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- ↑ "COX, SANFORD NAMED WHL ALL-STARS – Medicine Hat Tigers" . Retrieved June 3, 2022.
- ↑ "TIGERS ACQUIRE KIRICHENKO FROM VANCOUVER – WHL Network" . Retrieved June 3, 2022.
