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- ↑ @CurlON_ (March 13, 2019). "OFFICIAL" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Blue Water rink 4th at provincials". Owen Sound Sun-Times. April 2, 2001. p. 13. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
- ↑ "Regional includes former champions". Kingston Whig-Standard. November 23, 2000. p. 24. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
- ↑ "Coming home". Ottawa Citizen. March 15, 2000. p. 24. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
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