Jets ground Flyers in back-to-back wins

by Stephen Dafoe
The Morinville Jr. B Jets took their seventh and eighth consecutive wins over the weekend,
defeating the Stony Plain Flyers in back-to-back games. The Jets defeated the Flyers 4-1 on the
road on Feb. 2 and again at home on Feb. 4 in a 4-0 shutout win.
The Friday night road game saw the Jets out-chance Stony Plain 19-10 in the opening frame, but
only Jacob Klassen could capitalize for the Jets early in the period to give the club a 1-0 lead
heading into the second period.
Despite outshooting the Flyers 15-11 in the second, the Flyers kept the Jets off the board while
Flyers’ Captain Ryen Olson netted one to tie the game.
But the Jets dominated the final frame, with Ethan Dechamplain and Josh Konanz advancing the
game to 3-1 in the Jets’ favour. Dechamplain grabbed another goal into an empty Flyers net to
take the game 4-1.
Sunday would see the Jets deny the Flyers even a single goal. The Jets started their Sunday, Feb.
4 game outshooting the Flyers 9-4, capitalizing twice on those chances to lead 2-0 heading into
the middle frame.
Adam Mueller opened scoring for the Jets at 13:25, and Ethan Dechamplain gave the Jets their
second goal with 1:30 left in the period.
The Jets added a goal midway through the second, this one from Graeme Hampton, to pull ahead
3-0.
But a seven-minute powerplay opportunity late in the period bore no additional fruit for the Jets
as the Flyers penalty kill denied the Jets a goal.
By the end of the period, the board showed the Jets leading the Flyers 3-0 in goals and 31-11 in
shots.
Carrying two penalties into the final period, Cody Laliberte pocketed a shorthanded goal at 18:19
with 20 seconds left in the last of the two penalties for the Jets.
The board would freeze at 4-0, with neither side able to ripple the mesh.
The back-to-back wins gave the Jets a 29-6-1 record heading into their final week of the regular
season.
After Sunday’s game, Jets’ President Brent Melville said the 59 points and 29 wins the club had
accumulated up to that point this season were the most points and wins the Jets have had in their
more than three-decade history.

The Jets went on to defeat the Leduc Co-Op Riggers 12-1 on Wednesday, Feb. 7. The Jets final
regular season game was on Sunday, Feb. 11. Results were not available by press deadline;
however, the Jets ended their regular season in second place and get a bye in the first round of
CJHL playoffs.