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Pressure on for Morinville Jets

Morinville – Sunday afternoon’s 4-1 loss to the Fort Saskatchewan Pyramid Hawks (14-14-5) put even greater pressure on the Morinville Jets (15-13-5) to rack up some points in their remaining four contests if they are to have home-ice advantage in the qualifying round of playoffs.

Head Coach Scott Rodda said Sunday the Jets will need to win three if not all of their remaining four games to achieve that goal… […]

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Compiled by MorinvilleNews.com Staff

MCHS Senior Girls take fourth in tourney

The MCHS Senior Girls placed fourth at the Louis St Laurent Green and Gold Basketball Tournament held Jan. 6 – 8… […]

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Jets pummelled by Knights in lopsided affair

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – After carving out two victories earlier in the week, the Morinville Jets dropped a 10-2 decision to the visiting Sherwood Park Knights (18-11-0) Sunday afternoon, a contest that looked like it could be anybody’s game at the end of the first period… […]

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Jets rally in third period to defeat Regals

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Tuesday night’s home-ice contest against the Spruce Grove Regals broke a three-game losing streak for the Morinville Jets. The 7-4 victory was also a reversal of fortunes from the 7-6 overtime loss the Jets suffered at the hands of the Regals Dec. 19. Tuesday night’s victory brings the Jets […]

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Jets lose to Regals in shootout

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The Jets ended the 2010 calendar year on a down note Sunday night after dropping a 7-6 shootout decision to the Spruce Grove Regals. Although taking one point for a contest against the CJHL West Division’s second-ranked club would normally be an acceptable situation, the loss was the Jets third in a week… […]

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Morinville Jets fall to Warriors

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Dressed in their road jerseys, the Morinville Jets took to home ice Friday night to face the CJHL West Division’s top-ranked Beverly Warriors. Despite 40 minutes of discipline and determination that brought the Jets to a 4-3 lead over the Warriors; a series of defensive breakdowns in the final frame reversed the Jets’ fortunes, giving the Warriors a 7-5 victory… […]

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Jets shut out in Sherwood Park

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – For the first time this season, the Morinville Jets have ended a game scoreless. Tuesday night’s 4-0 loss to the Sherwood Park Knights, the Jets first contest against the CJHL’s fifth-ranked team this season, pushed the Jets to fifth slot in the West Division and eighth spot in the league overall.

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Jets dominate Flyers in Sunday outing

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Sunday afternoon’s 8-1 home-ice victory over the Stony Plain Flyers came as no real surprise to Jets fans. Heading into the contest, the Flyers had lost 23 of their 24 games this season, two of which were in overtime, giving them four points in the CJHL standings.

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Jets defeated in overtime

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Wednesday night’s 5-4 overtime loss to the Edmonton Mustangs (10-10-3) provided the Morinville Jets with one point for their evening’s efforts, and brings the club’s record to 11-9-4 on the season … […]

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Jets pick up third straight win

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The Morinville Jets’ 5-3 win over the Leduc Schwab Riggers Sunday afternoon extended the Junior B club’s winning streak to three consecutive games, something the Jets have not been able to do since the beginning of the season when they pulled off back-to-back wins against the Stony Plain Flyers, Edmonton Mustangs and St. Albert Merchants over an eight-day period.

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Jets two for two in early week outings

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – After losing to the North Edmonton Red Wings in a five-round shootout Nov. 26, the Morinville Jets came back strong with back-to-back road victories Tuesday and Wednesday night.

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Jets lose in five-round shootout

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Friday night’s 7-6 shootout loss to the North Edmonton Red Wings (13-6-2) was a decidedly different contest than the 12-1 defeat the Wings dealt the Jets Oct. 20, and shows just how well the Jets can play hockey when they want to.

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Jets Alumni to gather for Friday night game

By Étienne Thevou

Morinville – The San Jose Sharks may be taking on the Edmonton Oilers at Rexall Place Saturday night, but the real hockey action is set to take place at the Ray McDonald Sports Centre Friday night with back-to-back Jets games, all part of the Junior B club’s annual Alumni Game weekend.
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Jets ground Flyers in Sunday home game

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The Morinville Jets gave the Stony Plain Flyers their 16th defeat of the season Sunday afternoon, handily beating the lightly-dressed team 8-1. The Flyers, who were defeated 18-1 by the St. Albert Merchants Friday night … […]

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Jets gain some momentum over weekend

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Sixteen games into a 38-game season, the Morinville Jets stand middle of the pack in the CJHL’s west division and middle of their own record at .500 hockey. And while that may be nothing to boast about for a team that is not lacking in talent but has had difficulty in reaping the harvest of its own bounty this season, Sunday afternoon’s 11-4 victory over the equally-matched Wetaskiwin Icemen showed fans a more disciplined Jets team than has been seen for much of this season.

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Morinville Jets earn four-point weekend

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Halloween put an unwanted candy in the St. Albert Merchant’s pillowcase Sunday afternoon. The Jets (6-7-1) pulled out of a 5-2 deficit at the end of the second period to take the game 6-5, their second come-from-behind victory over the Merchants this season. The Jets had previously overcome a 5-0 deficit in St. Albert’s barn Oct. 1 to win the game 6-5.
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