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- ↑ "Super League To Discuss Contracts". Winnipeg Tribune. Winnipeg, Manitoba. June 15, 1950. p. 24.
- ↑ "Senior Setup To Be Aired". Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg, Manitoba. June 15, 1950. p. 29.
- ↑ Sullivan, Jack (October 27, 1950). "Super-Duper Series". Lethbridge Herald. Lethbridge, Alberta. p. 15.
- ↑ "Pro-Amateur Pact Ratified". Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg, Manitoba. January 2, 1951. p. 14.
- ↑ "Puck Chiefs Come To An Agreement". Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg, Manitoba. May 27, 1952. p. 16.
- ↑ "Alexander Cup Is Dropped From Puck Competition". Lethbridge Herald. Lethbridge, Alberta. October 21, 1953. p. 14.
- ↑ "What Trophy Will MMHL Play For?". Medicine Hat News. Medicine Hat, Alberta. October 22, 1953. p. 8.
- ↑ "Says CAHA Trying to Scuttle MMHL". Medicine Hat News. Medicine Hat, Alberta. October 22, 1953. p. 9.
- ↑ "Alexander Cup For Maritimes". Medicine Hat News. Medicine Hat, Alberta. October 30, 1953. p. 6.
- ↑ "The Alexander Cup". Society for International Hockey Research . October 18, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
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