MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. – The Metro Jets are one of the top junior hockey organizations in advancing players to higher levels of the game.

That also goes for coaches.

Today, the Jets have announced that associate coach Adam Morrison has been named the new assistant coach for the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the United States Hockey League, the country’s only Tier I junior hockey league.

Morrison, a local 28-year-old Macomb product, joined the Jets at the start of the current 2022-23 USPHL season.

“I am thankful to have been able to coach with the Jets and see firsthand how this organization focuses on developing better hockey players, coaches, and people,” Morrison said. “‘Q’ (head coach and general manager Justin Quenneville), (associate head coach) Jamie (Lovell), (associate coach) Tina (Ciraulo), and (goaltending instructor) Randy (Wilson) are some of the smartest hockey minds I’ve had the chance to be on the ice with and I’ve learned a ton from them in my time here. I’m thankful I had the opportunity to work with them and I can’t thank Q and (Jets owner and president) Pete (Cammick) enough for bringing me on board this season. As a local guy, I always wondered how the Jets were able to have so much sustained success over the years and it is because the coaching staff’s only focus and goal is to develop the players’ individual skills and hockey IQ on a daily basis.

“The Metro Jets are the gold standard for junior hockey and helping players achieve their own respective goals. If you are a player that wants to play at the next level, whether it’s Tier II or college, there is no better place to go in the United States than the Metro Jets.”

Quenneville said that while Morrison will be missed in Mount Clemens, the USHL is a great opportunity to keep his coaching career on the upward climb.

“First off, we would like to congratulate ‘Mo’ on this opportunity,” Quenneville said. “In my conversations with Muskegon and their staff, it was an easy sell given his abilities and character. In his short time here, he was an asset for our organization and Muskegon will see that. Although his time with the Jets is bittersweet, this is not the first or last time players and staff will take advantage of opportunities in this industry. We look forward to following his success in the USHL and continuing to provide the best platform for Jets players and staff alike.”

During his playing days, Morrison played AAA hockey in the Detroit area before junior hockey stops in the NAHL and USHL and then a four-year NCAA career at Nichols College from 2015-19.