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- ↑ "1972 NHL Amateur Draft – Marcel Comeau". Hockey Draft Central. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
- ↑ "Dennis Desrosiers Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
