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- ↑ QMJFL History
- ↑ "Montreal Gazette, August 4 1950"
- ↑ Verdun Shamcats celebrate 1961 championship win, Ian MacDonald, October 15, 2011 Montreal Gazette
- ↑ "Montreal Gazette, March 18 1968"