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- ↑ "Stallions to host 2022 TBL All-Star Weekend". syracusestallions.com. February 8, 2022. Archived from the original on February 8, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ↑ "Lightning trio, coach headed to All-Star Weekend". Gameday London. April 11, 2022.