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- ↑ "University of Denver Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 1999". Denver Pioneers. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ↑ "Denver Hockey 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Denver Pioneers. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ↑ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ↑ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.