Martin Jones (ice hockey)

Martin Jones
Jones with the Seattle Kraken in 2023
Born	(1990-01-10) January 10, 1990 (age 34) North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Catches	Left
NHL team Former teams	Toronto Maple Leafs Los Angeles Kings San Jose Sharks Philadelphia Flyers Seattle Kraken
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2010–present

Martin Jones (born January 10, 1990) is a Canadian ice hockey goaltender for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League. He previously played for the Los Angeles Kings, San Jose Sharks, Philadelphia Flyers, and Seattle Kraken. A standout goaltender in junior with the Calgary Hitmen, Jones was named the Western Hockey League's goaltender of the year in 2009–10 and won a silver medal with Team Canada at the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Jones started his professional career in the American Hockey League (AHL) with the Manchester Monarchs and made his NHL debut in 2013, where he spent two seasons with the Kings as backup to Jonathan Quick. In 2014, Jones won the Stanley Cup as a member of the Kings. Jones was traded to the Sharks in 2015, where he would serve as their starting goaltender for the next six seasons. He led the Sharks to their first Stanley Cup Finals appearance in franchise history in 2016, and was chosen to play in the NHL All-Star Game in 2017.

Personal life

Jones was born in North Vancouver, British Columbia. His father, Harvey, is the Vice-President of Arena Operations with the Vancouver Canucks. He has a brother, Jordan, and a sister, Jocelyn. ^[1] Jones felt that his father's position with the Canucks gave him some opportunities within the game that most other kids would not get. ^[2] As a youth, he played in the 2003 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from North Vancouver. ^[3] He played midget level with the Vancouver Northwest Giants of the BC Hockey Major Midget League. ^[4] Jones attended Handsworth Secondary School ^{[ citation needed ]} and played ice hockey at the North Shore Winter Club. ^[5]

Playing career

Junior

The Calgary Hitmen selected Jones in the fourth round of the 2005 WHL Bantam Draft. ^[6] He joined the Hitmen in 2006–07 and served as the backup to Dan Spence for two seasons. He was eligible for the 2008 NHL Entry Draft but went undrafted. ^[2] Offered a try-out with the Los Angeles Kings, Jones impressed team scouts at Los Angeles' rookie camp, and following a strong showing at their main camp, the team signed him to a three-year contract before reassigning him back to the Hitmen. ^[7] He emerged as Calgary's starting goaltender in 2008–09; his 45 wins for the Hitmen broke the team record of 39. ^[8] He led the league in wins, finished tied for the league lead in shutouts (7) and finished third in goals against average (2.08). ^[9] He backstopped the Hitmen to 12 consecutive wins in the playoffs, tying a league record, ^[10] before the Hitmen lost the WHL championship series in six games to the Kelowna Rockets. ^[11] Following the season, he was named a Second Team All-Star in the Eastern Conference.

During the 2009–10 season with the Hitmen, Jones finished with a league-best GAA of 2.21 and was named a First Team All-Star in the Eastern Conference. ^[12] In advance of his second consecutive appearance in the championship series, the league named him the winner of the Del Wilson Trophy as the WHL's top goaltender. ^[13] During the season, he surpassed Spence's team record for career wins, ^[2] and his 16 career shutouts are also a franchise record. ^[14]

Professional

Los Angeles Kings

The Kings assigned Jones to their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Manchester Monarchs to begin the 2010–11 season. ^[15] He also played with the Ontario Reign of the ECHL for a time, ^[16] but after posting a 16–3–0 record, .939 save percentage and 1.93 GAA in his first 22 games for the Monarchs, Jones was chosen to play in the 2011 AHL All-Star Game. ^[17] He was on the roster of the Los Angeles Kings as a spare when they won their first Stanley Cup, but did not play. ^[18]

Jones finished fourth in the AHL with 27 wins in 2012–13 and was also among the league leaders in games played (56) and shutouts (5). ^[19] Jones began the 2013–14 season with Manchester, but was recalled by Los Angeles on November 13, 2013, after Jonathan Quick suffered an injury. ^[20] As the backup for the Kings, he did not get into game action for three weeks. Jones made his NHL debut on December 3 and earned a 3–2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks. He stopped all nine shooters he faced in a shootout to secure his first NHL win. ^[21] Jones won his second NHL start and made 16 saves to record his first NHL shutout four nights later against the New York Islanders. ^[22] He shut out the Montreal Canadiens in his next game, making him the first Kings goaltender to do so, and the second Los Angeles rookie to record consecutive shutouts, matching Gerry Desjardins, who did it in 1968–69. ^[23] Jones then found himself a full-time NHL goaltender for the first time after backup Ben Scrivens was traded to Edmonton, making Jones the team's primary backup to starter Quick. ^[24]

San Jose Sharks

Jones during his tenure with the San Jose Sharks.

