TOLEDO, Ohio – The Metro Jets rallied from a 4-1 deficit and made it close in the third period but fell 5-4 to the Toledo Cherokee Wednesday night at the Team Toledo IceHouse.

Alex Schaumburger, Joey Johnson, Will Jentz and Nick Ceccarini all scored, while Will Augustine stopped 32 shots in suffering the loss between the pipes.

“Toledo was really good tonight,” said Jets coach-GM Justin Quenneville. “Credit to their goaltender (Joey Cormier, 35 saves) for standing on his head. Overall, we just didn’t capitalize on our chances and it was too little, too late. Too many penalties in this game and every time we got back to our game plan, we were back in the box. Games like this with so many times short-handed just eat away at the clock and when we finally got our power play in the last few minutes, it just wasn’t enough.

“I credit our guys for fighting adversity tonight, but we have to understand that teams are going to sell out against us, and Toledo was the better team tonight on the scoreboard because of that. This doesn’t change our process, and we get back to business as usual tomorrow.”

Drew Welsch registered two goals and an assist for Toledo, Bailey Byrd scored twice, and Tim Organ, Jr., chipped in a goal and an assist.

The Jets are now idle until next Tuesday when they travel to play the Pittsburgh Vengeance at 3:30 p.m. from the ErieBank Sports Park in Erie, Pa.

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The Metro Jets and MJDP each earned series sweeps Sunday, while the MHC suffered a loss despite playing a solid game.

Opening the day, the Jets blanked the Pittsburgh Vengeance 8-0 as Louis-Pierre Fortier (pictured front) made 20 saves for the shutout.

Jason Crossland scored a pair of goals, while Jack Mueller had a goal and two assists and Conner Graham a goal plus a helper.

“Another great effort and it was a fun game to watch,” Jets associate coach Jamie Lovell said. “I think that’s a statement game for our guys.”

Jets captain Matt Cruz, Stefan Frantti, Braydin Lewis and Cristian Adragna all posted a goal, Will Jentz tacked on three assists and Anders Grongstad and Nick Beeman added two assists each.

“We were buzzing yesterday and it’s hard to do that two days in a row, but we got the job done and got the four points,” Cruz said. “We’re flying high. It’s the second half of the season and we’re ready to go.”

In the second game, the MJDP took a 10-2 win over the Midwest Blackbirds on the strength of two goals and an assist from Mitch Forton and two goals from Joey Mocnik.

Michael Kambouris stopped nine shots for the win in goal.

“Those are tough games to play for our guys,” Lovell said. “I’m glad our guys handled themselves and did their thing.”

Nick Twombley added a goal and two assists and captain Brayden Tayles, Patrick Hays, Seth Francois and Kam Hellman all had a goal and an assist.

Austin Ieuter also scored, to go along with four assists from Hugo Fonovic and two assists apiece from Herman Ahokas, Jake Aslanian and Derek Dreher.

Wrapping up the day, the MHC kept it a 3-1 game with the Columbus Mavericks late into the third period but suffered a 6-1 loss.

Darin Kennedy notched the lone goal for the MHC and Tate Potteiger finished with 37 saves in goal.

“The effort is there, but we somehow make mistakes and shoot ourselves in the foot,” said Lovell. “We can’t afford those mistakes. We basically gave that hockey game away.”

Then completing the extended weekend’s slate, the MJDP beat Columbus 7-2 Monday afternoon (pictured below).

Hellman went for two goals and two assists, Forton added two goals and a helper, and Mocnik posted a goal and three assists in the win.

Ahokas chipped in a goal and an assist and Tommy Purton also scored to back Daniel Miscavish’s 29 saves bewteen the pipes.

This week, the Jets play in Toledo Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m., while the MJDP also hits the road to Chicago for games Friday night at 9:15 p.m. Eastern and 9 p.m. Saturday.

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Josh German and Alex Schaumburger each scored two goals to lead the Metro Jets to a dominant 9-1 win over the Pittsburgh Vengeance.

With the win, the Jets extend their lead in the USPHL Great Lakes Division to six points over the second-place Toledo Cherokee and seven points over third-place Pittsburgh.

