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Old 05-24-2010, 01:38 PM   #289
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Originally Posted by Resolute 14 View Post
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.
When the MC was in Vancouver, there were tons of people giving away tickets outside for the games not involving the Giants.
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