BATTLE CREEK, Mich. – Just four games were on the schedule this past for the trio of Metro Jets teams, with three being played Wednesday afternoon.

Of the four games, three resulted in two points for Jets teams.

In the first game Wednesday, the Jets Elite fell to the Fort Wayne Spacemen Elite 2-1 at Mount Clemens Ice Arena.

Graysen LaPrise scored the lone goal for the Jets and Arnaud Paradis made 22 saves between the pipes.

“The boys played a good game today and probably deserved better than to take a loss, but in this game, almost isn’t enough,” Jets associate coach Jake Howie said. “We’re at a point in the year where it’s either do or do not. And for as well as we played, Fort Wayne made one more play than we did today.”

Cameron Rees and Braedon Rasinskis scored for Fort Wayne, Dylan Davis assisted on both, and goaltender Austin Schaertel finished with 27 saves.

The second game of the day in Mount Clemens saw the MJDP edge Fort Wayne 4-3.

Jayden Provencher had a goal and an assist, while Spencer Stanhope, Liam Smith and Caleb Simpson scored to back goaltender Logan D’Andrea’s 36 saves.

“I thought this was one of our better 60-minute efforts on the year,” Howie said. “Got some big offensive contributions from our ‘D’ corps today and Logan was absolutely stellar in the net when we needed him to be. And honestly, it’s a big confidence boost win as we’ve struggled with Fort Wayne this year. It’s good to see the work pay off and show the guys coming down the stretch they are in every game.”

Antoine Bonin recorded a goal and an assist and Bogdan Vysotsky and Ivan Barnashov added goals for Fort Wayne as Sumner Wood made 20 saves in net for the Spacemen.

Wrapping up the afternoon, the Jets defeated the Fresh Coast Freeze 6-1 from Griff’s Ice House West in Holland.

Luka Pivec paced the attack with two goals and two assists, Ayden Hartzell added a goal and an assist and AJ Zaccagni posted two goals to go along with a single from Isaac Bunk.

“I thought we did a great job managing the situation,” Jets associate coach Danny Vanderwiel said. “Tough start, but once everyone got a shift or two in, we were fine. We played the right way and kept it simple for the most part.”

Daniell Luska and Aidan Charron registered two assists each and goaltender Philip Hall earned the win in goal making 22 saves

Emersen Lippert scored the first goal of the game for the Freeze and goalie Jakob Van Zweden collected 67 saves.

Finishing out the slate, the Jets downed the Battle Creek Kernels 7-1 Saturday night from The Rink Battle Creek.

Hartzell scored two goals with an assist, Jaxon Stone had a goal and three assists, and Charron and Ryan Glomboske each recorded a goal and an assist to back Evan Peacock’s 30 saves in goal.

Evan Cote and Owen Coulter added goals for the Jets.

For the Kernels, Zach Wolf scored and Galvin Reagan and Kaiden Hood combined on 59 saves in the Battle Creek net.

“We made some nice heads-up plays for goals which was good to see,” Jets associate head coach Jamie Lovell said. “I thought our ‘D’ defended well with good sticks and not giving their forwards much off the rush and in our ‘D’ zone. And our forwards created a lot of turnovers on the forecheck with their hard pursuit and good sticks also.

“That was ultimately the difference.”

ON TAP

Metro Jets
Jan. 31 – at Bearcat Hockey Club, 6:45 p.m., Cornerstone CFCU Arena
Feb. 1 – at Bearcat Hockey Club, 1:10 p.m., Cornerstone CFCU Arena

MJDP
Jan. 30 – at Chicago Cougars, 7 p.m. CDT, Summit Ice Center
Jan. 31 – at Chicago Cougars, 7:30 p.m. CDT, Summit Ice Center
Feb. 1 – at Chicago Cougars, 3:30 p.m. CDT, Summit Ice Center

Metro Jets Elite
Jan. 30 – at Chicago Cougars, 4 p.m. CDT, Summit Ice Center
Jan. 31 – at Chicago Cougars, 4:30 p.m. CDT, Summit Ice Center
Feb. 1 – at Chicago Cougars, 12:30 p.m. CDT, Summit Ice Center

All USPHL games are available at BlackBearSports.tv.

