hockey ▁began , ▁after ▁reading ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁book ▁Hockey : ▁Canada ' s ▁Royal ▁Winter ▁Game . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 2 – 0 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁conven or ▁for ▁the ▁eastern ▁group ▁of ▁the ▁Ontario ▁Hockey ▁Association . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁he ▁res igned ▁as ▁a ▁commission ed ▁lieutenant ▁officer , ▁then ▁began ▁ref ere eing ▁ice ▁hockey ▁throughout ▁Ontario , ▁and ▁travel led ▁as ▁a ▁sh oe ▁sales man ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁Florida ▁and ▁Georgia . ▁ ▁S uther land ▁co ached ▁the ▁Front en ac ▁team ▁which ▁included ▁future ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fam ers ▁Scot ty ▁David son , ▁and ▁George ▁Richard son , ▁that ▁won ▁O HA ▁junior ▁champion ships ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁O HA ▁executive , ▁and ▁passed ▁a ▁rule ▁change ▁where ▁the ▁ ▁positions ▁of ▁point , ▁and ▁cover - point ▁where ▁changed ▁to ▁right ▁and ▁left ▁defence . ▁S uther land ▁was ▁also ▁cred ited ▁with ▁further ▁rule ▁changes ▁to ▁allow ▁substitution