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- ↑ "1947-1948 All-American Team". The American Hockey Coaches Association. Retrieved 2017-06-21.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "1948-1949 All-American Team". The American Hockey Coaches Association. Retrieved 2017-06-21.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)