MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. – The 2024 USPHL Detroit Showcase, the largest showcase event in the league, ran five days at Mount Clemens Ice Arena from Nov. 21-25, spanning 51 games across the two-sheet facility.

Once again, all reviews were positive for one of the USPHL’s signature events, hosted each November by the Metro Jets.

“Overall, it was another great event,” said Jets GM Justin Quenneville. “I would like to thank everyone from our staff, to the rink, and all the volunteers. You don’t run a smooth five-day event with hockey from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. without having hard working and efficient people. Our event is the largest premier showcase in the country every year and we are proud to see the continued support by many scouts.

“Our Jets teams represented themselves professionally and had a lot of success on the ice as well, but seeing so many scouts talking to all the players is what makes this showcase complete every year.”

On the ice, all three Jets teams showed well against some of the league’s top competition.

METRO JETS

Metro Jets 5, Minnesota Blue Ox 2
Metro Jets 4, Toledo Cherokee 2
Metro Jets 5, Fort Wayne Spacemen 1
Metro Jets 6, Wisconsin Rapids Riverkings 1

MJDP

MJDP 7, Kingston Wranglers 4
Somang Hockey Club 4, MJDP 3
MJDP 4, Cincinnati Jr. Cyclones 1
Columbus Mavericks 4, MJDP 2

“The MJDP is very young and after the first half of the season, I’m very happy where we are at,” said Jets associate coach Jake Howie. “We played a lot of good hockey teams this month between the Fort Wayne and Detroit showcases and did a lot of good things. I can’t wait to see our progressions in the second half.”

METRO JETS ELITE

Metro Jets 4, Chicago Cougars 3
Metro Jets 5, Hershey Cubs 1
Fort Wayne Spacemen 3, Metro Jets 0
Somang Prep 5, Metro Jets 2
Metro Jets 3, Decatur Blaze 0

“I thought we did a better job handling the puck and making better decisions with it,” Jets associate coach Danny Vanderwiel said. “We did an OK job managing our emotions and staying out of the box, so still some room for improvement there. Again, I thought our power play looked great. We were moving the puck well and scored multiple power-play goals over the weekend, so that was huge for us.

“I also feel that the group is really coming together and starting to buy in to the process. You can tell they want to get better, not just as individuals, but as a unit.”

Next up:

JETS
— Friday, at Battle Creek, 7pm, The Rink Battle Creek
— Saturday, at Columbus, 8:30pm, OhioHealth Chiller North
— next Monday, at home vs. Chicago Cougars, 1:30pm

MJDP
— Wednesday, at Motor City, 7:30pm, Big Boy Arena
— Saturday, at Fort Wayne, 6:30pm, SportONE/Parkview Icehouse
— next Tuesday, at home vs. Chicago Cougars, 1:30pm

JETS ELITE
— Thursday, at home vs. Motor City, 12:30pm
— Saturday, at Fort Wayne, 3:30pm, SportONE/Parkview Icehouse
— next Monday, at home vs. Chicago Cougars, 11am
— next Tuesday, at home vs. Chicago Cougars, 11am

All USPHL games are available at FloHockey.tv.

Nov. 21-25, 2024
Mount Clemens Ice Arena, Mount Clemens, MI

For the seventh year, several USPHL Premier and Elite teams will join together at Mount Clemens Ice Arena, home to the Metro Jets organization. The USPHL Detroit Showcase will throw open its doors to welcome a total of 17 USPHL Premier and seven USPHL Elite teams over a span of five days in the metropolitan area of Detroit, also known as Hockeytown.

The USPHL Premier action will feature six teams from each of the Great Lakes and Midwest Divisions, along with two teams apiece from the Canada Division and North Division, plus one Atlantic Division team joining the festivities. The players from these teams will have a fantastic opportunity to skate in front of NCAA, ACHA and AAU teams from across the Midwest, as well as scouts traveling from afar to see this outstanding cross-section of teams. All six USPHL Elite Midwest Division teams will compete, plus one Atlantic Division team in addition to one team from the North American Prep Hockey League.

