He oversaw international tours between the Canadian and Soviet national teams, and arbitrated disputes in Memorial Cup competition as vice-president.

[2] On December 5, 1945, at the Norton Palmer Hotel in Windsor, Pollock was one of the eight attendees of the inaugural meeting which founded the International Hockey League (IHL), which included Jack Adams and Fred Huber both of the Detroit Red Wings.

[3] Pollock served as general manager of the Windsor Hettche Spitfires in the IHL, which acted as a farm team for the Detroit Red Wings.

[5] The team produced several future star players for Detroit, including Glenn Hall, Marcel Pronovost, Earl Reibel, Johnny Wilson, and Glen Skov.

[13][14] The proposal for the Canadiens to play in the OHA's junior division was later approved in September 1961, when the CAHA branch presidents voted in its favour.

At the same time, the OHA introduced rules to make hockey helmets mandatory as of January 1, 1963, for all players except goaltenders in midget age groups and younger.

When the request was denied by the CAHA, Pollock stated that measures needed to be put in place to prevent the migration of players southwards to the more populated OHA, and preserve the leagues in Northern Ontario.

Pollock reacted by saying, "possibly we should consider now whether or not its worth" going to future championships, in response to the IIHF disregarding the Canadian Centennial request.

[26] Later in January, the CAHA terminated the working agreement with Amateur Hockey Association of the United States, in favour of negotiating new terms.

[27][28] Pollock was placed in charge of the 1966 Memorial Cup which included multiple protests and disagreements between the Edmonton Oil Kings and the Oshawa Generals.

He was quoted as saying "a big stick can be just as effective as a soft-sell", after he rejected protests from both Wren Blair of Oshawa, and Bill Hunter of Edmonton, for both managers not knowing the regulations.

[30] During the series, Hunter made newspaper headlines when he stated his vision for a nation-wide junior ice hockey league competing for the Memorial Cup.

[38] The CAHA and the WCJHL reached an agreement for its western teams to compete for the 1968 Memorial Cup, and Pollock was put in charge of the schedule between the Niagara Falls Flyers and the Estevan Bruins.

He chose to schedule a game at the Montreal Forum to increase profits for CAHA, due to the smaller size of the Flyers' Niagara Falls Memorial Arena, and Maple Leaf Gardens not being available.

The WCJHL stopped short of declaring independence from the CAHA, and claimed that the lower age limit would decrease its talent pool and negatively affect ticket sales.

[41] A week later in a telephone interview, Pollock said that he wanted to avoid repeating the mistake of suspending those involved with the WCJHL age limit issue.

[43] Prior to the separation, Pollock had called for meetings to discuss a new junior playoff format, but with fewer teams under its jurisdiction the CAHA decided to allow those remaining to continue playing for the Memorial Cup.

The CAHA also agreed to help cover the OHA's costs to go west, and also play the Canada men's national ice hockey team in Winnipeg.

[46] In September 1968, the Western Ontario Junior A Hockey League (WOJHL) left the OHA and joined the rival CHA.

[47] "Through the years I have enjoyed many fine, and I hope lasting, friendships through my association with amateur hockey, and will continue to remain most interested in the greatest team sport in the world."

[49] Fred Page announced that he had received the resignation of Pollock on October 22, 1968, and that no changes would be made to the CAHA committee until the semiannual meeting in January 1969.

[48] Journalist Reyn Davis of the Winnipeg Free Press reported that the resignation was not a surprise, and described Pollock as a silver-haired gentleman with a kind disposition, who had been run ragged by the time demands of being CAHA president.

Pollock regretted becoming CAHA president at a critical time in his life, which coincided with the division of ice hockey governing bodies in Canada.