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- ↑ NHL Guide and Record Book 1974-75 pg. 243
- ↑ Massey, Benjamin (2012-10-11). "Today in Non-NHL Hockey History: October 11, 1972: The World Hockey Association Begins". The Copper and Blue. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