The USPHL Premier saw more than 300 college commitments during the 2023-24 season, and the USPHL Elite conference has sent more than 80 players from the 2023-24 season and prior years to the NCAA, ACHA and AAU levels for the 2024-25 season.

Schedules:

Full USPHL Detroit Showcase Premier Schedule

Full USPHL Detroit Showcase Elite Schedule

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. – Just two games were played over the weekend, as the Metro Jets defeated the Red River Spartans Saturday night at Mount Clemens Ice Arena and the MJDP team fell on the road to the Battle Creek Kernels, also on Saturday night.

The Metro Jets Elite team did not play last weekend.

At home, Jack Noonan, Jake Taylor and Alek John each scored two goals in a 13-1 win over Red River.

Pierce Ashcroft added a goal and three assists, Tim Monaghan a goal and two assists, and Matt Brougham three helpers to back Rostislav Efremov’s 24 saves in goal.

Efremov, who also assisted on Ashcroft’s goal, allowed just a second-period goal by Roman Templeton.

Donovan Ascensio and Luka Pivec added a goal and an assist each and Sutton Majeske, River Lewis and Brycen Smith also scored in the win.

Harry Dembowski, Gabe Outman and Isaiah Winters all posted a pair of assists each.

Red River goalies Andrew Young and Nicolas Bonneville combined to make 40 saves.

In Battle Creek, the MJDP jumped out to a 2-0 lead on goals by Will Lobanov and Alessandro Evangelista, only to see the Kernels score the next five and take a 5-2 win at The Rink Battle Creek.

Ethan Carlone stopped 36 shots between the pipes for the MJDP.

Nate Fricke and Jakub Kurcab each had a goal and an assist for Battle Creek, while Arkadiusz Sobesto tacked on three assists and goalie Joe Weber made 40 saves.

Parker Eseex, Brendan Kelly and Logan Taylor added goals for the Kernels.

Next up for all three teams is the annual USPHL Detroit Showcase, set for Nov. 21-25 at Mount Clemens Ice Arena.

For more information, including schedules for the event, visit the showcase page on the Jets website.

All USPHL games are available on FloHockey.tv

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. – The Coney Cup is home at Mount Clemens Ice Arena.

By virtue of their home-and-home split last Friday and Saturday with the Toledo Cherokee and also winning their first meeting of the season last month, the Metro Jets are the 2024 Coney Cup champions.

The trophy was created two seasons back to further the years-long rivalry between the Jets and Cherokee.

“We weren’t the better team Friday night and we wanted to respond Saturday,” said Jets associate head coach Jamie Lovell. “We need to clean things up and we want to keep getting better every day.

“We’ve got a good group and we’ve got some mettle with these guys. Even Friday night being down the whole game, we kept pushing and we had a chance to win the hockey game at the end. We didn’t, but on Saturday, we responded and I think we’ll keep getting better and keep developing.”

Friday night at the Team Toledo Ice House, Toledo eked out a 4-3 win, the Jets’ first loss of the 2024-25 season.

Sutton Majeske recorded a goal and two assists, Brycen Smith had a goal and an assist and Tim Monaghan also scored.

Jets goaltender Austin Muirhead finished with 38 saves.

For Toledo, Aidan Gonzalez had two goals and an assist, Caden Glamkowski and Trevin Johnson added goals, and Caleb Kril made 33 saves in goal.

Then Saturday night back home, the Jets rebounded with a 2-1 win.

Smith and Pierce Ashcroft scored and Andrew Parmentier stopped 29 shots for the win in goal.

Gerdas Paulaskas broke Parmentier’s shutout bid at 14:58 of the third period and Toledo goalie Austin Nowak made 37 saves.

“The guys really wanted the win,” said Jets captain Jack Rivera. “We worked hard, kept pucks low, and our forwards and ‘D’ did their jobs. The result showed that. Playing in Toledo is a tough environment, but the guys showed some grit, showed character, and didn’t let that affect them. They put that in the past and Saturday was a new day. We put our hearts out there.”

