Born | Owen Sound, Ontario | July 31, 1989
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Nationality | Canadian |
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Weight | 200 pounds (91 kg) |
Shoots | Left |
Position | Forward |
NLL draft | 3rd overall, 2011 Colorado Mammoth |
NLL team Former teams | Toronto Rock Saskatchewan Rush Colorado Mammoth |
WLA team | Langley Thunder |
Pro career | 2012– |
Adam Jones (born July 31, 1989) is a professional Canadian lacrosse player who plays for the Toronto Rock in the National Lacrosse League. [1] [2] Jones is also a member of Owen Sound Northstars in the Ontario Senior B lacrosse league [3] and the Langley Thunder in the Western Lacrosse Association (WLA). [4] In 2013 he was named the sixteenth best indoor lacrosse player in the world by Ilindoor magazine. [5]
Jones began his lacrosse career in Owen Sound. He starred for the Owen Sound Rams in Junior B where he led the league in scoring in 2006 with 94 points in 20 games. [6] He moved on to the Junior A Orangeville Northmen in 2010. [7] [8] Jones helped the Northmen win two Minto Cups and was named Most Outstanding Player in the tournament in 2009. [9] He was selected in the first round, third overall, [10] by the Colorado Mammoth in the 2011 NLL draft. and in the first round, second overall, by the Brooklin Redmen in the 2012 MSL draft. [11] Jones won NLL rookie of the year honors in 2012 [12] leading all rookies with 76 points on 29 goals and 47 assists. He is also a member of the Peterborough Lakers in the MSL. On September 19, 2016 Jones was traded from the Colorado Mammoth along with a second round draft pick in 2017 to the Saskatchewan Rush for Zach Greer and a 1st round pick in 2016 (9th overall pick). On July 25, 2017, he was traded to the Toronto Rock in exchange for a 1st round pick in each of the 2018 and 2019 NLL Drafts. [13]
Jones starred for Team Canada at the World U-19 Field Lacrosse Championships in 2008. He was named tournament MVP and top Midfielder. [14] He played for Canisius College Golden Griffins in the NCAA from 2008 until he graduated in 2011 and was named an All American in his freshman season. [15] He was drafted 38th overall in the 2011 MLL draft by the Rochester Rattlers. [16] Jones was a member of the Canadian National Team which won gold at the 2014 World Field Lacrosse Championships. [17]
Reference: [18]
Adam Jones | Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||
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Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | Pts/GP | LB/GP | PIM/GP | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | Pts/GP | LB/GP | PIM/GP |
2012 | Colorado Mammoth | 16 | 29 | 47 | 76 | 77 | 8 | 4.75 | 4.81 | 0.50 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3.00 | 6.00 | 0.00 |
2013 | Colorado Mammoth | 16 | 33 | 39 | 72 | 87 | 19 | 4.50 | 5.44 | 1.19 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 |
2014 | Colorado Mammoth | 13 | 39 | 26 | 65 | 65 | 6 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 0.46 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
2015 | Colorado Mammoth | 16 | 51 | 42 | 93 | 73 | 16 | 5.81 | 4.56 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0.00 | 6.00 | 2.00 |
2016 | Colorado Mammoth | 14 | 42 | 26 | 68 | 63 | 11 | 4.86 | 4.50 | 0.79 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 4.00 | 9.00 | 0.00 |
2017 | Saskatchewan Rush | 16 | 26 | 31 | 57 | 75 | 8 | 3.56 | 4.69 | 0.50 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 0 | 4.75 | 5.25 | 0.00 |
2018 | Toronto Rock | 18 | 37 | 52 | 89 | 109 | 9 | 4.94 | 6.06 | 0.50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2019 | Toronto Rock | 12 | 25 | 31 | 56 | 63 | 2 | 4.67 | 5.25 | 0.17 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 8.00 | 2.50 | 1.00 |
2020 | Toronto Rock | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
122 | 283 | 294 | 577 | 616 | 81 | 4.73 | 5.05 | 0.66 | 11 | 36 | 16 | 52 | 49 | 6 | 4.73 | 4.45 | 0.55 | ||
Career Total: | 133 | 319 | 310 | 629 | 665 | 87 | 4.73 | 5.00 | 0.65 |
GP–Games played; G–Goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; LB–Loose balls; PIM–Penalty minutes; Pts/GP–Points per games played; LB/GP–Loose balls per games played; PIM/GP–Penalty minutes per games played.
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