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- ↑ "Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award". Ontario Hockey League. Canadian Hockey League. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
- ↑ "People in sport". Ottawa Citizen. July 26, 1979. p. 18. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ↑ "Selection Committee By-Laws". Hockey Hall of Fame. 2007. Archived from the original on December 8, 2007. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ↑ Jeffrey, Jake (2021-04-20). "OHL officially cancels the 2020-21 season". Global News . Archived from the original on 2021-11-08. Retrieved 2023-06-05.