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- ↑ "Bob Boucher Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ↑ "Robert "Bob" Boucher". Honoured members database. Sport Manitoba. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
