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- ↑ "V Boleslavi o mě byl zájem, je to krok vpřed, hlásí Oldrich Kotvan". bkboleslav.cz (in Czech).
- ↑ "Zostávajú aj Kotvan a Trenčan". hkmzvolen.sk (in Slovak).
- ↑ "Popradskú defenzívu rozšíri Oldrich Kotvan". hkpoprad.sk (in Slovak).