Also this past weekend, the MJDP and Jets Elite teams played in the USPHL Fort Wayne Showcase at the SportONE/Parkview Icehouse in Fort Wayne, Ind.

MJDP RESULTS

Friday, Nov. 8 – MJDP 2, Chicago Cougars 1

Saturday, Nov. 9 – Chicago Crush 5, MJDP 1

Saturday, Nov. 9 – MJDP 4, Decatur Blaze 2

Sunday, Nov. 10 – Florida Eels 3, MJDP 2

“I think MJDP is getting better with every game we play,” Jets associate coach Jake Howie said. “Really happy with our penalty kill over the weekend, as it’s taken some major steps forward in the past few weeks. I thought our forecheck was good this weekend, and the ability to play below the other teams goaline, spin off of checks and take pucks to the net. I love the offensive chances we are generating, now it’s about capitalizing on the opportunities.”

JETS ELITE RESULTS

Friday, Nov. 8 – Chicago Crush 1, Jets Elite 0

Friday, Nov. 8 – Fort Wayne Spacemen 3, Jets Elite 1

Saturday, Nov. 9 – Jets Elite 3, Florida Eels 2 (OT)

Sunday, Nov. 10 – Chicago Cougars 7, Jets Elite 3

Sunday, Nov. 10 – Fort Wayne Spacemen 4, Jets Elite 1

“Positives from this weekend, I thought our power play looked really good; we were generating good scoring chances there,” Jets associate coach Danny Vanderwiel said. “I think there is a lot that we can learn from this weekend. For example, a quick start and not having to play from behind from the jump is important. Our game vs. the Cougars got away from us early. We made a good push in the third, but it was not enough. Another example being in a game leading for most of it and having it tied last minute of the game and knowing we can persevere and still find a way to come out on top.

“Obviously wish we were coming home with more of the 10 points that were up for grabs, but I think the experience gained will go a long way down the stretch.”

This weekend, the Jets host the Red River Spartans Saturday night at 4:45 p.m. and the MJDP is on the road to play the Battle Creek Kernels Saturday at 7 p.m. from The Rink Battle Creek.

The Jets Elite team is idle this weekend.

All three teams then gear up for the annual USPHL Detroit Showcase Nov. 21-25 at Mount Clemens Ice Arena.

All USPHL games are available at FloHockey.tv.

/MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. – A 10-game stretch last weekend and into this week saw the Metro Jets, MJDP and Metro Jets Elite teams all go undefeated in regulation time.

The lone setback was an MJDP overtime loss on Sunday at home to the Decatur Blaze.

Hitting the road to suburban Nashville, the Metro Jets swept the Red River Spartans Friday-Sunday in games played at the Ford Ice Center in Clarksville, Tenn.

Friday night, the Jets took a 7-1 win as Tim Monaghan went for two goals and an assist, Sutton Majeske a goal and two assists, and Jack Noonan a goal with an assist.

Brycen Smith added three assists and Matt Brougham, Harry Dembowski and Pierce Ashcroft all scored. AJ Zaccagni and Luka Pivec chipped in two assists apiece.

Andrew Parmentier made 22 saves in goal for the win.

For the Spartans, Gino Indelicato scored the lone goal and goaltender Andrew Young finished with 42 saves.

Then Saturday, Evan Cote and Ashcroft each had two goals and an assist in a 9-2 win.

Jake Taylor, Dembowski and Smith all had a goal and an assist, and Jaxon Stone, River Lewis, Alek John and Brougham each tallied two helpers.

In goal, Austin Muirhead made 26 saves and added an assist in the victory.

Blake Martino and Jesse James Aitken scored for Red River and Young and Nicolas Bonneville combined to make 51 saves between the pipes.

Finishing up Sunday afternoon, Stone and Majeske both recorded a goal and an assist and captain Jack Rivera, Isaiah Winters and Smith all scored one apiece in a 5-1 win to sweep the series.

