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- ↑ "2003-04 Atlantic Hockey All-Star Teams and Regular Season Awards Announced". Atlantic Hockey. 2004-03-12. Archived from the original on 2014-03-08. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
- ↑ 2003-04 Atlantic Hockey Regular Season Award Winners
- ↑ "2004-05 Atlantic Hockey Regular Season Award Winners". Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2013-07-19.
- ↑ 2005-06 Atlantic Hockey Regular Season Award Winners
- ↑ 2006-07 Atlantic Hockey Regular Season Award Winners
- ↑ 2007-08 Atlantic Hockey Regular Season Award Winners
- ↑ 2008-09 Atlantic Hockey Regular Season Award Winners
- ↑ 2009-10 Atlantic Hockey Regular Season Award Winners
- ↑ 2010-11 Atlantic Hockey Regular Season Award Winners
- ↑ 2011-12 Atlantic Hockey Regular Season Award Winners
- ↑ 2012-13 Atlantic Hockey Regular Season Award Winners
- ↑ "Atlantic Hockey Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
- ↑ "AWARDS - NCAA (AHA) BEST DEFENSIVE FORWARD". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2018-04-23.