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- ↑ "2001–2002 Kazakhstan Hockey Championship". PassionHockey.com. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
- ↑ "2002–2003 Kazakhstan Hockey Championship". PassionHockey.com. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
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