Photos/Sara Vasseur

TOLEDO, Ohio – The Metro Jets played two games over the weekend, one on home ice and one on the road.

The Jets defeated the Cincinnati Jr. Cyclones 9-1 Friday afternoon at Mount Clemens Ice Arena before heading to the Team Toledo Ice House Saturday night and defeating the Toledo Cherokee 5-3.

With the two victories, the Jets are now just two points out of first place in the Great Lakes Division, with two games in hand on first-place Toledo.

Down in Ohio, Ryan Glomboske scored twice and AJ Zaccagni added a goal and an assist to back Jakub Obzera’s 33 saves in goal.

Owen Coulter and Evan Cote added goals for the Jets.

“Big win tonight against a tough rival opponent,” said Jets associate head coach Jamie Lovell. “Every time we play each other, it feels like a playoff game. We played well, and with the exception of a couple egregious mistakes and turnovers that led to goals for Toledo, I think we controlled the play for most of the game.

“We earned all our offense and got real solid goaltending. That’s a good recipe for success at this time of year.”

Jimmy Monks, Anthony Venturini and Jacob Myers scored for Toledo and goaltender Daxton Lucidi stopped 25 shots.

In the opener Friday, Zaccagni put up a goal and three assists, Aidan Charron two goals and an assist, and Enrick Fournier and Noah Bodurka a goal and two assists each.

Cote and Sutton Majeske each collected a goal and an assist, while Luka Pivec and Jaxon Stone posted one goal each.

Evan Peacock made 16 saves between the pipes.

For Cincinnati, Brady Smith scored in the third period and goaltender Camden Cox finished with 56 saves.

ON TAP

Metro Jets
at Fresh Coast Freeze, Wednesday, 12:30 p.m., Griff’s Ice House West
at Battle Creek Kernels, Saturday, 7 p.m., The Rink Battle Creek

MJDP
vs. Fort Wayne Spacemen, Wednesday, 2:30 p.m., Mount Clemens Ice Arena

Metro Jets Elite
vs. Fort Wayne Spacemen, Wednesday, 12:15 p.m., Mount Clemens Ice Arena

All USPHL games are available at BlackBearSports.tv.

Cincinnati photo/Sara Vasseur; Toledo photo/Metro Jets Hockey

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. – All three Metro Jets teams returned from the USPHL Tampa Showcase and got right back into the swing of things with five games last weekend, four on home ice.

The Jets defeated the Fort Wayne Spacemen and Columbus Mavericks, while the MJDP lost to Fort Wayne and the Jets Elite split with Fort Wayne.

Starting the action Thursday at Mount Clemens Ice Arena, the Jets Elite beat the Fort Wayne Spacemen 4-3 in a thrilling shootout.

Graysen LaPrise tallied a goal and two assists and Grady Smith added a goal, while Braden Graham’s goal at 18:20 tied the game 3-3 and sent it to overtime and then the shootout.

Arnaud Paradis made 23 saves in net.

For Fort Wayne, Tyson Finefrock, Rylan Wempe and Nicolas Cheeney scored and goalie Aiden Karst stopped 32 shots.

“I thought we made the game a little bit harder on ourselves than we needed to,” said Jets associate coach Danny Vanderwiel. “We did a great job sticking with the game and coming back and putting ourselves in position to at least get a point. Glad we finished the job and got two.”

Also Thursday at home, the Jets defeated Fort Wayne 4-1.

Gabe Outman, Sutton Majeske, Aidan Charron all scored, captain Jake Taylor chipped in three assists, Jaxon Stone two helpers, and Philip Hall finished with 26 saves between the pipes.

Nikita Volobuiev netted the Fort Wayne goal and goalie Sumner Wood tallied 32 saves.

Friday afternoon, Fort Wayne shut out the Jets Elite 3-0 and then the MJDP fell 5-1 to the Spacemen.

Finefrock punched in all three goals for the Fort Wayne Elite team, Dylan Davis assisted on all three, and goalie Austin Schaertel stopped all 33 shots fired his way.

Brendan Dreisbach collected 27 saves for the Jets.

“It’s just tough to win a hockey game when you don’t score,” Vanderwiel said. “Have to give credit where it is due. Their goaltender (Schaertel) did his job and it’s going to be things like that down the stretch that will be the difference maker come playoff time.”

