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- ↑ Killeen, Mike. "Laylin's wheels are on hold", St. Cloud Times , July 7, 1995. Accessed December 27, 2023, via Newspapers.com. "The Arctic Blast released their players so they could play elsewhere, including the Minnesota Blue Ox, a team owned by the RHI to replace the Blast."
- ↑ "Blue Ox beat St. Louis", Minnesota Star Tribune , August 11, 1995. Accessed December 28, 2023, via Newspapers.com. "The Minnesota Blue Ox edged the St. Louis Vipers 5-4 Thursday night at Aldrich Arena to end their Roller Hockey International regular season with a 13-11 record."
- 1 2 "Rockin Rollers advance", Daily Record , August 17, 1995. Accessed December 27, 2023, via Newspapers.com. "Defenseman Chad Biafore scored a pair of goals and dealt out five assists last night as the New Jersey Rockin Rollers overcame the Minnesota Blue Ox 8-5 to sweep the first-round Roller Hockey International playoff' series two-games-to-none."
- ↑ 1998-99 Roller Hockey International Standings, HockeyDB. Accessed December 28, 2023.
- ↑ 'Wings make sure this won’t be year of the (Blue) Ox", The Buffalo News , August 19, 1999. Accessed December 28, 2023, via Newspapers.com. "The Wings resisted that urge remaining composed in the face of an all-out assault by the Minnesota Blue Ox Buffalo’s cool approach paid off with an 8-3 win over Minnesota in the RHI playoff opener before a sparse crowd at the Arrowhead Pond"
