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- ↑ "MAAC Honors Inaugural Class With End-Of-Year Awards". USCHO.com. 1999-03-18. Retrieved 2013-07-22.
- ↑ "MAAC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-22.