In the MJDP game, John Legebokoff netted the lone goal and Cam Cyrus made 33 saves in goal.

Alex Kryukov scored two goals for Fort Wayne, Rex Woolington, Aiden Byler and Antoine Bonin posted one each, and Preston Slater, Xavier Templeton and Collin Nelson had two assists each as goaltender Gleb Rakov stopped 28 shots.

“We had spurts in the game that we were very good, but now we need to put it together for a full 60 minutes,” said Jets associate coach Jake Howie. “Right now, we’re in a little bit of a scoring rut, but we need to find a way to put pucks in the net. Still a lot of hockey left and I like a lot of the things we’re doing, but definitely some things to clean up, too.”

Finishing out the stretch Saturday night, the Jets edged Columbus 2-1 at the OhioHealth Chiller North.

Luka Pivec notched a goal and an assist, while Charron scored a goal and Jakub Obzera made saves between the pipes.

Dennis Horny tallied the Mavericks’ goal and goalie Jonah Little finished with 41 saves.

“The boys were excited to play and you could sense the hungriness to go out and get the job done,” said Vanderwiel. “With that said, I thought we came out a little flat in the first but once we settled in, we were rolling. Big power-play goal (Charron) to get things going always helps.

“Glad to have gotten the two points and excited to get back to work this week for two big games this weekend.”

Next weekend, the Jets Elite and MJDP teams are idle, while the Jets host the Cincinnati Jr. Cyclones Friday at 1:30 p.m. and play on the road Saturday night at 7 p.m. against the Toledo Cherokee from the Team Toledo Ice House.

All USPHL games are available at BlackBearSports.tv.

Photos/Sara Vasseur

WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. – After being off for the Christmas holiday, all three Metro Jets teams were back on the ice this past weekend, each playing four games at the USPHL Tampa Showcase at AdventHealth Center Ice.

The Jets finished with three victories, while the MJDP and Jets Elite teams each won a pair of games.

METRO JETS
Jan. 3 – Jets 6, Florida Eels 2
Jan. 4 – Jets 3, Coral Springs Jr. Cats 2
Jan. 4 – Tampa Bay Juniors 1, Jets 0
Jan. 5 – Jets 8, Carolina Jr. Hurricanes 2

“I’d say this was a very good showcase considering a long break from the holidays,” said Jets associate head coach Jamie Lovell. “We took six of eight points, and I think actually the game that we lost was probably our best game of the weekend. We just didn’t score.

“Our schedule doesn’t get any easier as we have a quick turnaround against two very good teams in Fort Wayne and Columbus coming up this week. We will literally get one practice and get right back into games, so we will try to get these guys some rest from the travel and get prepared.”

MJDP
Jan. 3 – MJDP 1, Hershey Cubs 0
Jan. 4 – MJDP 3, Jersey Hitmen 1
Jan. 4 – Typhoon Hockey Club 6, MJDP 2
Jan. 5 – Charleston Colonials 6, MJDP 0

“The Tampa showcase was a productive weekend of hockey for the guys,” Jets associate coach Jake Howie said. “It’s never easy to come off a long break like we had for the holidays and be sharp, but I thought we played pretty well for the most part. Obviously need to produce a little more offense and that will come with us just being a little more dangerous in the offensive zone and not settling from the perimeter.

“All in all, a good start to the second half.”

METRO JETS ELITE
Jan. 3 – Jets Elite 3, Florida Jr. Blades 2 (OT)
Jan. 3 – Jets Elite 3, Typhoon Hockey Club 2 (OT)
Jan. 4 – Tampa Bay Juniors 4, Jets Elite 1
Jan. 5 – Florida Eels 2, Jets Elite 1

“I thought we did a solid job coming out of the break and getting to work, especially on Day 1,” said Jets associate coach Danny Vanderwiel. “It’s getting to that point in the season where it is critical to start cleaning up our mistakes. We have to decide which version of ourselves we are going to be consistently.

“Excited to get home and get right back to work this weekend.”

This weekend, the Jets Elite hosts the Fort Wayne Spacemen Thursday and Friday at Mount Clemens Ice Arena for noon puck drops, the MJDP hosts Fort Wayne Friday at 2:30 p.m., while the Jets host Fort Wayne Thursday at 2:30 p.m. and then head on the road to play the Columbus Mavericks Saturday at 8:30 p.m. from the OhioHealth Chiller North.

