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- ↑ "Duluth Hornets Statistics and History [1933-1934 CHL]". Hockey DB. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ↑ "DULUTH HORNETS (1914-1933)". Vintage Minnesota Hockey. Retrieved February 22, 2024.