Claim: Held at Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens in order to maximize profits, the 1944 Memorial Cup was the 26th junior ice hockey championship of its kind.
Evidence: The 1944 Memorial Cup final was the 26th junior ice hockey championship of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA). The finals were held at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. CAHA president Frank Sargent chose the location to maximize profits which were reinvested into minor ice hockey in Canada.