All USPHL games are available at BlackBearSports.tv.

Photo/Matt Prieur

The United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL) has officially announced the full rosters for the 2026 USPHL All-Star Games, showcasing the league’s top talent from across North America.

The annual All-Star Event will take place January 26–27, 2026, at the Foxboro Sports Center in Foxborough, Massachusetts.

The 2026 event will feature All-Star teams representing the West, South, East, and North, along with two 18U All-Star teams. Together, these rosters highlight the depth, competitiveness, and player-development focus that continue to define the USPHL as one of junior hockey’s premier pathways to collegiate advancement.

The USPHL All-Star Games provide an elite stage for players to compete alongside and against the league’s best while being evaluated by coaches, scouts, and hockey decision-makers from across the junior and collegiate hockey landscape.

Included on the rosters are a trio of Metro Jets players – Jets forward AJ Zaccagni, Jets defenseman and captain Jake Taylor, and Jets defenseman Daniell Luska, recently called up to the Jets after playing the first half of the season with the MJDP team.

Zaccagni and Taylor will play for the North squad, while Luska will suit up for the 18U Prospects Red team.

 

 

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. – Five games on home ice last week resulted in four wins for the Metro Jets, MJDP and Metro Jets Elite teams.

The Jets Elite swept the Chicago T-Rex, the MJDP split with the T-Rex, and the Jets beat their in-state rival Battle Creek Kernels to send all teams into the Christmas break.

The Jets Elite opened the stretch with an 8-2 win Thursday afternoon.

Jarrett LaGrow scored two goals, Cameron Maxwell and Tyler Dix each posted a goal and an assist, and goaltender Jesse Lee made 16 saves.

Dimitry Aksenov, Ronnie Lubbers, Jayson Shores and Noah Chambers all scored one goal each and Sam Hanson, Ethan Laurain and Grady Smith all collected two assists.

For the T-Rex, Ethan Adams and Junior VanderVelpen scored and Param Chawla finished with 60 saves in goal.

Wrapping up Friday, Smith had two goals and an assist and Aidan RaCosta tallied a goal and a pair of assists in an 11-1 win over Chicago.

Dix, LaGrow, Lubbers, Maxwell, Gavin Otto and Max Lee all added a goal and an assist, Shores and Graysen LaPrise scored one each, and Hanson, Aksenov and Jonah Clark all posted two assists.

Goaltenders Aiden Binkley and Jesse Lee combined to make 17 saves.

Derek Witmer scored the lone T-Rex goal and goalies Jonah Driscoll and Dylan Dwyer made 53 saves.

“Happy to get the job done and get all four points available,” said Jets associate coach Danny Vanderwiel. “I’d like to think we are heading in the right direction going into break. Excited to get down to Tampa and get back to work after the holiday.”

The MJDP started out by doubling up the T-Rex by a 12-6 count Thursday afternoon.

Caleb Curto and Lucas Benavides scored two goals apiece and Gianluca Virelli chipped in two goals and an assist in the victory.

Ryan Jacobson notched a goal and two assists, Blake Brackett, Caleb Simpson, Landon Graham, Clovis Gamelin and Aidan Rebone put up a goal and an assist each, and Vince Pica, Ben McClaine, Alex Fournier and Liam Smith all collected a pair of assists.

In goal, Cam Cyrus finished with 22 saves.

For the T-Rex, Damion Busch scored three goals, Sam Harper had a goal and three assists, Ilia Moskvin notched a goal and two assists, Konstantin Yurkevich added a goal and an assist, and Austin Senay and Chase Kral combined on a 40-save effort between the pipes.

Friday afternoon, Curto scored and Arnaud Paradis made 21 saves in a 4-1 setback.

Mikita Amelka scored two goals for Chicago, while Matsvei Hlyzin and Teegan Gardner each had a goal and an assist to back Kiryl Zamana’s 37 saves in goal.

“In Thursday’s game, we had an offensive surge and were able to finish off our chances,” Jets associate coach Jake Howie said. “Oddly enough, I thought we actually played a better game Friday than we did Thursday, but we just didn’t finish off our chances. We did an awesome job tilting the ice and generating but credit to their guy in net.”

