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- ↑ "Cavanaugh Remembered Again For Canisius' Past". College Hockey News. 2013-03-30. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
- ↑ "2008-09 Canisius hockey Media Guide" (PDF). Canisius Golden Griffins. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-08-14.