On June 26, 2015, Jones, set to become a restricted free agent on July 1, was traded to the Boston Bruins, along with Colin Miller and a first-round pick in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft (13th overall, Jakub Zbořil), in exchange for forward Milan Lucic. ^[25] In turn, the Bruins traded Jones to the San Jose Sharks on June 30 in exchange for Sean Kuraly and a 2016 first-round pick. ^[26] The Sharks signed him to a three-year contract worth $9 million. ^[27]

Having his first season as a starting goaltender, Jones had 65 games in 2015–16 with the Sharks, finishing with a 2.27 goal-against average, .918 save percentage, ^[28] and the second most shutouts in the regular season with six, next to Chicago Blackhawks netminder Corey Crawford with seven. Jones then helped the Sharks reach their first Stanley Cup Finals, starting 24 playoff games and having shutouts in three of them. ^[29]

On July 1, 2017, Jones signed a six-year, $34.5 million contract extension. ^[30]

Jones had a difficult start to the 2019–20 season, dropping four games in a row before he was benched in favor of Aaron Dell. ^[31] A six-game winning streak in November was snapped by a loss to the Edmonton Oilers, and even during this stretch, Jones maintained a .891 save percentage. ^[32] On December 11, 2019, the Sharks fired DeBoer in favor of Bob Boughner, who wanted to give Dell more playing time. ^[33] By the new year, Jones was rarely starting in goal for San Jose: between January 1 and February 13, he started only three games, during which he went 0-2-1 with 4.32 GAA and a .857 save percentage. ^[34] He seemed to improve afterwards, going 4-4-0 with a 2.02 GAA and .927 save percentage in his last eight games before the NHL season was indefinitely suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ^[35] When the NHL announced that it would not finish the regular season, but would immediately begin the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs using the 24 highest-ranked teams in the league, the Sharks, who had the worst record in the Western Conference, were not invited to the postseason. ^[36]

Because the 2020–21 season was condensed into 56 games due to the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Sharks began with a stretch of eight games in 15 days, Boughner chose to platoon Jones and Devan Dubnyk to prevent either goaltender from overexertion. ^[37] On February 11, however, an unspecified injury to Dubnyk forced Jones to take over as the primary goaltender for San Jose, with rookie Alexei Melnichuk called up from the AHL as his backup. ^[38] After struggling in his first 12 starts, with a 6–5–1 record, 3.85 GAA, and .877 save percentage, Jones seemed to rebound in March, with an 8–2–1 record, 2.26 GAA, and .931 save percentage in his next 12 starts. ^[39] The improvement was short-lived and hindered by poor defense from Sharks skaters. By May, the Sharks, who had already been eliminated from playoff contention, were no longer starting Jones in goal, preferring to use Melnichuk and Josef Kořenář instead. ^[40] Jones played 34 games in the 2020–21 season, during which he went 15–13–4 with a 3.28 GAA, .896 SV%, and one shutout. On July 27, 2021, the Sharks bought out the remaining three years of his contract, allowing Jones to become an unrestricted free agent. ^[41]

Philadelphia Flyers

A day later, on the opening of free agency, Jones was signed to a one-year, $2 million contract with the Philadelphia Flyers. ^[42]

Seattle Kraken

On July 13, 2022, as a free agent from the Flyers, Jones inked a one-year, $2 million contract with the Seattle Kraken for the 2022–23 season. ^[43]

Jones would earn his 200th career NHL win on October 21, 2022, against the defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche, making one save in his appearance after entering the game in relief after injury to Philipp Grubauer.