Finishing out 2025, the Jets defeated the Kernels by a 5-2 score Friday night.

AJ Zaccagni compiled a goal and an assist and Ryder Novock, Joel Paterson, Aidan Charron and Ayden Hartzell added goals as Evan Peacock finished with 12 saves in net.

Simon Racinsky and Arkadiusz Sobesto scored for Battle Creek and goalie Galvin Reagan stopped 53 shots between the pipes.

All three Jets teams are idle next weekend and return to the ice for the USPHL Tampa Showcase Jan. 3-5 at AdventHealth Center Ice in Wesley Chapel, Fla.

JETS
Jan. 3 vs. Florida Eels, 1:30 p.m.
Jan. 4 vs. Coral Springs Jr. Cats, 12:30 p.m.
Jan. 4 vs. Tampa Bay Juniors, 7 p.m.
Jan. 5 vs. Carolina Jr. Hurricanes, 11 a.m.

MJDP
Jan. 3 vs. Hershey Cubs, 4:15 p.m.
Jan. 4 vs. Jersey Hitmen, 11:30 a.m.
Jan. 4 vs. Typhoon Hockey Club, 6:30 p.m.
Jan. 5 vs. Charleston Colonials, 11:30 a.m.

JETS ELITE
Jan. 3 vs. Florida Jr. Blades, 8:15 a.m.
Jan. 3 vs. Typhoon Hockey Club, 4:30 p.m.
Jan. 4 vs. Tampa Bay Juniors, 9:30 a.m.
Jan. 5 vs. Florida Eels, 9:30 a.m.

All USPHL games are available at BlackBearSports.tv.

Photos/Sara Vasseur

LOCKPORT, Ill. – All three Metro Jets teams took to the road this past weekend to play in the USPHL Chicago Showcase.

The five-day event was held Dec. 11-15 at the new Summit Sports & Ice Complex in Lockport, Ill.

METRO JETS
Dec. 12 – Jets 5, Minnesota Squatch 0
Dec. 13 – Jets 5, Minnesota Blue Ox 2
Dec. 13 – Jets 4, Wisconsin Rapids Riverkings 2
Dec. 14 – Jets 8, Chicago Crush 0

“We treated this weekend as a business trip,” Jets associate head coach Jamie Lovell said. “We wanted eight points and we accomplished that. We played a lot of hockey in a short period of time, so it was good to see our guys buy in to playing simple and letting our habits be the difference in these games.

“We got great goaltending when we needed it and offense was spread out throughout the lineup, which was great to see.”

MJDP
Dec. 12 – MJDP 3, Columbus Mavericks 1 (game postponed, makeup TBD)
Dec. 13 – Red River Spartans 8, MJDP 1
Dec. 13 – Toledo Cherokee 3, MJDP 0
Dec. 14 – Cincinnati Jr. Cyclones 2, MJDP 1

“The guys had a really tough schedule for the Chicago Showcase,” Jets associate coach Jake Howie said. “It’s fun to go to these events and see teams we don’t always get to play. And for the most part, I was really happy with how the guys played and thought we were better than some of the results. Obviously, we need to find a way to start generating more offensively and finish off plays to be rewarded.”

METRO JETS ELITE
Dec. 12 – Jets Elite 2, Red River Spartans 0
Dec. 13 – Jets Elite 3, Motor City Gamblers 2 (OT)
Dec. 13 – Decatur Blaze 5, Jets Elite 2
Dec. 14 – Chicago Crush 3, Jets Elite 1

“I thought overall it was a solid weekend,” said Jets associate coach Danny Vanderwiel. “We are getting to that point in the year where we just need to decide which version of us we want to be. When we want to, we are a tough team to play against, but I feel sometimes we let the opponent dictate the pace of the game.

“Excited for practice and games this weekend. I think the break will be good for the boys. Looking forward to the second half of the year and continuing to fine tune our game heading into playoffs.”

This coming week, all three teams are in action on home ice at Mount Clemens Ice Arena.

JETS
Dec. 19 vs. Battle Creek Kernels, 5 p.m.

