Janesville Jets

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Janesville Jets
Janesville Jets.svg
City Janesville, Wisconsin
League North American Hockey League
DivisionMidwest
Founded2009
Home arena Janesville Ice Arena
ColorsNavy blue, Vegas gold, light blue
   
Owner(s)Wisconsin Hockey Partners, LLC (Bill McCoshen, Mark Cullen, David Cullen, Stephen B. King, William Kennedy, Tobin Ryan, & Joe Pavelski)
General managerJoe Dibble
Head coachLennie Childs (2024-25)
AffiliateOregon Tradesmen (NA3HL)
Website Janesvillejets.com
Franchise history
2009–presentJanesville Jets
Championships
Regular season titles1 (2015)
Division titles3 (2015, 2017, 2021)

The Janesville Jets are a Tier II junior ice hockey team in the North American Hockey League. Based in Janesville, Wisconsin, their home games are played at the Janesville Ice Arena.

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Beginning in 2025, the Jets will play at the new 1,500-seat Woodman's Center currently under construction.

History

Jets in 2011. Jjetsvsbandits.jpg
Jets in 2011.

The Jets name was chosen by a name-the-team contest. Choices were Jackals, Jaguars, Jayhawks, Jets, and Juggernauts, having been whittled down from over 200 original submissions. [1] The Jets name and logo were announced on June 5, 2009, with "Jets" taking 35% of the vote. [1] The name is the name as a previous Janesville hockey team, which played in the former Continental Hockey League in the 1981–82 season. The logo was designed by Tony DiNicola and Christy Kapellen. [1]

The first home game of the 2010–11 season on October 9 was against the Chicago Hitmen. [2] In the 2011–12 season, the Jets were moved from the North Division to a newly formed Midwest Division, along with the St. Louis Bandits and Springfield Jr. Blues. [3]

The Jets unveiled new uniforms for the 2014–15 season, featuring a home gold jersey. In the regular season the Jets set NAHL records for total wins (49), total points (100), and fewest goals against (114). [4] Additionally, forward Zach LaValle set the franchise record for individual scoring. [5] In the postseason, the Jets defeated the Michigan Warriors and the Soo Eagles to capture the North Division title before losing to the eventual Robertson Cup Champions, the Minnesota Wilderness.

In the summer of 2015, the NAHL's divisional realignment moved the Jets into the Midwest Division, joining the Fairbanks Ice Dogs, Kenai River Brown Bears, Minnesota Wilderness, Coulee Region Chill, and the Springfield Jr. Blues. [6]

The Jets finished in second place in the Midwest Division in 2015–16. [7] The team was defeated in the playoffs by the Minnesota Wilderness.

Season-by-season records

SeasonGPWLOTLPTSGFGAPIMFinishPlayoffs
2009–10 5829236641691721,1133rd of 5, Central
11th of 19, NAHL		Lost Div. Semifinal series, 0–3 vs. Traverse City North Stars
2010–11 5835194741701219384th of 8, North
8th of 26, NAHL		Lost Div. Semifinal series, 2–3 vs. St. Louis Bandits
2011–12 6037185791741347802nd of 5, Midwest
t-8th of 28, NAHL		Lost Div. Semifinal series, 2–3 vs. Springfield Jr. Blues
2012–13 6023271056159181904t-6th of 8, North
t-16th of 24, NAHL		Did not qualify
2013–14 6032244681711749693rd of 6, North
19th of 24, NAHL		Lost Div. Semifinal series, 2–3 vs. Michigan Warriors
2014–15 6049921002151148671st of 6, North
1st of 24, NAHL		Won Div. Semifinal series, 3–0 vs. Michigan Warriors
Won Div. Final series, 3–1 vs. Soo Eagles
Lost Robertson Cup Semifinal series, 0–2 vs. Minnesota Wilderness
2015–16 6035187771811508102nd of 6, Midwest
5th of 22, NAHL		Lost Div. Semifinal series, 1–3 vs. Minnesota Wilderness
2016–17 60421358922415310591st of 6, Midwest
3rd of 24, NAHL		Won Div. Semifinal series, 3–0 vs. Coulee Region Chill
Won Div. Final series, 3–1 vs. Fairbanks Ice Dogs
Lost Robertson Cup Semifinal series, 0–2 vs. Lone Star Brahmas
2017–18 6038139851811408562nd of 6, Midwest
5th of 23, NAHL		Won Div. Semifinal series, 3–0 vs. Springfield Jr. Blues
Lost Div. Final series, 2–3 vs. Fairbanks Ice Dogs
2018–19 6029256641531869734th of 6, Midwest
14th of 24, NAHL		Lost Div. Semifinal series, 0–3 vs. Fairbanks Ice Dogs
2019–20 5224262501491816705th of 6, Midwest
17th of 26, NAHL		Postseason cancelled
2020–21 4831134661831446281st of 5, Midwest
8th of 23, NAHL		Lost Div. Semifinal series, 1–3 vs. Kenai River Brown Bears
2021–22 6034251692272087895th of 8, Midwest
15th of 29, NAHL		Did not qualify
2022–23 6023289551671808758th of 8, Midwest
26th of 29, NAHL		Did not qualify
2023–24 6033225712351948903rd of 8 Midwest
15 of 32 NAHL		Lost Div. Semifinal series, 0-3 vs. Wisconsin Windigo
2024–25 5917366401442309628th of 8 Midwest
34 of 35 NAHL		Did not qualify

Janesville Jets (1981–82)

The Janesville Jets were also a hockey team that played in the Continental Hockey League (CnHL) in 1981–82. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Jets touch down in Janesville". NAHL. June 5, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Janesville Jets Announce 2010-11 Regular Season NAHL Schedule". OurSportCentral. July 11, 2010.
  3. ↑ Savage, Brendan (June 2, 2011). "Michigan Warriors remain in North after NAHL realigns divisions". mlive.com.
  4. ↑ "Jets reflect back on record-breaking NAHL regular season".
  5. ↑ "LaValle breaks Jets scoring record".
  6. ↑ "NAHL announces teams, divisional alignment for 2015-16 season".
  7. ↑ "Winborg Becomes Jets' All-Time Leading Scorer | NAHL Janesville Jets". Archived from the original on May 31, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Janesville Jets Statistics and History [CnHL]". hockeydb.com. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
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