John added two assists and Rostislav Efremov turned aside 25 shots in goal.

Indelicato scored for the Spartans and Young made 42 stops.

“That was a really good weekend of hockey displayed by our guys,” said Jets associate head coach Jamie Lovell. “Don’t let the final scores of each game fool you, though. Nashville is a strong team and the games were closer than that, especially the last game. Each game, the scores were tied after one period, but we started to separate ourselves in the second with our effort on the forecheck and puck management in the offensive zone. We got better and better as the games went on and it was fun to watch the plays we were making in all three zones.

“We definitely had breakdowns and made mistakes, but they didn’t hurt because our goaltending was excellent all weekend. We have a three-headed monster in net and our guys have full confidence in all three goalies back there, which is a great feeling as a player to know you can rely on those guys back there to make that timely big save when we make mistakes. That being said, we made a few too many mistakes to my liking and we need to learn from those moving forward. Having great goaltending makes it hard sometimes for our players to learn from their mistakes because it doesn’t end up in a goal against, but we will do our best as coaches and as team this week as we prepare for two big games against our division rival in Toledo next weekend.”

On home ice at Mount Clemens Ice Arena, the MJDP team opened with a 10-1 win Friday night over Decatur.

Chris Otero had three goals and two assists and Raphael Belley-Pelletier added two goals and two assists to back Ethan Carlone’s 30 saves in goal.

Chase Martin added a goal and two assists, while Gianni Brisson and Will Lobanov both scored twice.

Jacob Belley-Pelletier had three assists and Marshall Maracle, John Cirigliano and McKenna Baker each tacked on two assists.

For Decatur, Jack Powers scored the only goal and Mason Cottreau and David Racan combined to make 39 saves.

Saturday night, the MJDP defeated the Blaze by a 3-1 count.

Raphael Belley-Pelletier, Ludovick Dussault and Baker all scored and Eliot Duerr made 28 stops in goal.

Jaret George tallied the Decatur goal and Cottreau finished with 27 saves.

Then Sunday afternoon, Liam Hilts was the overtime hero, lifting Decatur to a 4-3 win.

Otero, Lobanov and Maracle all scored and Evan Peacock stopped 23 shots in the MJDP crease.

Jace Prindle and Jesper Frunck each had a goal and an assist for Decatur and Mikhail Gorbunov added a goal as Cottreau made 35 saves.

Wrapping up the first part of November this past Tuesday afternoon, the MJDP used two late goals in the third period from Raphael Belley-Pelletier (game winner at 17:15) and Brisson to snap a 2-2 tie and held on to beat the Motor City Gamblers 4-2 on home ice.

Martin and Chris Kobayashi also scored and Carlone made 30 saves.

Braeden Goers and Kyle Boring netted the Motor City goals and Luka Straser stopped 34 shots in net.

“I think we played four hard-fought games in the last five days, and to be able to come out with seven of the eight available points is a nice step for this group,” said Jets associate coach Jake Howie. “I look at the steps we’ve taken from the beginning of the year to now and am happy with the growth within this group, but with that said, we have a younger group this year and still have some growing to do. Our forecheck has been much better lately, and guys have been reloading over pucks to hem teams in. We’ll need another strong effort this weekend with four games in Fort Wayne.”

The Jets Elite team started the weekend with a 7-0 win over Decatur Friday afternoon at Mount Clemens Ice Arena as Tabor Hatch was hot to go with a 15-save shutout.

Jarrett LaGrow collected three goals, Tyler Dix added a pair, and Ronnie Lubbers went for a goal and an assist.

Johnny Tackett also scored and Landon Graham, Ryder Tracy and John Legebokoff all registered three assists.

Blaze goalie Giovanni Bottalico made 47 saves.

Saturday afternoon, Cam Cyrus and Jean-Sebastien Dube combined on a 15-save shutout in a 9-0 win over Decatur.

Cory Anderson had a goal and three assists, Daniell Luska four assists, and Graham collected two goals and an assist.