Toronto Maple Leafs

As a free agent for the third consecutive offseason, Jones was signed to a one-year, $875,000 contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs on August 9, 2023. ^[44] He attended the Maple Leafs 2023 training camp, but failed to make the team and was placed on waivers. After going unclaimed Jones was assigned to the Maple Leafs AHL affiliate, the Toronto Marlies, to start the 2023–24 season. ^{[45] [46]} He made his Leafs debut on December 7, 2023, in relief for Joseph Woll after Woll was injured following a save. Jones stopped nine of ten shots in relief en route to his first win as a Maple Leaf. ^[47]

International play

Jones playing for the Canadian junior team in 2009.
Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing   Canada
World Championships
	2015 Czech Republic
World Junior Championship
	2010 Canada

Jones was invited to participate in the Canadian junior team's summer camp, and earned a spot on the team as the backup to Jake Allen for the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. ^[48] He started one preliminary round game against Slovakia, winning 8–2, ^[49] and relieved Allen in the gold medal game against the Americans, though Canada lost the game in overtime and ended the tournament with the silver medal. ^[50]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season										Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	OTL	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%		GP	W	L	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
2006–07	Calgary Hitmen	WHL		18	9	4	3	1059	52	0	3.03	.884		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Calgary Hitmen	WHL		27	18	8	1	1529	54	1	2.12	.911		5	2	1	250	12	0	2.88	.879
2008–09	Calgary Hitmen	WHL		55	45	5	4	3295	114	7	2.08	.915		18	14	4	1095	34	2	1.86	.921
2009–10	Calgary Hitmen	WHL		48	36	11	1	2851	105	8	2.21	.919		23	16	7	1401	55	2	2.36	.915
2010–11	Ontario Reign	ECHL		1	1	0	0	64	4	0	3.76	.867		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Manchester Monarchs	AHL		39	23	12	1	2187	82	4	2.25	.924		4	2	1	213	9	0	2.54	.921
2011–12	Manchester Monarchs	AHL		41	18	17	2	2166	94	1	2.60	.919		3	1	1	155	6	0	2.33	.933
2012–13	Manchester Monarchs	AHL		56	27	25	4	3347	141	5	2.53	.919		4	1	3	277	10	0	2.16	.932
2013–14	Manchester Monarchs	AHL		22	16	3	3	1351	48	2	2.13	.928		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		19	12	6	0	1095	33	4	1.81	.934		2	0	0	56	0	0	0.00	1.000
2014–15	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		15	4	5	2	775	29	3	2.24	.906		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	San Jose Sharks	NHL		65	37	23	4	3786	143	6	2.27	.918		24	14	10	1473	53	3	2.16	.923
2016–17	San Jose Sharks	NHL		65	35	23	6	3800	152	2	2.40	.912		6	2	4	377	11	1	1.75	.935
2017–18	San Jose Sharks	NHL		60	30	22	6	3416	145	4	2.55	.915		10	6	4	585	22	2	2.26	.928
2018–19	San Jose Sharks	NHL		62	36	19	5	3597	176	3	2.94	.896		20	10	9	1154	58	0	3.02	.898
2019–20	San Jose Sharks	NHL		41	17	21	2	2360	118	2	3.00	.896		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	San Jose Sharks	NHL		34	15	13	4	1868	102	1	3.28	.896		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		35	12	18	3	1998	114	0	3.42	.900		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2022–23	Seattle Kraken	NHL		48	27	13	3	2626	131	3	2.99	.887		1	0	0	19	0	0	0.00	1.000
NHL totals				444	225	163	35	25,321	1,143	28	2.71	.905		63	32	27	3,664	144	6	2.36	.917

International

Year	Team	Tournament	Result		GP	Min	GA	SO	GAA	W	L	OTL	SV	SV%
2010	Canada	WJC			2	78	3	0	2.30	1	1	0	33	0.917
2015	Canada	WC			2	120	3	1	1.50	2	0	0	35	0.921
Junior totals					2	78	3	0	2.30	1	1	0	33	0.917
Senior totals					2	120	3	1	1.50	2	0	0	35	0.921

Awards and honours

Award	Year
CHL
WHL East Second All-Star Team	2008–09	[51]
WHL East First All-Star Team	2009–10	[52]
Del Wilson Trophy	2009–10	[13]
WHL Playoff MVP	2009–10	[53]
Hap Emms Memorial Trophy	2010	[54]
CHL Memorial Cup All-Star Team	2010	[54]
NHL
Stanley Cup champion	2014
NHL All-Star Game	2017

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External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Eurohockey.com , or  Hockey-Reference.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Chet Pickard	Winner of the Del Wilson Trophy 2010	Succeeded by Darcy Kuemper