MJDP
Dec. 18 vs. Chicago T-Rex, 2:30 p.m.
Dec. 19 vs. Chicago T-Rex, 2:30 p.m.

JETS ELITE
Dec. 18 vs. Chicago T-Rex, 12:15 p.m.
Dec. 19 vs. Chicago T-Rex, 12:15 p.m.

The teams then break for Christmas before returning to the ice Jan. 3 at the USPHL Tampa Showcase.

All USPHL games are available at BlackBearSports.tv.

Photos/Beverly Buchinger

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. – The Metro Jets have officially announced an NCDC team for the 2026-27 season.

The NCDC (National Collegiate Development Conference) is the USPHL’s Tier II arm and top level of the league, the most direct route to NCAA hockey, as well as advancement to Tier I hockey in the U.S. and Canada.

“This is an exciting day for our franchise,” said Jets GM Justin Quenneville. “As we continue to operate our successful model and give our players more and more opportunities to develop and gain exposure to higher levels of the game, the NCDC is the logical next step. I’m thrilled we have the ability to make this move and continue to put our abilities towards the players opportunities. This is such a positive move for our organization, which is a full team effort from volunteers, staff, coaches and ownership with Pete Cammick. We truly have a group committed to our model.”

In addition for the 2026-27 season, the Jets will continue to field Jets and MJDP (Metro Jets Development Program) teams at the USPHL Premier level.

“Fielding an NCDC team has been an important goal for the Jets organization from Day 1 of our move to the USPHL,” said Cammick. “The NCDC was one of the most attractive elements of the USPHL and represents the logical progression in the Metro Jets long and successful history.”

Now in their 37th season as a junior hockey franchise and in their fifth season at Mount Clemens Ice Arena, the Jets have advanced hundreds of players on to higher levels of junior hockey, college hockey and professional hockey, including current San Jose Sharks goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic, 2016 Stanley Cup champion Steven Oleksy, and Tampa Bay Lightning and two-time Stanley Cup champion Jon Cooper, who guided the Jets to the 2002 Silver Cup national championship.

The Jets have also won four national championships with the most recent one coming in 2018 while making 10 consecutive national championship tournament appearances and playing in eight national championship games. The Jets have also won 13 division championships between the Jets, MJDP and Jets Elite teams.

For more information, visit MetroJetsHockey.com and follow all of the team’s social media platforms on Facebook, X/Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. – All three Metro Jets teams were in action on home ice at Mount Clemens Ice Arena over the past week, with the Jets collecting two wins and the MJDP adding a victory as well.

The Jets Elite team lost both of its games.

Starting off Wednesday afternoon, the Jets defeated the Fresh Coast Freeze 10-1.

Gabe Outman and Ryan Glomboske each posted two goals, captain Jake Taylor recorded four assists, and Enrick Fournier tallied two assists to back Philip Hall’s 18 saves in goal.

Evan Cote and Sutton Majeske each registered a goal and an assist while Cory Anderson, Alessandro Evangelista, Ryder Novock and Aidan Charron all scored a goal.

For the Freeze, Emersen Lippert scored the lone goal and goaltender Jakob Van Zweden made 62 saves.

Saturday, AJ Zaccagni’s goal 55 seconds into overtime lifted the Jets to a 3-2 win over the Toledo Cherokee.

Zaccagni added an assist for a two-point game, while Luka Pivec and Ryan Glomboske also scored with Jaxon Stone picking up two assists.

Jakub Obzera finished with 33 saves between the pipes.

Landon Wharton and Cameron Krause tallied Toledo’s goals and Daxton Lucidi turned aside 34 shots.

On Thursday, the MJDP dropped a 4-2 decision to the Crush.

Vincent Pica and Caleb Curto notched goals and Cooper Langley and Cam Cyrus combined on a 14-save effort in goal.

Krstan Dukic, Vincent Cerrentano, Caleb Lind and Joshua Yeates scored for the Crush and goalie Brendan Kusbel made 32 saves.

Friday afternoon, Thomas LeBlanc’s goal 1:39 into overtime gave the MJDP a 3-2 win over the Crush.

Daniell Luska recorded a goal and an assist and Clovis Gamelin also scored with Alex Fournier chipping in two assists.

Arnaud Paradis took the win in goal, making 28 saves.

