Metro Jets
For the song, see Metro Jets (song).
| Metro Jets | |
|---|---|
 | |
| City | Waterford Township, Michigan |
| League | NA3HL |
| Home arena | Lakeland Ice Arena |
| Colors |
Navy Blue, White, Red |
| General manager | Butch Wolfe |
| Head coach | Justin Quenneville |
| Franchise history | |
| 1993-present | Metro Jets |
| Championships | |
| Regular season titles | 2000-01 |
| Playoff championships |
(Hurster Cup) 2001, 2002 |
The Metro Jets are a USA Hockey-sanctioned Tier III Junior A ice hockey team in the North American 3 Hockey League (NA3HL). The team plays their home games at the Lakeland Ice Arena in Waterford, Michigan. The players, ages 16–20, carry amateur status under Junior A guidelines and hope to earn a spot on higher levels of junior ice hockey in the United States and Canada, Canadian Major Junior, Collegiate, and eventually professional teams. The Jets won the 2002 USA Hockey Junior B Silver Cup national championship.[1]
Alumni
The Metro Jets have had many alumni move on to higher levels of junior ice hockey, NCAA Division I, Division III, ACHA college, at professional levels.[2]