Lubbers added two more goals, while Owen Coulter and LaGrow each tallied a goal and an assist and Tackett and Tracy added goals of their own. Dix chipped in two assists.

In net for Decatur, Evan Keen finished with 41 saves.

The finale Sunday afternoon saw LaGrow score three more goals and add two assists in a 9-1 win to sweep Decatur.

Connor Wheeler registered four assists and Anderson, Dix, Lubbers, Luska and Dominic Collins all rang up a goal and an assist. Justin Ward also scored and Brendan Dreisbach and Dube combined on a 14-save effort between the pipes.

Alan Faulkner scored for the Blaze and Charles Landers made 52 stops in goal.

This weekend, the Jets play a home-and-home series with the Toledo Cherokee for the Coney Cup (see the Jets social media pages), starting Friday at 6:30 p.m. from the Team Toledo Ice House and wrapping Saturday at 7 p.m. back at Mount Clemens.

The MJDP now heads to the Fort Wayne Showcase at SportONE/Parkview Icehouse – Friday vs. Chicago Cougars, 4:45 p.m., Saturday vs. Chicago Crush, 9:45 a.m., Saturday vs. Decatur, 4:25 p.m., Sunday vs. Florida Eels, 11:25 a.m.

The Jets Elite is also in Fort Wayne for five showcase games – Friday vs. Chicago Crush, 1:05 p.m., Friday vs. Fort Wayne Spacemen, 8:05 p.m., Saturday vs. Florida Eels, 6:05 p.m., Sunday vs. Chicago Cougars, 9:45 a.m., Sunday vs. Fort Wayne, 2:45 p.m.

All USPHL games are available to be streamed at FloHockey.tv.

/MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. – The Metro Jets continued their winning ways over the weekend, taking both ends of a home-and-home series with the Columbus Mavericks.

Friday night at the OhioHealth Chiller North, Alek John scored twice and Austin Muirhead made 32 saves in a 4-1 win.

Brycen Smith and AJ Zaccagni also scored for the Jets.

Thomas Eggleston netted the lone goal for Columbus and goalie Lukas Kamenicky finished with 51 saves.

Then back at Mount Clemens Ice Arena Saturday night, the Jets got the sweep after a 9-3 victory.

River Lewis went for a goal and three assists, Harry Dembowski scored twice, and Luka Pivec, Jack Noonan and Isaiah Winters each had a goal and two assists in the win to go along with a goal and an assist from Jaxon Stone.

Pierce Ashcroft and Smith also scored and Evan Cote added two assists.

In goal, Rostislav Efremov made 23 saves.

Caden Cavalieri had a goal and an assist for the Mavericks, while Cade Bohn and Graham Wood added goals and goaltenders Charlie Fuller and Robbie Cook combined to make 44 saves.

On Wednesday, Chris Otero’s hat trick lifted the MJDP past the Motor City Gamblers by a 4-2 count at Mount Clemens Ice Arena.

Raphael Belley-Pelletier also scored and added an assist while Evan Peacock made 24 saves in goal.

For the Gamblers, RJ Graziano and Braeden Goers scored and goaltender Luka Straser stopped 44 shots.

Thursday, the Metro Jets Elite squad fell 2-1 in overtime to Motor City, also at Mount Clemens Ice Arena.

Oliver Budd scored the Jets’ lone goal and Eliot Duerr finished with 31 saves between the pipes.

Isaac Bunk netted the OT winner for the Gamblers 2:57 into extra time.

Brandon Thomas also scored for Motor City and goalie Philip Tate stopped 32 shots.

This week, the Jets head to Nashville for a three-game series with the Red River Spartans, starting Friday at 7 p.m., then Saturday at 8 p.m. and wrapping Sunday at 12:15 p.m.

The MJDP team hosts the Decatur Blaze for three at Mount Clemens Ice Arena – Friday at 6:30 p.m., Saturday at 7:45 p.m. and Sunday at 3:30 p.m.

The Jets Elite squad also brings in Decatur for three at Mount Clemens Ice Arena – Friday at 2 p.m., Saturday at 4:45 p.m. and Sunday at 12:30 p.m.

