In 1947 the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association decided not to send a team to the 1948 Olympic Games in St. Moritz, Switzerland, over a disagreement over amateur qualification rules. A group of members and former members of the Royal Canadian Air Force didn't think that was right (well, they were Canadian...)
The Ottawa RCAF Flyers were selected from Air Force stations across Canada and coached by Ottawa Senators legend Buck Boucher and his son, RCAF Sergeant Frank Boucher.
At St. Moritz, they beat Italy 21-1, Poland 15-0, Austria 12-0, the United States 12-3, Great Britain 3-0 and Sweden 3-1, with a scoreless tie against Czechoslovakia. In their final game, they played the host Swiss and needed to win by two goals to finish ahead of the Czech team. Sixty-three years ago today the "RCAF Flyers", skating for Canada, won the Olympic Gold.