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Originally Posted by troutman
I don't like that the host team gets a free ticket and home ice advantage.
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It helps the CHL to determine proper places to play. If they alternated between the league champions each year it would be difficult to prepare in short notice once they find out who win their league.
They also get to award the location to only cities that are capable of hosting the event. Some places just couldn't handle it and if that team won their league it wouldn't look good for the CHL plus they then get to maximize their profits by having the event at locations with proper facilities and interest.