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- 1 2 WCHA.com - WCHA Major Award Winners Archived April 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Inside College Hockey | Hobey Baker Award History
- ↑ A Great Shot | Minnesota Hockey Journal
- ↑ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