“I don’t know if we expected a score like that, but we do expect our guys to play the way they did,” said Jets associate coach Jamie Lovell. “This was a statement game that these guys wanted to make. Pittsburgh had some new guys in the lineup and they’re a better team than they were at the beginning of the year, which is the last time we played them, but so are we.

“We’re a much better team, getting better every day, and we want to make sure we solidify ourselves at the top of this division.”

Schaumburger added an assist for a three-point game, while Conner Graham, Nathan Vasquez, Stefan Frantti and Ryan Messing all posted a goal and an assist.

Will Jentz chipped in three assists, Jets captain Matt Cruz, Joey Johnson, Jason Crossland and Braydin Lewis all had two helpers, and Anders Grongstad scored to back Will Augustine’s 17 saves in goal.

“It felt great, but we started slow,” German said. “It was 1-1 after the first, and then we just started to escalate the game. We took it to them, and that was that.”

The two teams rematch Sunday at 12:30 p.m.

Earlier Saturday, the MJDP defeated the Midwest Blackbirds 16-0 as Caden Fisher and Michael Kambouris combined on a 20-save shutout and Joey Mocnik (pictured front) exploded for five goals and two assists.

Kam Hellman went for a goal and four assists, Herman Ahokas, Nick Twombley and Hugo Fonovic a goal and three assists apiece, and Auston Ieuter contributed four assists in the win.

“Our guys were snapping the puck around, and I know Midwest was hurting with injuries and some of their top guys out of the lineup,” Lovell said. “Our development team is a very good team, and they play the right way, and hopefully, we’ll have that same type of effort tomorrow.”

Garrick Smith recorded a goal and two assists and Tim Washburn, Mitch Forton and Max Hartwell all had a goal and an assist. Tommy Purton, captain Brayden Tayles and Seth Beagle all scored one each to go along with two-assist games from Nick McDougall, Seth Francois and Jake Aslanian.

The MJDP remains in first place in the USPHL Midwest East Division, five points ahead of the second-place Chicago Cougars.

Sunday’s rematch is set for 3:30 p.m.

Also Saturday, Toledo shut out the MHC 7-0, Ethan Ryan (pictured below) making 52 saves in the loss.

“I was really pleased with the effort from our guys here,” said Lovell. “It’s been a tough year, a tough last couple weeks, but the guys kept at it, the morale was good, and they responded with energy, all those types of things. Toledo’s a good team and they dressed their top lineup, had a lot of speed, but we just have to find a way to eliminate some of the mistakes we made.”

The MHC hosts the Columbus Mavericks Sunday at 6:30 p.m.

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The MJDP scored its first goal in the opening minute of play Tuesday afternoon against the Fort Wayne Spacemen and never looked back, dominating the game and taking a 10-2 victory.

Patrick Hays collected a hat trick with an assist, while Tim Washburn scored twice and Mitch Forton and Max Hartwell each tallied a goal and two assists.

Daniel Miscavish made 15 saves to earn the win in goal.

“Everyone had a lot of fire under them and the past couple games, we were a little slow at the beginning and it seems the teams we play, maybe we play down to their level,” said Hartwell. “Something was different today and it showed on the scoreboard.”

Joey Mocnik and Seth Francois both posted a goal and an assist and Alex Washburn added a goal.

Austin Ieuter, Garrick Smith, Seth Beagle and Swedish newcomer Herman Ahokas all tacked on two assists in the win.

Charles-Andre Cypihot scored both goals for Fort Wayne and goalie Cedric Lariviere stopped 40 of 50 shots in suffering the loss between the pipes.

The MJDP next hosts a two-game set this coming weekend against the Midwest Blackbirds. Game times are 4:30 p.m. Saturday and 3:30 p.m. Sunday.

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In the two games Saturday, Metro Jets and MJDP opponents managed just one goals over 120 minutes.

Opening the day, Caden Fisher stopped all 16 shots for the shutout as the MJDP blanked the Buffalo Thunder 5-0, just one day after dropping a 2-1 overtime decision to Buffalo.

