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Jets take down St. Albert for second time this month

The Morinville Jets earned their second home-ice win over the visiting St. Albert Merchants this month. After defeating the Merchants 8-1 early in November, the Jets squeaked out a 6-5 overtime win at the Ray McDonald Sports Center Saturday night to bring their record to 11-4-4 and a first-place tie with Beverly, who are one game behind the Jets. […]

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Jets corral Mustangs on the road

The Morinville Jets returned from a mid-week road trip Wednesday night with a 6-2 victory over the Edmonton Mustangs. Wednesday night’s win adds another two points to the club’s successful season.

Eighteen games in finds the Jets with a 10-4-4 record and a second place seating in the Capital Junior Hockey League’s West Division. […]

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Francophone Youth Volunteer speaks on volunteerism

Monique Lavallee is a strong francophone youth advocate and volunteer. Her latest award was the prestigious Pierre Bergeron of Excellence Award for Youth Service presented to her at the Annual Congress of the Alberta’s Francophone community Gala which took place in October in Edmonton. […]

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Kings topple Devon in shootout

The Morinville Kings earned their third consecutive win Saturday night with a 3-2 shootout victory over the visiting Devon Barons. Saturday night’s win brings the Kings to 6-2-0 this season and a third-place position half way through the season. […]

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Jets streak ends in close game

The Morinville Jets lost their first game in six outings Friday night, falling 5-4 to the Edmonton Royals, currently 14-3-0. Friday night’s home-ice loss brings the Jets to 9-4-4 and within a point of the North Edmonton Red Wings, currently sitting atop the CJHL’s West Division rankings. […]

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Kings ram Rams

The Morinville Kings earned a 6-2 victory over the Rocky Rams on the road Saturday night, the Senior AA club’s first win in three outings. […]

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Morinville Sports Shorts

The Sturgeon Sting (1-8-2) Midget AA ended their home game Saturday night tied 3-3 with the Sherwood Park Oilers (3-2-2). The Sting’s next home game is Saturday at 4 p.m. against the PAC Saints. […]

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Jets ground Flyers

The Morinville Jets picked up their third consecutive win Sunday night, a 5-2 victory over the 7-5-1 Stony Plain Flyers. The accumulation of wins puts the Jets at the top of the CJHL’s West Division with a 7-3-4 record. […]

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Kings drop second Saturday nighter in a row

It was a game of catch-up for the Morinville Kings Saturday night against the visiting Whitecourt Wild. The problem for the Kings is they never caught up long enough to pull ahead.

The Kings fell 6-5 to the Wild, their second loss in as many outings, and now sit in third place with a 3-2-0 record early into the season. […]

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Jets take down Warriors on the road.

For the second time in as many games, the Morinville Jets have emerged with a 6-1 victory.

After toppling the Spruce Grove Regals 6-1 Sunday night at home, the Jets repeated the score Wednesday night on the road against the Beverly Warriors. […]

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Morinville Jets hammer Regals

While many hockey fans were watching the Walking Dead Season 7 Premiere Sunday night, the Morinville Jets were delivering a pounding of their own – a 6-1 victory over the visiting Spruce Grove Regals. […]

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Jets grounded by Hawks

The Morinville Jets dropped a 4-2 decision to the Fort Saskatchewan Hawks on the road Friday night, giving the Jets a 4-3-4 record heading into Sunday night’s contest with the Spruce Grove Regals (1-7-2) Sunday night. […]

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Kings drop first game of the season

The Morinville Senior AA Kings lost their first game of the season Saturday night with an 8-3 upset with the Bonnyville Pontiacs.

The Kings started the season strong with back-to-back pre-season games and a string of three regular season wins in a row. […]

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The Noels enjoy a life of volunteerism

Volunteerism, awards, and hockey dominate in the Noel household.

I sat down for coffee with Andre and Pat Noel, and we spoke of her father’s induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame and Andre’s many awards, just before he received an important provincial award from the Francophone community. […]