Benjamin Jones (born Feb 26, 1999) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL).
| Ben Jones | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Ben Jones with the Calgary Wranglers in 2022. | |||
| Born |
February 26, 1999 Waterloo, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Minnesota Wild Vegas Golden Knights | ||
| NHL draft |
189th overall, 2017 Vegas Golden Knights | ||
| Playing career | 2019–present | ||
Playing career
editJones was selected by the Vegas Golden Knights in the seventh round of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, and played his junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) with the Niagara IceDogs, serving as their captain in 2018–19.[1] He was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Vegas Golden Knights on June 1, 2018, and played his first NHL game on November 20, 2021.[2][3]
As a free agent from the Golden Knights, Jones was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Calgary Flames on July 16, 2022.[4] Jones would spend the 2022–23 season with the Flames top minor league affiliate, the Calgary Wranglers of the AHL. Through 71 games that season, Jones would score 17 goals and tally 37 assists for 54 points, good for third most on the Wranglers.[5]
Following the season, on July 6, 2023, Jones would re-sign with the Flames, again to a one-year two-way contract, worth $775,000 at the NHL level and $120,000 at the AHL level.[6]
After two seasons within the Flames organization, Jones left as a free agent and was signed to a two-year, two-way contract with the Minnesota Wild on July 1, 2024.[7]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2014–15 | Stouffville Spirit | OJHL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Niagara IceDogs | OHL | 61 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | Niagara IceDogs | OHL | 63 | 13 | 37 | 50 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2017–18 | Niagara IceDogs | OHL | 68 | 30 | 49 | 79 | 53 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 | ||
| 2018–19 | Niagara IceDogs | OHL | 68 | 41 | 61 | 102 | 82 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 2019–20 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 36 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Fort Wayne Komets | ECHL | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Henderson Silver Knights | AHL | 38 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 39 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Henderson Silver Knights | AHL | 66 | 25 | 16 | 41 | 74 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Vegas Golden Knights | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Calgary Wranglers | AHL | 71 | 17 | 37 | 54 | 63 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | ||
| 2023–24 | Calgary Wranglers | AHL | 72 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 59 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| NHL totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Canada Black | U17 | 8th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Ben Jones named IceDogs captain". Ontario Hockey League. September 3, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
- ^ "Rookie Jones debuts on hockey fights cancer night". ReviewJournal.com. November 21, 2021. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
- ^ "Golden Knights sign Forward Ben Jones to entry-level deal". Sportsnet.ca. June 1, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
- ^ "Flames sign Ben Jones". Flamesnation.ca. July 16, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
- ^ Siewert, Page (April 23, 2023). "Ben Jones, the Calgary Wranglers top-liner that's not talked about enough". FlamesNation.
- ^ Erickson, Josh (July 6, 2023). "Calgary Flames Re-Sign Ben Jones, Mathias Emilio Pettersen". Pro Hockey Rumors.
- ^ "Minnesota Wild agrees to terms with eight players". Minnesota Wild. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database