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- ↑ "Brandon Miller taken first in expansion draft". Outsider's Guide to the NLL. July 12, 2006. Archived from the original on August 8, 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-01.
- ↑ "Mammoth sign five player". NLL.com. November 10, 2010. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
