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- "All-time tournament results" (PDF). Hockey East . Retrieved November 16, 2024.
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- ↑ "2016-17 Game Recap - Hockey East Association". www.hockeyeastonline.com. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
- ↑ "Hockey East Association - Press Release Archive". hockeyeastonline.com. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
- ↑ "Northeastern Lifts Trophy In Women's Hockey East Championship Tournament". www.flohockey.tv. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
- ↑ "2019-20 Game Recap - Hockey East Association". www.hockeyeastonline.com. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ↑ "2020-21 Game Recap - Hockey East Association". www.hockeyeastonline.com. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ↑ "2021-22 Game Recap - Hockey East Association". www.hockeyeastonline.com. Retrieved March 3, 2022.