Ben Jones (ice hockey)

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Ben Jones
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Ben Jones with the Calgary Wranglers in 2022.
Born (1999-02-26) February 26, 1999 (age 26)
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams
Minnesota Wild
Vegas Golden Knights
NHL draft 189th overall, 2017
Vegas Golden Knights
Playing career 2019present

Benjamin Jones (born Feb 26, 1999) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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Playing career

Jones 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

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2014–15 Stouffville Spirit OJHL 11120
2015–16 Niagara IceDogs OHL 615491660004
2016–17 Niagara IceDogsOHL631337505640116
2017–18 Niagara IceDogsOHL683049795310571210
2018–19 Niagara IceDogsOHL68416110282112578
2019–20 Chicago Wolves AHL 3625717
2019–20 Fort Wayne Komets ECHL 81457
2020–21 Henderson Silver Knights AHL3879163951120
2021–22 Henderson Silver KnightsAHL662516417420002
2021–22 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 20002
2022–23 Calgary Wranglers AHL7117375463911214
2023–24 Calgary WranglersAHL722122435960006
2024–25 Iowa Wild AHL4913233630
2024–25 Minnesota Wild NHL2600010
NHL totals2800012

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2015 Canada Black U17 8th50114
Junior totals50114

References

  1. "Ben Jones named IceDogs captain". Ontario Hockey League. September 3, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  2. "Rookie Jones debuts on hockey fights cancer night". ReviewJournal.com. November 21, 2021. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  3. "Golden Knights sign Forward Ben Jones to entry-level deal". Sportsnet.ca. June 1, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  4. "Flames sign Ben Jones". Flamesnation.ca. July 16, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  5. Siewert, Page (April 23, 2023). "Ben Jones, the Calgary Wranglers top-liner that's not talked about enough". FlamesNation.
  6. Erickson, Josh (July 6, 2023). "Calgary Flames Re-Sign Ben Jones, Mathias Emilio Pettersen". Pro Hockey Rumors.
  7. "Minnesota Wild agrees to terms with eight players". Minnesota Wild. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2024.