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- ↑ "WCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ↑ "George J. Hill". Michigan Tech Huskies. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
- 1 2 "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.