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- ↑ "Hall of Famer: Jack Hamilton". Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. 1972. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
- ↑ Ferguson, Bob (2005). Who's Who in Canadian Sport, Volume 4. Markham, Ontario: Fitzhenry & Whiteside. p. 350. ISBN 1-55041-855-6.
- ↑ "Pickard, Allan — Biography — Honoured Builder". Legends of Hockey. Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
