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"ref": "2009, Don Weekes, The Biggest Book of Hockey Trivia, Vancouver: Greystone Books, page 76",
"text": "Included with each CD was a ballot, which the Hansons asked people to sign and return, boosting Williams for the Hall ahead of “some of those fancy-schmancy, no-hitting prima-donna whining millionaire goal sucks.”",
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