[1] During his time as commissioner, he dealt with a sexual abuse case regarding Sheldon Kennedy and coach Graham James.
In response to criticisms for lack of action, Dley stated that the league had not conducted an investigation because there had been no formal complaint about the assault.
[6] While discussions on extension of his contract with the league were ongoing,[4] he also sat on the National Junior Team Policy Committee which appointed head coaches for 1999 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships.
[7] Dley was an advocate for the league to expand into Winnipeg and planned on hosting discussions with interested parties in January 2000.
[10] In 2008, he was named Chair of the Law Foundation of B.C.,[11] a position he held until his appointment as a Justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia in 2010.