Metro Jets

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.http://www.jrgamblers.com/page/show/41206-coaching-staff-bios
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 Metro Jets Development Program 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.http://metrojets.pointstreaksites.com/view/metrojets/alumni-58
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
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. Wets 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 45, NA3HL 	Won Div. Semifinals, 2–0 vs. Southern Tier XpressWon Div. Finals, 2–0 vs. Pittsburgh VengeanceWon Silver Cup Semifinal game, 3-2 (ot) vs. Granite City LumberjacksWon Silver Cup Championship game, 3–2 (ot) vs. St. Louis Jr. Blues
United States Premier Hockey League USPHL Premier Division	United States Premier Hockey League USPHL Premier Division	United States Premier Hockey League USPHL Premier Division	United States Premier Hockey League USPHL Premier Division	United States Premier Hockey League USPHL Premier Division	United States Premier Hockey League USPHL Premier Division	United States Premier Hockey League USPHL Premier Division	United States Premier Hockey League USPHL Premier Division	United States Premier Hockey League USPHL Premier Division	United States Premier Hockey League USPHL Premier Division	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 RobinWon 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
2023-24 	43 	38 	2 	2 	1 	359 	71 	79 	1st Great Lakes 	Lost National Quarterfinals
===MHC Season by season===
United States Premier Hockey League USPHL Premier Division	United States Premier Hockey League USPHL Premier Division	United States Premier Hockey League USPHL Premier Division	United States Premier Hockey League USPHL Premier Division	United States Premier Hockey League USPHL Premier Division	United States Premier Hockey League USPHL Premier Division	United States Premier Hockey League USPHL Premier Division	United States Premier Hockey League USPHL Premier Division	United States Premier Hockey League USPHL Premier Division	United States Premier Hockey League USPHL Premier Division	United States Premier Hockey League USPHL Premier Division
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	OL 	SL 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	Regular Season Finish 	Playoffs
2020-21 	42 	12 	30 	0 	0 	92 	195 	24 	6th Great Lakes 	Did not participate
===Metro Jets Elite Season by season===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
| colspan=11| United States Premier Hockey League USPHL Elite Division
|-
! Season !! GP !! W !! L !! OL !! SL !! GF !! GA !! Pts !! Regular Season Finish !! Playoffs
|-
| 2023-24 || 44 || 31 || 12 || 1 || 0 || 214 || 120 || 63 || 1st Midwest || Lost Consolation game (finish 10th)
==References==
==External links==
* Official Team Website
* Official League Website
Category:Central States Hockey League team
Category:North American 3 Hockey League teams
Category:USPHL teams