The Memorial Cup has grown into much more of an event than it was back in the day, so yeah, I think people would pay to watch a battle of champions in a neutral location. The three-team tournament was necessitated by the reorganization of junior hockey in 1971. The four team tournament was organized a decade later for revenue reasons. It is what it is.
Anyway, congrats to Martin Jones, who was named the top goaltender of the tournament, and both he and Bubnick were named tournament all-stars. I suspect Jones' performance in the semifinal alone was enough to win the award.
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