The Metro Jets are a junior ice hockey team that plays their home games at Mount Clemens Ice Arena in Mount Clemens, Michigan. They are members of the Great Lakes Conference in the United States Premier Hockey League's Premier Division. 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.
History The organization was founded by Hal "Butch" and Mary Kay Wolfe as a member of the Metro Detroit Junior Hockey League, a Junior B league sanctioned by USA Hockey, beginning with the 1989–90 season. The Metro Jets played their first season at Inkster Ice Arena in Inkster, Michigan, and then the next 25 seasons at Lakeland Arena in Waterford Township, Michigan. The Metro Detroit Junior Hockey League rebranded back to Central States Hockey League (CSHL) in 1994 and then moved up to Tier III Junior A in 2007. In 2010, the CSHL was rebranded as the North American 3 Hockey League (NA3HL).
In 2015, the Metro Jets were sold to Peter Cammick and began playing at Fraser Hockeyland in Fraser, Michigan. The Jets left the NA3HL in 2018 for the Premier Division of the United States Premier Hockey League. The Jets also added their development team to the USPHL Premier after the Lake Erie Bighorns withdrew prior to the 2018–19 season.
In 2021, the organization moved to Mount Clemens, Michigan, to play out of the Mount Clemens Ice Arena and added Professional Broadcaster, Matt Prieur to serve as the Voice of the Metro Jets Hockey Club.
2022 is the 34th year of operation for the Metro Jets Hockey Club and Fifth year of operation for MJDP (Metro Jets Development Program)
Alumni The Metro Jets have had several alumni move on to higher levels of junior ice hockey, NCAA Division I, Division III, ACHA college, at professional levels. Jon Cooper coached the Jets to the 2002 USA Hockey Silver Cup National Junior B Championship and later became 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 OTL SOL Pts GF GA Finish Playoffs 2014–15 47 32 12 2 — 66 204 127 1st of 6, East Div.7th of 31, NA3HL Won Div. Semifinals, 2–0 vs. Southern Tier XpressWon Div. Finals, 2–1 vs. Pittsburgh Vengeance 2015–16 47 40 5 2 — 82 244 961 1st of 6, East Div.2nd of 34, NA3HL Won Div. Semifinals, 2–0 vs. Wooster OilersWon Div. Finals, 2–0 vs. West Michigan WolvesWon Semifinal, 5–4 vs. Great Falls AmericansLost 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. West Michigan WolvesWon Div. Finals, 2–1 vs. Pittsburgh VengeanceWon Silver Cup semifinal game, 6–1 vs. Yellowstone QuakeLost 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 42, NA3HL Won Div. Semifinals, 2–0 vs. Southern Tier XpressWon Div. Finals, 2–0 vs. Pittsburgh Vengeance3–0–0 in Fraser Cup round-robin Pool B(W, 4–1 vs. Freeze; W, 2–1 vs. Stars;W, 4–1 vs. Brahmas)Won Fraser Cup semifinal game, 3–2 vs. Granite City LumberjacksWon Fraser Cup Final game, 3–2 vs. St. Louis Jr. Blues 2018–19 44 39 4 1 0 79 197 79 1st of 6, Great Lakes Conf.1st of 52, USPHL-Premier Won Div. Nationals qualifiers, 2–0 vs. Lansing Wolves2–0–1 USPHL-Premier Nationals round-robin Pool A(T, 2–2 vs. ; W, 5–1 vs. ; W, 7–3 vs. )Won Semifinal game, 7–1 vs. Minnesota Blue OxLost Championship game, 2–5 vs. Hampton Roads Whalers 2019–20 44 36 7 1 0 73 271 87 1st of 6, Great Lakes3rd of 52, USPHL-Premier Won Div. Nationals qualifiers, 2–0 vs. Lake Erie Bighorns0–1–0 USPHL-Premier Nationals round-robin Pool D(L, 1–2 vs. ; vs. ; vs. )Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 2020–21 43 38 4 1 0 77 234 74 1st of 7, Great Lakes1st of 63, USPHL-Premier Won Div. Nationals qualifiers, 2–0 vs. Columbus Mavericks0–3–0, 4th of 4 USPHL-Premier Nationals round-robin Pool A(L, 2–4 vs. Elmira Jr. Enforcers; L, 2–4 vs. Northern Cyclones; L, 0–1 vs. Charleston Colonials) 2021–22 44 39 4 1 0 79 327 67 1st of 7, Great Lakes2nd of 64, USPHL-Premier Won Div. Nationals qualifiers, 2–0 vs. Pittsburgh Vengeance2–1–0, 2nd of 4 USPHL-Premier Nationals round-robin Pool A(W, 2–0 vs. Florida Jr. Blades; W, 7–4 vs. Islanders Hockey Club; L, 1–3 vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights)Won Quarterfinal game, 3–1 vs. Toledo CherokeeWon Semifinal game, 8–1 vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton KnightsLost National Finals game, 2–3 vs. New Jersey Rockets 2022–23 44 35 8 1 0 71 252 72 2nd of 4, Great Lakes10th of 69, USPHL-Premier Won Div. qualifiers, 2–0 vs. Columbus MavericksSeeding Round: (W, 4–2 vs. Las Vegas Thunderbirds; W, 7–2 vs. New York Aviators)Won Round of 16, 4–2 vs. Ogden MustangsLost Quarterfinal game, 1–5 vs. Florida Eels 2023–24 43 38 2 2 1 79 259 71 1st of 6, Great Lakes3rd of 61, USPHL-Premier tbd Div. semifinals, 2–0 vs. Buffalo StampedeAdvance to Nationals 2024–25 44 36 8 — — 72 261 70 1st of 7, Great Lakes5th of 71, USPHL-Premier Won Div. semifinals, 2–0 vs. Cincinnati Jr. CyclonesWon Div Finals 2–1 Toledo Cherokee Divisional Round Robin 2–1(W 4–3 Tampa Bay) (W 2–0 Islanders) (L 0–6 Springfield)4th of 6 Pool 1 - eliminated 2025–26 44 36 7 — —1 73 223 82 2nd of 8, Great Lakes9th of 77, USPHL-Premier Won Div. semifinals, 2–0 vs. Red River SpartansWon Div Finals 2–1 Toledo Cherokee Nationals Pool "C" 1-2(L 3-4 Toledo) (W 7-2 Fort Wayne) (L 1–6 Northern)eliminated
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