By Calvin Bush (@calvin_bush24) | Jan 13, 2022 | 3:00 pm RALEIGH, NC — The first-ever NHL Draft Pick in Jets franchise history is set to make his debut in the big leagues this week. Alum goaltender Jack LaFontaine signed an entry-level contract with the team that selected him 75th overall in the 2016 NHL Draft, […]
We’re heading to Alaska! Well, Coach Parker Burgess and the Jets are, anyway. We talked with the skipper about the team’s previous trip to Minnesota, the success of Jets alum, and their upcoming trek to The Last Frontier in episode two of the Coach’s Corner! #WheelsUp✈️
By Mason Lyttle (@MasonLyttle) | May 5, 2020 | 4:38pm JANESVILLE, WI –Rookie forward Parker Lindauer was the first of three Jets selected in the United States Hockey League’s (USHL) Phase II Draft Tuesday afternoon. The Tri-City Storm selected Lindauer with the first pick of the third round, 32nd overall. In all, three players from the […]
By Mason Lyttle (@MasonLyttle) | April 7, 2020 | 2:51 pm JANESVILLE, WI — The Janesville Jets, proud members of the North American Hockey League (NAHL), are pleased to announce that defenseman Nick Gonrowski has committed to play NCAA Division III hockey for the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Pointers of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC). Happy to earn an opportunity to […]
By Mason Lyttle (@MasonLyttle) | March 24, 2020 | 2:39pm JANESVILLE, WI — Former Jets forward and recent Western Michigan Bronco Dawson DiPietro became the second former Jet to sign an NHL contract Monday morning, inking a one-year, entry-level deal with the Buffalo Sabres, beginning in 2020-21. The Jets acquired DiPietro (5-11/185) in January 2016 from the Austin […]
By Mason Lyttle (@MasonLyttle) | June 26, 2019 | 3:26pm JANESVILLE, WI – Nine former Jets from six different Jets seasons will skate this summer at nine different NHL Prospect Development Camps, setting a new franchise record. PLAYER POSITION JETS YEARS NHL CAMP AFFILIATION Alec McCrea D 2011-12 Detroit Red Wings Signed 1-year AHL contract (2019) Grant Hutton […]
By Mason Lyttle (@MasonLyttle) | June 22, 2019 | 4:26pm JANESVILLE, WI – Janesville Jets goaltender and Arizona State commit Cole Brady was selected 127th overall by the New Jersey Devils in the 5th Round of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft Saturday afternoon. Brady becomes the third player in Jets history to be picked in the NHL Draft. With the 127th pick in the […]
By Mason Lyttle (@MasonLyttle) | March 21, 2019 | 10:15am JANESVILLE, WI — Former Jets defenseman and recent Miami RedHawk Grant Hutton became the first ever Jets alumnus to sign an NHL contract Tuesday morning, inking a one-year, entry-level deal with the New York Islanders, beginning in 2019-20. #Isles Transaction: Defenseman Grant Hutton has agreed to terms on a one-year, entry […]
By Mason Lyttle (@MasonLyttle) | Oct 24, 2018 | 3:42pm The Jets’ Alumni Report is a series on janesvillejets.com that tracks our alumni performances in the USHL, college, and pro ranks. This is a series more focused on terse statlines than synopses of play, but we will pause for elaboration on awards or accolades. DIVISION I Tue […]
By Mason Lyttle (@MasonLyttle) | Oct 9, 2018 | 2:02pm The Jets’ Alumni Report is a series on janesvillejets.com that tracks our alumni performances in the USHL, college, and pro ranks. This is a series more focused on terse statlines than synopses of play, but we will pause for elaboration on awards or accolades. DIVISION I Sat […]
