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- ↑ "Career, regular season". Western Hockey League. Archived from the original on September 18, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
- ↑ Clarke, Ted (2008-11-08). "Sexsmith blanks Cougars". Prince George Citizen. p. 9.