[1] Hewitt and the Canadian delegation totalled 47 people, and sailed from Halifax aboard SS Arabic to Cherbourg, then travelled to St.

[3] The University of Toronto Graduates as the 1927 Allan Cup champions were chosen to represent Canada in ice hockey, and Hewitt oversaw the team's finances at the Olympics.

[2] Hewitt was opposed to the format of the hockey tournament at the Olympics, which saw the Canadian team receive a bye into the second round.

[4] Despite the wait to play, the Graduates won all three games by scoring 38 goals and conceding none, to win the gold medal.

This was not always the case due to the maximum number of athletes that could represent a country per event.