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- ↑ "Blues Name New Executive Team Leader". St. Louis Blues. March 6, 2015.
- ↑ "Riley named 2013-14 ECHL executive of the year". ECHL. June 18, 2014.
- ↑ "11TH CLASS OFFICIALLY JOINS ECHL HALL OF FAME". ECHL. January 19, 2018.