All USPHL games are available for live streaming at FloHockey.tv.

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. – It was a packed two weeks all about the wins for the three Metro Jets teams.

The Metro Jets earned three victories, the MJDP won two games, and the Metro Jets Elite grabbed a trio of victories.

The Jets blanked the Cincinnati Jr. Cyclones 9-0 Saturday night at the Queen City Sportsplex as Austin Muirhead stopped all 24 shots fired his way for the shutout.

AJ Zaccagni scored twice and added an assist, while Jack Noonan, Sutton Majeske, Gabe Outman, Tim Monaghan and Harry Dembowski all chipped in a goal and an assist.

Miran Janezic and Alek John also scored, Jake Taylor contributed three assists, and Jaxon Stone put up two helpers.

For Cincinnati, Caleb Whitson and Nick Wah combined on a 68-save effort in goal.

On Sunday, the Jets scored seven unanswered goals in a 7-1 win at Mount Clemens Ice Arena over the Chicago Cougars.

Evan Cote scored two goals, including a penalty shot, and John, Taylor, and Luka Pivec all had a goal and an assist. Zaccagni and Pierce Ashcroft scored one apiece and Noonan and captain Jack Rivera posted two assists each.

In goal, Rostislav Efremov made 22 saves.

Alexander Musyakevych netted Chicago’s lone goal and Nick Gingold finished with 33 saves.

This past Friday, the Jets downed the Fresh Coast Freeze 13-0 at Griff’s Ice House West in Holland, Mich.

Zaccagni went for three goals and an assist, Majeske added a hat trick of his own, and Taylor had four assists as Andrew Parmentier and Shawn Bromley combined on a 17-save shutout in goal.

Outman chipped in two goals and an assist, Ashcroft and Pivec a goal and two assists each, and Janezic and Cote had a goal and an assist apiece. Dembowski also scored and Donovan Ascensio, Joseph Martin, John, Noonan, Monaghan and River Lewis each collected two assists.

Freeze goalie John Cordova made 55 saves.

Last Wednesday, the MJDP defeated the Motor City Gamblers 4-2 at Big Boy Arena in Fraser, Mich.

Brandon Consolo recorded a goal and an assist and Avery Byron chipped in two assists to back Brendan Dreisbach’s 16-save effort in goal.

Raphael Belley-Pelletier, Chris Otero and Chris Kobayashi also scored in the win.

Braeden Goers and Kohen Dixson scored for Motor City and goalie Luka Straser finished with 42 saves.

Monday, Chicago goalie Cameron Boville stopped all 31 shots he faced as the Cougars beat the MJDP 4-0.

Ethan Carlone finished with 28 saves in goal for the MJDP.

Alic Schuster and Musyakevych each had a goal and an assist, while William Tornello and Brett Tumbrink potted one goal apiece.

Thursday afternoon, the MJDP used five different goal scorers – Gianni Brisson, McKenna Baker, Consolo, Raphael Belley-Pelletier and Chris Otero – in a 5-2 win at home over the Battle Creek Kernels.

Evan Peacock recorded the win in goal with a 21-save performance.

For the Kernels, Colton Place and Nate Fricke scored and goalie Lennart Critzmann made 49 stops.

Wrapping up Sunday, Matt Hopersberger scored and Dreisbach and Carlone combined on 34 saves as the MJDP fell on the road to the Fort Wayne Spacemen at the SportONE/Parkview Icehouse in Fort Wayne, Ind.

Fort Wayne goalie Herman Zippeldt made 21 saves.

The Jets Elite took both games at home from the Cougars, winning 4-1 Sunday and 5-2 on Monday.

In the opener Sunday, Justin Ward scored two goals and Daniell Luska and Jarrett LaGrow one apiece.

Johnny Tackett registered two assists and goalie Cameron Cyrus stopped 29 shots.

Kyle LaMantia broke Cyrus’ shutout bid at 13:48 of the third period and Nate Maurin made 27 saves in goal.

