FRASER, Mich. – The Metro Jets have a history of getting high-quality players from Trenton High School, and that looks to continue in 2019-20 with the recent signing of defenseman Jarrett Henson.
Andrew Sawyer played for the Jets during the 2014-15 season, while his younger brother, Griffin, skated two years in Fraser (2016-18), captaining the Jets to the 2018 national championship.
“I’ve been in contact with (Jets assistant) coach Randy Wilson for a while now about the Metro Jets program, and I’ve also been doing the MAT summer program, which made me realize that Metro will be a good fit for me and really help my development,” Henson said. “The coaching staff and the way they develop players is what appeals to me. I also really enjoy the weight room and the amount of times Metro is on the ice during the week in the regular season.
“I know that Metro is a very successful program that wins a lot of games and makes it to the finals quite a bit.”
Henson is good friends with the Sawyer brothers and helps them coach with their SDI (Sawyer Development Institute) summer program.
Jets coach-GM Justin Quenneville said Henson will find his role pretty quickly with the team come this fall.
“Jarrett will fit in just fine here,” said Quenneville. “Our program is designed to work with young men who want to be hockey players and not just play hockey. Jarrett fits that quality. He is ready to take that next step and invest in his development. His immediate intangibles will help him in junior hockey. Jarrett has size, a strong stride and a good skill set. More importantly, he wants to work and continue to improve his game. The sky is the limit for Jarrett and we look forward to working with him.”
“I feel I have a mixture of things that I can bring to the team,” added Henson. “I’m a two-way defenseman who gets things done in the defensive zone, but I also love helping create offensive opportunities in the offensive zone.”
Down the road, Henson has attainable goals he is banking on reaching.
“My short-term goal in hockey is to develop and get better every single day,” Henson said. “My long-term goal is to play NCAA hockey one day. When it comes to school and life, my goal is to find something I enjoy doing and be the best that I can be at whatever that might be.”
