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Position: Left Wing Shoots: Left Height: 6’2” Weight: 185 Birth Date: June 29, 1995 Hometown: Swift Current, SK nickname: Emps achievement: Most improved Bomber, 2012-13 Hobbies: All water sports, golf, motorbiking.

The PeeWee Eddie’s Bombers helped area residents by carrying grocery bags from the local checkouts to customers’ vehicles. The team collected $635 in tips and chose to donate the money to the Salvation Army Christmas gift program.

The Winnipeg Jets have earned respectable grades in a mid-season report card issued by Sportsnet.ca. “Paul Maurice’s club has shocked the league in the first half of 2014-15,” read the report, published last week.

Winning Combination…

It was a wild one at the Whitney Forum on Tuesday night as the Flin Flon Bombers downed the league-leading Melfort Mustangs 5-4 in overtime.

SJHL Source Embroidery Power Rankings for the week ended Jan. 5: 1. Melfort Mustangs: No regulation losses in their last 13. They have a fairly comfortable edge atop the rankings at this point. 2.

Familiar faces added

Position: Centre Shoots: Right Height: 6’1” Weight: 205 Birth Date: Feb.

It didn’t take Brett Boehm long to make an impact on his return to the Flin Flon Bombers, as he set up Chris Rauckman for the game winning goal against the Humboldt Broncos on Sunday night, Jan. 4.

Team Canada sealed their 16th Gold medal at the IIHF Junior Hockey Championships Monday night with a close 5-4 victory over Russia. More than 19,000 fans packed the sold-out Air Canada Centre in Toronto – many of whom were dressed in red and white.