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Jets earn two out of four points in weekend outings

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The troubled Morinville Jets (4-7-1) put an end to a five-game losing streak Friday night with a 10-5 victory over the 6-3-2 Spruce Grove Regals, the number two team in the CJHL’s west division. However, Sunday afternoon’s home-ice contest against the West division’s top-ranked Beverly Warriors resulted in a 6-4 loss for the Jets.

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Jets drop fourth straight game

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – It was a solemn mood in the Jets’ dressing room after Sunday afternoon’s 3-2 defeat at the hands of the Strathcona Bruins. The Jets have lost their last four contests – their last victory was on Oct. 1 when the club pulled away from a 5-0 deficit to defeat the St. Albert Merchants 6-5.

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Jets drop below .500 hockey

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Friday night’s home game loss to the Edmonton Royals, the top-ranked team in the CJHL’s East Division, gave the Jets their third consecutive defeat and pushed the team below .500 hockey. The Jets began their losing streak Oct. 3 with a 6-5 home-ice loss to the North Edmonton Red Wings and followed … […]

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CJHL Standings heading into the weekend

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Morinville – Heading into the Thanksgiving long weekend, teams in the CJHL’s west and east divisions have six games under their skates so far this season.

The Morinville Jets have pulled away from a slow season start to leading the league in goals. The Junior B … […]

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Morinville Jets earn four-point weekend

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – After a dismal opening weekend, the Morinville Jets redeemed themselves with back to back victories over the Sept. 24 weekend. The club started out Friday night with a 10-1 victory over the (1-3-0) Stony Plain Flyers and added another two points to their tally with an 8-2 victory over the 0-3-0 Edmonton Mustangs Sunday afternoon … […]

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CJHL Standings one week in

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Morinville – A week into the Capital Junior hockey League season has all 14 clubs with two games under their belts.
The Morinville Jets have been high in penalty minutes (47) thus far but low in points.
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Jets earn one point over opening weekend

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The Jets opened the Capital Junior Hockey League season with a pair of losses Sept. 17 and 19, their only point coming Friday night after losing 5-4 to the Leduc Schwab Riggers in a shoot out … […]

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Jets home opener to be a community party

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Like Santa Claus, the Jets home opener and tailgate party comes but once a year. And like the jolly old elf, the home opener brings with it a bag of goodies for kids of all ages. This year’s home opener and tailgate party is no exception and … […]

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Jets two for three in weekend tournament

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – There were no points to be earned by the Morinville Jets in this past weekend’s three-game Junior B exhibition tournament in Fort Saskatchewan, unless one counts the points rookie hopefuls were looking to earn with the club’s coaching staff … […]

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Morinville Jets thinning the herd heading into season

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The Jets 6-5 loss to the Edmonton Mustangs Wednesday night was no great disappointment to the team’s coaching staff. The home-ice exhibition game was but another opportunity for rookie hopefuls to prove themselves and for coaches to see who has what it takes to wear a Jets’ jersey … […]

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Jets looking for board members and volunteers

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Morinville – With the Jets starting their fall camp next week, there is no doubt the Junior B club will have more than enough players to choose from this season. But what the team is lacking at present are board members to help run the organization … […]

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Morinville Jets looking forward to fall camp

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The Morinville Jets are looking to come on the ice this season with a team that has more size, more speed and a more balanced attack. That’s the word from Jets’ Director of Player Development Roland Blackburn, who said the Junior B hockey club is anticipating …
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Morinville Jets to benefit from Servus scholarships

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – With the Morinville Jets fall camp just a month away, the club will be keeping its eyes open for those players who will give the Jets a successful season. But one local financial institution is looking to ready some of those players for a successful future outside of hockey.

Servus Credit Union in downtown Morinville has just made a three-year commitment to provide two annual $500 scholarships to Morinville Jets players, an award that will begin retroactively with the 2009-2010 season.
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