The Jets were founded in the Eastern Amateur Hockey League for the 1950–51 season, playing at the newly constructed Cambria County War Memorial Arena.

When the EAHL suspended operations in 1953, the Jets transferred to the International Hockey League, where they played two seasons.

Dick Roberge coached Johnstown to the Lockhart Cup championship 1974–75, defeating the Broome Dusters.

The team itself folded in the offseason, when the Johnstown flood of 1977 damaged the arena's ice making equipment.

The following players were named to the league's respective All-Star team, announced at the end of the season.