“This win was big for us,” said Jets forward Kam Hellman. “We left one point on the table last night and today’s win was a big one.”

The boys started buzzing in the third, moving the puck and finding the back of the net,” Jets assistant coach Tina Ciraulo said. “Started to make the right decisions finding the lanes and driving the net. Fisher had some big saves for us and came out of it with the shutout.”

Hellman (pictured below) registered a goal and an assist, while Patrick Hays, Nick McDougall, Joey Mocnik and Seth Francois also scored. Jake Aslanian added two assists from the back end.

The MJDP outshot Buffalo 46-16.

Next up for the MJDP is a 2 p.m. game Tuesday against the Fort Wayne Spacemen.

In the second game Saturday, Jason Crossland’s hat trick led the Jets past the Wooster Oilers 12-1.

Braydin Lewis (pictured below), Alex Schaumburger, Joey Johnson and Alec Lindecker all had a goal and three assists to back Louis-Pierre Fortier’s 10 saves between the pipes.

“The boys were just doing the right things,” Ciraulo said. “We kept tilting the ice. We capitalized on Wooster’s breakdowns and never let up.”

Conner Graham chipped in with a goal and an assist, while Cristian Adragna, Nathan Vazquez, Joey Carpenter and Stefan Frantti scored once each.

Ryan Messing tacked on three assists and Justin Song, Nick Ceccarini and Will Jentz each had a pair of helpers.

The Jets outshot Wooster 37-11.

“We played a very good game,” said Fortier. “Never stopped moving the puck or moving our feet. Kept going north and kept scoring goals.”

In a major milestone, Jets game-day manager Paul Sheridan worked his 400th game for the team Saturday (pictured front). His first game was Oct. 11, 2005 when the Jets called Lakeland Arena home.

Metro next plays the Pittsburgh Vengeance for a pair next weekend, Jan. 30-31. Game times are 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 12:30 p.m. Sunday.

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WOOSTER, Ohio – The Metro Jets allowed a goal in the first minute of the game, but went on to score nine unanswered goals Friday night in a 9-1 rout over the Wooster Oilers at the Alice Noble Ice Arena.

Ryan Messing went for two goals and an assist, while Cristian Adragna added a goal and two assists and Anders Grongstad, Cody Mastay, Jason Crossland and Joey Johnson all posted a goal and a helper.

“Our offense was on all cylinders tonight, got pucks deep, and simply outworked them,” Messing said. “We bounced back from an early goal and never let up, which you love to see from the boys.”

“It was a dominating performance by the boys, and they played strong in all three zones,” added Jets associate coach Dan Pszenyczny. “Gave one up early but got it back quick and never looked back.”

Justin Song and Will Jentz (pictured front) also scored and Will Augustine needed to make just 14 saves as the Jets outshot Wooster 59-15.

The two teams meet again Saturday night as the Jets host Wooster at 4:30 p.m.

“Wooster isn’t going to rest easy tonight,” said Messing. “They are going to come out hard tomorrow. We have to come out like we did tonight and play with an edge.”

Also Friday night, the Buffalo Thunder defeated the MJDP 2-1 (pictured below) in overtime.

After the game was scoreless through 40 minutes, Tim Washburn netted the MJDP goal in the third period, but Owen Green won it 54 seconds into the extra session.

In goal, Daniel Miscavish made 22 saves in taking the defeat.

“To be honest, we didn’t deserve to win the hockey game,” said Jets associate head coach Jamie Lovell. “We had a really good first period but after that, things just kind of fell apart. You can’t let a team hang around and we didn’t have any goals to show for it. We had a five-minute power play and a full two-minute 5-on-3 and if you don’t convert on those chances, you don’t deserve to win.”

The MJDP outshot Buffalo 44-24.

Both teams play again Saturday at 12:30 p.m.

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REDFORD, Mich. – The MHC brought out the offense Wednesday afternoon, routing the Motor City Hockey Club 10-3 at the Redford Ice Arena.