Monday, Owen Coulter had a goal and an assist and Caleb Simpson, Tackett, Cory Anderson and Oliver Budd added single goals to back goaltender Eliot Duerr’s 24 saves.

Jeffrey Schroeder scored both for the Cougars, Caleb Lind assisted on both, and Andrew DiSilvestro finished with 38 saves between the pipes.

Then Thursday, the Jets Elite fell 2-1 in a shootout to Motor City at Big Boy Arena.

Anderson scored the lone Jets goal and Tabor Hatch made 43 stops between the pipes.

Isaac Bunk scored in regulation and added the shootout winner for the Gamblers. Motor City goalie Tyler Houle made 36 saves.

On Sunday, Anderson’s goal with 4:22 proved to be the game-winner as the Jets Elite shut out the Spacemen 1-0 at the SportONE/Parkview Icehouse.

Cyrus made 37 saves for the win in goal.

Brendan Kusbel finished with 23 saves for Fort Wayne.

This week, the MJDP hosts Motor City Wednesday at 12:30 p.m., the Jets Elite hosts Motor City Thursday at 12:30 p.m., while the Jets play a home-and-home series with the Columbus Mavericks, starting Friday at 7:30 p.m. from the OhioHealth Chiller North and wrapping Saturday at home at 7 p.m.

All USPHL games are available at FloHockey.tv.

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. – In the Metro Jets’ first-ever game against the new Fresh Coast Freeze, the Jets took a decisive 14-1 win Friday afternoon at Mount Clemens Ice Arena.

Joseph Martin went for two goals and three assists, while Luka Pivec, Jaxon Stone and Donovan Ascensio each collected a goal and three assists. Alek John, Pierce Ashcroft, Jake Taylor and Jack Schnur all had two goals with an assist.

AJ Zaccagni also scored and Jack Noonan added three assists. Jack Rivera, Brycen Smith and Evan Cote all posted two assists apiece.

In goal, Andrew Parmentier played the first 40 minutes and made 14 saves, allowing just an Emersen Lippert goal at 8:55 of the first period. Shawn Bromley played the third period and finished with eight saves.

Fresh Coast goalie Brooks Smyrski made 45 saves in the loss.

This coming weekend, the Jets play on the road against the Cincinnati Jr. Cyclones Saturday at 5 p.m. from the Queen City Sportsplex and at home Sunday at 5 p.m. against the Chicago Cougars.

The MJDP team sat idle last weekend, but the Jets Elite team ventured to Decatur, Ill., to play four games in the Decatur Elite Showcase, finishing with a 1-3 mark at the Decatur Civic Center.

Friday night, the Jets beat the Fort Wayne Spacemen 5-2 as Owen Coulter had a goal and an assist and Cory Anderson, Chris Otero, Landon Graham and Justin Ward scored one each. Eliot Duerr made 38 saves in goal.

On Saturday, the Jets opened with a 5-4 setback to the Chicago Crush and then suffered an 8-3 loss to the Decatur Blaze.

Against the Crush, Ronnie Lubbers scored two goals, Tyler Dix and Otero tallied one each, Connor Wheeler added three assists, and Cam Cyrus made 50 saves in goal.

In the Decatur game, Scott Dewar registered a goal and an assist and McKenna Baker and Otero added goals. Tabor Hatch and Cyrus combined for 32 saves.

Wrapping up the showcase Sunday afternoon, the Jets fell 5-4 to the Chicago Cougars.

Matt Hopersberger, Dix, Anderson and Dix scored and Duerr made 28 saves.

Next up, the Jets host the Cougars Sunday at 2:30 p.m. and Monday at 11 a.m.

Also this week, the MJDP plays the Motor City Gamblers Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m. from Big Boy Arena in Fraser, Mich.

All USPHL games are available at FloHockey.tv.

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. – The Metro Jets earned two hard-fought wins over the weekend at Mount Clemens Ice Arena, defeating the Battle Creek Kernels 3-1 Friday afternoon and then blanking the Toledo Cherokee 2-0 Saturday night to continue the two teams’ longstanding rivalry that spans more than 30 years.

