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Originally Posted by Northendzone
^ it is the chl's showcase event; why would they want to risk turning it into a sideshow.......to run the memormial cup you have games almost every night for a week - how could you manage that and keep the NHL playoffs moving........it would be a mamssive mess if the two ever collided
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If necessary, you play the CHL game in the afternoon, NHL game in the evening. As to why the WHL would want a Calgary Memorial Cup? $ $ $ We are the league's biggest market with the best attendance. League head office is here, etc.
And lets face it. The Hitmen could have bid for 2016 with virtually zero risk of a conflict.