The QAHA hosted the 1944 CAHA general meeting in Montreal. Dawe was returned to the CAHA minor hockey committee, which increased grants for the development of minor hockey. He also sat on the resolutions committee and advocated for stricter enforcement of transfer regulations for amateurs who became professional or moved internationally. According to Dawe, retaining players in junior hockey until they were eligible to become professional, was a primary issue for the QAHA. He felt that young men who signed professional contracts did not fully understand the significance, and that remaining in junior hockey longer would allow players to become fully developed and have longer professional careers.
