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- ↑ "ALASKA AIRLINES GOVERNOR'S CUPHISTORY" (PDF). Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ↑ "University of Alaska Fairbanks Nanooks All-Time Ice Hockey Results". Alaska Nanooks. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ↑ "NCAA bans Nanooks from postseason, takes away victories". Anchorage Daily News. 2014-11-05. Retrieved 2018-05-03.