| Metro Jets | |
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| City: | Fraser, Michigan |
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| League: | United States Premier Hockey League (Premier) |
| Home Arena: | Fraser Hockeyland |
| Colors: | Navy Blue, White, Red
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| General Manager: | Justin Quenneville |
| Head Coach: | Justin Quenneville |
| Franchise history | |
| 1993-present: | Metro Jets |
| Championships | |
| Regular Season Titles: | 2000-01 |
| Playoff Championships: | (Hurster Cup) 2001, 2002 |
The Metro Jets are a USA Hockey-sanctioned Tier III Junior A ice hockey team in the North American 3 Hockey League (NA3HL). The team plays their home games at Fraser Hockeyland in Fraser, Michigan. Players are ages 16–20, carry amateur status under Junior A guidelines and hope to earn a spot on higher levels of junior ice hockey in the United States and Canada, Canadian Major Junior, Collegiate, and eventually professional teams. The Jets won the 2002 USA Hockey Junior B Silver Cup national championship.[1]
The team along with the other five teams in the East Division from the 2017-18 NA3HL Season moved to the United States Premier Hockey League to form the Great Lakes Conference within the organizations Premier Division. With the move the organization also added a second team referred to as the MJDP to the USPHL's Premier division.
Alumni[]
The Metro Jets have had many alumni move on to higher levels of junior ice hockey, NCAA Division I, Division III, ACHA college, at professional levels.[2]
Jon Cooper (ice hockey) coached the Jets to the 2002 USA Hockey Silver Cup National Junior B Championship and is now the head coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning. Steven Oleksy was the first Jets alumni to play in the National Hockey League when he made his debut with the Washington Capitals in 2013.
Season-by-season records[]
| Season | GP | W | L | OL | SL | Pts | GF | GA | Regular Season Finish | Playoffs |
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| 2014–15 | 47 | 32 | 12 | 2 | — | 66 | 204 | 127 | 1st of 6, East Div. 7th of 31, NA3HL[3] |
Won Div. Semifinals, 2–0 vs. Southern Tier Xpress Won Div. Finals, 2–1 vs. Pittsburgh Vengeance 1–1–1, 4th of 4 in Silver Cup round-robin Pool A (OTL, 2–3 vs. Jr. Predators; W, 3–1 vs. Americans; L, 1–6 vs. Lumberjacks) |
| 2015–16 | 47 | 40 | 5 | 2 | — | 82 | 244 | 961 | 1st of 6, East Div. 2nd of 34, NA3HL[4] |
Won Div. Semifinals, 2–0 vs. Wooster Oilers Won Div. Finals, 2–0 vs. West Michigan Wolves 3–0–0, 1st of 4 in Silver Cup round-robin Pool B (W, 7–0 vs. Jr. Brahmas; W, 2–1 vs. Steel; W, 7–3 vs. Jr. Blues) Won Semifinal, 5–4 vs. Great Falls Americans Lost Championship game, 1–4 vs. North Iowa Bulls |
| 2016–17 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 262 | 55 | 1st of 6, East Div. 1st of 48, NA3HL |
Won Div. Semifinals, 2–1 vs. Wets Michigan Wolves Won Div. Finals, 2–1 vs. Pittsburgh Vengeance 2–1–0, 1st of 4 in Silver Cup round-robin Pool A (W, 3–0 vs.Lumberjacks; L, 2–3 vs. Capitals; W, 5–3 vs. Jr. Blues) Won Silver Cup Semifinal game, 6–1 vs. Yellowstone Quake Lost Silver Cup Championship game, 1–2 vs. Granite City Lumberjacks |
| 2017-18 | 47 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 238 | 95 | 1st of 6, East Div. 3rd of 45, NA3HL |
Won Div. Semifinals, 2–0 vs. Southern Tier Xpress Won Div. Finals, 2–0 vs. Pittsburgh Vengeance 3–0–0, 1st of 4 in Silver Cup round-robin Pool B (W, 4-1 vs.Freeze; W, 2-1 vs. Stars; W, 4-1 vs. Brahmas) Won Silver Cup Semifinal game, 3-2 (ot) vs. Granite City Lumberjacks Won Silver Cup Championship game, 3–2 (ot) vs. St. Louis Jr. Blues |
| United States Premier Hockey League USPHL Premier Division | ||||||||||
| Season | GP | W | L | OL | SL | GF | GA | Pts | Regular Season Finish | Playoffs |
| 2018-19 | 44 | 39 | 4 | 1 | - | 197 | 79 | 79 | 1st Great Lakes | Won Div. SF 2-0 (Lansing Wolves) Finished 2-0-1 in National Round Robin Won Semfinals 7-1 (Minnesota Blue Ox) Lost National Championship game 5-2 (Hampton Roads Whalers) |
| 2019-20 | 44 | 37 | 7 | 1 | - | 271 | 87 | 73 | 1st Great Lakes | Playoffs cancelled after team reaches nationals |
| 2020-21 | 43 | 38 | 4 | 1 | - | 234 | 74 | 77 | 1st Great Lakes | W, DSF 2-0 (Columbus Mavericks, Eliminated in National Quarterfinals round robin |
| 2021-22 | 44 | 39 | 4 | 1 | - | 327 | 67 | 79 | 1st Great Lakes | Lost National Championship game |
| 2022-23 | 44 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 252 | 72 | 71 | 2nd Great Lakes | Lost National Quarterfinals |
MHC Season by season[]
| United States Premier Hockey League USPHL Premier Division | ||||||||||
| Season | GP | W | L | OL | SL | GF | GA | Pts | Regular Season Finish | Playoffs |
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| 2020-21 | 42 | 12 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 195 | 24 | 6th Great Lakes | Did not participate |
References[]
- ↑ http://www.jrgamblers.com/page/show/41206-coaching-staff-bios
- ↑ http://metrojets.pointstreaksites.com/view/metrojets/alumni-58
- ↑ 2014–15 NA3HL Season Standings. Pointstreak. Retrieved on March 20, 2017.
- ↑ 2015–16 NA3HL Season Standings. Pointstreak. Retrieved on March 20, 2017.
External links[]
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