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- ↑ Eliteprospects.com - 2011-12 Ilves player statistics
- ↑ "Hannu Kuronen". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ↑ "Markus Kuronen". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
