Brogen made his step up to the SMJHL very smoothly, and that first season was just golden. Going on a long point scoring streak, and playing far above the level he was expected to, Brogen came out hot and it looked like he was having no trouble adjusting to the game. However, late in the season it seemed as if it was all catching up to him. The constant travel, being away from home, etc and Brogen just started to slow down in the scoring, and seemed to have gone absent. While he still contributed strongly over the next few seasons, Brogen really began to focus on the mental side of his game to help them in these rough patches of play, and extended time away from home.

While his team never won the cup, Jeff secured himself a nomination for Most Sportsmanlike and put together a few great seasons with the Montreal Militia. The time in the SMJHL was definitely successful in the end, and it led to him being more prepared to make the jump to the SHL and fast becoming a fan-favourite and high contributing member of the Pride