Yeates and Lind scored for Chicago and netminder Jack Allivato made 35 saves.

“Really good team effort today,” said Jets associate coach Jake Howie. “We played a really solid game and honestly thought it shouldn’t have even been a game that got to OT. Unfortunately, we just weren’t able to capitalize on some opportunities, but credit to the guys for pushing it across the finish line.”

Also Thursday, the Jets Elite fell 8-4 to the Chicago Crush.

Noah Chambers scored two goals and Cameron Maxwell posted two assists and Braden Graham and Sam Hanson each scored. Brendan Dreisbach and Jesse Lee combined to make 30 saves between the pipes.

For Chicago, Giovanni Rizzo and Lukas Gold each scored two goals, while Ramsey Paullo, Alexander Guida, Donavin Miller and Niko Dougan scored one each as Hayden Rabe stopped 27 shots in net.

Then Friday, the Crush defeated the Jets Elite 6-3.

Graysen LaPrise had a goal and an assist and Graham and Grady Smith both added a goal and an assist for the Jets. Lee finished with 30 saves.

Dougan scored twice and Paullo, Rizzo, Gold and Brandon Herschbach scored for Chicago and goalie Danny Gurtner stopped 33 shots.

This weekend, all three teams are on the road playing four games each at the USPHL Chicago Showcase from the new Summit Sports & Ice Complex in Lockport, Ill.

All times Central.

JETS
Friday vs. Minnesota Squatch, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday vs. Minnesota Blue Ox, 12:30 p.m.
Saturday vs. Wisconsin Rapids Riverkings, 6:30 p.m.
Sunday vs. Chicago Crush, 2:30 p.m.

MJDP
Friday vs. Columbus Mavericks, 8 p.m.
Saturday vs. Red River Spartans, 2:30 p.m.
Saturday vs. Toledo Cherokee, 8:30 p.m.
Sunday vs. Cincinnati Jr. Cyclones, 10:30 a.m.

JETS ELITE
Friday vs. Red River Spartans, 4 p.m.
Saturday vs. Motor City Gamblers, 10 a.m.
Saturday vs. Decatur Blaze, 4 p.m.
Sunday vs. Chicago Crush, 10 a.m.

All USPHL games are available at BlackBearSports.tv.

Photos/Sara Vasseur

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. – The annual USPHL Detroit Showcase is always a weekend of competitive hockey under one roof at Mount Clemens Ice Arena, home of the Metro Jets.

The 2025 edition of the event was certainly no exception as 40 games were played Nov. 21-24 in the USPHL Premier and USPHL Elite divisions with 14 teams competing.

“On behalf of the Jets family, we would like to thank the staff, volunteers and everyone in a Jets logo for representing our organization with class and professionalism,” said Jets GM Justin Quenneville. “The Detroit showcase is always a marquee event for the league and once again was a huge success. So much time and effort go into something this size and none of it is possible without everyone’s commitment. In fact, the league recognized our event again and we set another record for scouts that attended over all four days.

“We want to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving and look forward to getting back on the ice after the break.”

All three Jets teams played four games each at the event, in addition to an ACHA Division 1 game Friday night between Hope College and Indiana Tech University, a game the Flying Dutchmen won 4-1.

METRO JETS
Nov. 21 – Jets 3, Toledo Cherokee 2
Nov. 22 – Charlotte Rush 4, Jets 3
Nov. 24 – Jets 2, Hershey Cubs 1
Nov. 24 – Jets 3, Chicago Crush 0

MJDP
Nov. 21 – MJDP 2, Cincinnati Jr. Cyclones 1 (OT)
Nov. 22 – Columbus Mavericks 3, MJDP 0
Nov. 24 – Red River Spartans 4, MJDP 2
Nov. 24 – MJDP 7, Bearcat Hockey Club 0

METRO JETS ELITE
Nov. 21 – Charlotte Rush 2, Jets Elite 1 (OT)
Nov. 22 – Chicago Crush 3, Jets Elite 0
Nov. 23 – Jets Elite 7, Chicago Cougars 0
Nov. 24 – Jets Elite 4, Hershey Cubs 3 (SO)

The Jets are off this weekend for Thanksgiving.

Stream all USPHL games at BlackBearSports.tv.