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- 1 2 "Duane Dmytryshyn". Saskatoon Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
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- ↑ Darren Steinke (August 26, 2017). "Storied Hilltops are always worth supporting". stankssermon.blogspot.com. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
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