After two scoreless periods Saturday night, Jack Noonan broke the deadlock at 16:35 of the third period.

Luka Pivec added an empty-net goal at 18:41 to seal the game for the Jets.

Miran Janezic assisted on both tallies.

In goal, Rostislav Efremov stopped all 31 shots fired his way.

For Toledo, Austin Nowak finished with 34 saves.

Friday, Isaiah Winter had a goal and two assists and Joseph Martin added a goal and an assist in the Jets’ win.

Gabe Outman also scored and Efremov made 19 saves.

Zach Wolf netted the lone Battle Creek goal and Trace Wiles turned aside 64 shots in goal.

On Thursday, the MJDP opened its season on home ice, losing 6-2 to the Fort Wayne Spacemen.

Matt Hopersberger and Brandon Consolo scored third-period goals and Ethan Carlone and Evan Peacock combined on a 34-save effort between the pipes.

Jackson Cothron scored twice for the Spacemen, Broderik Burge and Bogdan Vysotsky had a goal and an assist each, and Tucker Tone and Jack Backstrom added goals.

Herman Zippeldt made 29 saves in goal for Fort Wayne.

Earlier Thursday, Landyn Ringenburg’s second goal of the game at 1:29 of overtime lifted the Spacemen to a 4-3 win over the Jets Elite team.

Cory Anderson (8:59) and Tyler Dix (9:30) scored 31 seconds apart in the third period to tie the game and send it to overtime.

Ronnie Lubbers also scored for the Jets and added an assist, while Anderson also had a helper for a two-point game of his own.

Tabor Hatch finished with 31 saves in goal.

Nathan Wolf and Hayden Stratman added goals for Fort Wayne and Andrew Baumert took the win in the crease making 36 stops.

This weekend, the Jets host the Fresh Coast Freeze Friday at 1 p.m., while the Jets Elite heads to Decatur, Ill., for a showcase event to play Fort Wayne (Friday, 7:15 p.m.), the Chicago Crush (Saturday, 11:15 a.m.), Decatur Blaze (Saturday, 9 p.m.), and Chicago Cougars (Sunday, 2:30 p.m.).

All USPHL games are available at FloHockey.tv.

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. – Alek John’s goal at 7:29 of the third period snapped a 3-3 tie and the Metro Jets went on to defeat the Red River Spartans 6-3 Saturday night at Mount Clemens Ice Arena to open the 2024-25 USPHL season.

Just 33 seconds later, Tim Monaghan scored to make it a two-goal lead and Luka Pivec’s goal at 10:15 finished out the scoring for the Jets.

The Spartans opened the scoring at 6:42 of the first period on a goal from Brayden Goncalves. Metro answered at 17:23 on an AJ Zaccagni goal and Harry Dembowski gave the Jets a 2-1 lead at 18:35 before Red River’s Gino Indelicato tied it 2-2 at 19:30.

Joseph Martin netted the only goal of the second period, sending the Jets into the second intermission up 3-2 until Jesse James Aitken scored 6:35 into the third period, setting the stage for John’s game-winning tally.

In goal, Austin Muirhead made 24 saves for the win, while Andrew Young stopped 37 in taking the loss for the Spartans. Muirhead also had the secondary assist on Martin’s goal.

River Lewis, Jaxon Stone, Pierce Ashcroft, and Isaiah Winters collected two assists apiece, and Pivec added a helper for a two-point game.

This week, the Jets are home for two more games, hosting the Battle Creek Kernels Friday afternoon at 1 p.m. and the Toledo Cherokee Saturday night at 7 p.m.

In addition, the MJDP kicks off its season Thursday afternoon at 2 p.m. at home against the Fort Wayne Spacemen and the Jets Elite team also drops the puck on its new season Thursday at home at 11:30 a.m., also hosting Fort Wayne.

All USPHL games are available on FloHockey.tv.