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- ↑ "DYNASTY: Terriers Win Fourth Straight Hockey East Championship". Boston University Terriers Athletics. 2015-03-08. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
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- ↑ "LES CANADIENNES BID FAREWELL TO RETIRING AND DEPARTING PLAYERS". montreal.thecwhl.com. September 16, 2018. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
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Les Canadiennes lost the services of defensemen Cathy Chartrand, Cassandra Poudrier, Laurence Beaulieu, and Natalie Barrette, as well as goalie Catherine Herron and forwards Noemie Marin, Emmanuelle Blais, and Kayla Tutino, who all recently announced their retirement from pro hockey.
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