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- ↑ "MAJOR LEAGUE LACROSSE COLLEGIATE DRAFT 2009 Collegiate Draft Results". majorleaguelacrosse.com. May 27, 2009. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
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- ↑ "Rush trade Corey Small to Stealth". Edmonton Rush web site. January 19, 2015. Archived from the original on January 20, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2015.