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- ↑ "Brian Bradley (b.1944) Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ↑ Sanderson, Derek (October 1, 2012). Crossing the Line: The Outrageous Story of a Hockey Original. Triumph Books. ISBN 978-1-61749-998-2.