Brennan Zatelli and Ethan Smith (pictured below) each had two goals, while Matt Vanderworp compiled a goal and two assists and Jackson Moleski added three assists to back Sal Carabelli’s 21 saves in goal.

Joey Sherman and Ronny Zamojski each posted a goal and an assist and Connor Hilliker, Tyler Hilliker and Gavin Walters scored goals as well.

Darin Kennedy (pictured front) and John Taylor chipped in with two assists apiece.

The MHC next travels to Fort Wayne this coming Sunday for a 4:30 p.m. puck drop with the Fort Wayne Spacemen.

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Seth Beagle scored on the game’s opening shift eight seconds in and the MJDP cruised to an 8-2 win over the Wooster Oilers Tuesday afternoon.

Beagle, Hugo Fonovic and Kam Hellman all collected two goals apiece to back Caden Fisher’s 27 saves in goal.

“We like that we won the game 8-2 and that we got on them early,” Metro Jets associate head coach Jamie Lovell said. “We had a good first period and that was one of the things we touched on pregame. The last few games, we’ve tilted the ice on teams but not on the scoreboard. We haven’t been able to find those goals early. Today, we got four goals in the first and were able to put a team away early.”

Alex Washburn added three assists, while captain Brayden Tayles (pictured front) and Max Hartwell (penalty shot, also pictured below) also scored. Joey Mocnik and Garrick Smith tacked on two assists each.

“The boys were buzzing and we had four lines banging,” Fisher said. “It was a good back and forth for pretty much the entire game. Killing off the 5-on-3, that was pretty fun.”

Sebastian Smith and Kyle Burke scored for Wooster and goalie Luke Bell made 40 saves.

The MJDP next hosts the Buffalo Thunder Friday night at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 12:30 p.m.

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FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Joey Mocnik’s goal 2:31 into overtime lifted the MJDP to a 2-1 win over the Fort Wayne Spacemen Sunday night at the SportONE/Parkview Icehouse.

Fort Wayne led 1-0 until Seth Francois (pictured below) tied the game at 12:38 of the third period.

That set the stage for Mocnik’s heroics.

“I hopped on the ice at Fort Wayne’s blue line and cut straight across the boards and received a great pass from (Max) Hartwell,” said Mocnik (pictured front). “Cut in and dropped it for Kam (Hellman) and he ripped the crossbar and I just buried the rebound.

“We started off slow and we were backed by (goalie Daniel) Miscavish all night. Francois had a great shift and ended up with the tying goal. We were buzzing after that and knew we’d win this one.”

Miscavish finished with 21 saves, while Spacemen goalie Cedric Lariviere made 32 stops in suffering the defeat.

“Yeah, a slow start but we ended up with the win in OT,” Metro Jets assistant coach Tina Ciraulo said. “We a had a lot of opportunities to put the puck in the net but their goalie played very well. We didn’t let the slow start stick with us. We finished strong and worked to get the win.”

The MJDP is next in action Tuesday at 2 p.m., hosting the Wooster Oilers.

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The Metro Jets scored two goals in the first three minutes of Thursday afternoon’s game against the Columbus Mavericks and cruised to a 7-3 win to pad their lead in the USPHL Great Lakes Division.

The Jets lead the second-place Pittsburgh Vengeance by five points and have a game in hand.

Cody Mastay, Nathan Vazquez and Stefan Frantti all posted a goal and an assist, while Owen Limback (pictured front), Joey Johnson (pictured below) and Joey Carpenter all tallied two assists in the win.

“It was a pretty fun game,” said Mastay. “The first period, we went pretty hard and got three goals, and that was nice. The second and third got a little chippy, but it was a fun game and we can play through that.”

Jack Mueller, Alex Schaumburger, Jason Crossland and Nick Ceccarini added single goals to back Louis-Pierre Fortier’s 24 saves in goal.

For Columbus, Hayden Ripley had a goal and an assist and goaltender Zach Waizmann finished with 43 saves in suffering the defeat.

The Jets are now off until next Friday, Jan. 22, when they travel to play the Wooster Oilers at the Alice Noble Ice Arena for a 7:45 p.m. faceoff.

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