NA Now: Janesville Jets
The NA Now video series features an in-depth look into all NAHL teams as they prepare for the 2025-26 season. One team will be highlighted every day, leading up to the start of the regular season on September 12, 2025. Each interview features each team’s head coach, as they dive into detail on the expectations and outlooks for this upcoming season.
Janesville Jets
Head Coach: Lennie Childs (2nd season)
2024-25 Regular Season Record: 17-36-3-3 – 40 points (8th in Midwest Division)
2024-25 Leading Scorer: Rylan Brady (9-25–34)
2025-26 Division: Midwest Division
Location: Janesville, Wisconsin
Formation Year: 2009 (17th season)
Regular Season Title: One (2015)
Division Titles: Three (2015, 2017, 2021)
“When you go to the college rinks, the reason why the North American Hockey League is such a trusted league with those schools is because the players are battle tested, " said Head Coach of the Jets, Lennie Childs. “They've gone through those adversities. They've gone through the play style that you're going to get 34 games out of 34 games in college [from them].”
Lennie Childs went into detail on what it means to lead the hockey program that he once played for and what it has felt like to see the city and organization invest in the hockey team. He shares more about the excitement for their new home, The Woodman’s Center, as they prepare for their first home game.
Next up: Johnstown Tomahawks
