The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) chose the Toronto Granites as the 1923 Allan Cup champions to represent Canada in ice hockey at the 1924 Winter Olympics, and W. A. Hewitt was chosen oversee the national team's finances at the Olympics.

[4] In his weekly report to the Toronto Daily Star, Hewitt wrote that the Granites would face multiple changes in conditions compared to hockey games in Canada.

He also felt that the larger ice surface and lack of boards around the sides of the rink would mean more stick handling and less physical play.

[5] During the Olympics, Hewitt attended the annual meeting and elections for the Ligue Internationale de Hockey sur Glace (LIHG).

[7] The Granites defeated the United States team by a 6–1 score, and won all six games played to be the Olympic gold medallists.