[4] The games used the Canadian ice hockey rules, and the Bergvall system to determine medal winning teams.

[5] The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) chose the Winnipeg Falcons as the 1920 Allan Cup champions to represent the Canada men's national team, instead of forming a national all-star team on short notice.

If tied at the end of fifty minutes, this process would repeat—and repeat as many times as needed until a winner is declared.

For the gold medal round, teams were drawn into the bracket with France receiving a bye to the semifinals.

[4] However, no decision was made and when it came time for the silver medal round Sweden and the United States were selected to play a semifinal game while Czechoslovakia received the bye.

Later for the bronze medal round, organizers wanted to ensure the tournament would conclude on schedule but were reluctant to force the Czechoslovakians to play twice in one day.