Max Jones (ice hockey)

For the jazz writer, see Max Jones.

Max Jones
Jones with the Anaheim Ducks in 2023.
Born	(1998-02-17) February 17, 1998 (age 26) Rochester, Michigan, U.S.
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shoots	Left
NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams	Boston Bruins Providence Bruins  (AHL) Anaheim Ducks
NHL draft	24th overall, 2016 Anaheim Ducks
Playing career	2017–present

Max Jones (born February 17, 1998) is an American professional ice hockey forward for the Providence Bruins in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). Jones was drafted by the Anaheim Ducks, 24th overall, in the 2016 NHL entry draft.

Playing career

Junior hockey

U.S. National Development Team Program

Growing up in Rochester, Michigan, Jones played in the junior Honeybaked Hockey program. ^[1] Jones suited up for the U.S. National Development Team during the 2014–15 season. ^[2] In 24 games in the United States Hockey League (USHL), Jones scored five goals and 10 points, while earning 116 penalty minutes. ^[3] Jones also appeared in 38 games with the U17 team, scoring 18 goals and 28 points, as well as earning 189 penalty minutes. ^[4]

London Knights

Jones with the London Knights in 2016

Jones was selected by the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) in the first round, 18th overall, in the 2014 OHL Priority Selection. ^[1] Jones joined the Knights for the 2015–16 season. ^[2] Jones appeared in his first career OHL game on September 25, 2015, being held off the score sheet in a 5–3 win over the Hamilton Bulldogs. On October 4, Jones earned his first career OHL point, an assist, in a 5–2 victory over the Oshawa Generals. In his seventh career OHL game, Jones scored his first goal, as he put the puck past Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds goaltender Brandon Halverson in a 7–2 win on October 17. ^[5] One week later, on October 24, Jones earned his first career OHL hat trick, as he scored three goals, including the overtime winner, in a 4–3 win over the North Bay Battalion. ^[6] On October 31, Jones notched another hat trick, in a 7–0 win over the Saginaw Spirit. ^[7] Overall, Jones finished his rookie season with 28 goals and 52 points in 63 games, ^[8] helping the Knights to a 105-point season and a third-place finish in the Western Conference. ^[9] Jones made his OHL post-season debut on March 25, 2016, scoring a goal against Michael McNiven of the Owen Sound Attack, and adding an assist, in a 4–1 Knights victory. ^[10] On March 30, Jones was involved in an incident in which he would earn a 12-game suspension from the OHL for a blind-side bodycheck on Justin Barack of the Attack. ^[11] Jones returned from his suspension to play in the third game of the Knights J. Ross Robertson Cup final series against the Niagara IceDogs. ^[12] Jones helped the Knights clinch the championship, as London swept Niagara in four games, to earn a berth in the 2016 Memorial Cup. ^[13]

At the 2016 Memorial Cup, Jones played in the Knights opening game against the Red Deer Rebels on May 20, however, he was held off the score sheet in a 6–2 win. ^[14] On May 23, Jones scored his first career Memorial Cup goal against Jordan Papirny, and added an assist, in a 9–1 win over the Brandon Wheat Kings. ^[15] The Knights advanced to the Memorial Cup final, and Jones earned an assist in a 3–2 victory over the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies, as London won the Memorial Cup. ^[16]

Jones returned to the Knights for the 2016–17 season. On October 24, Jones set a career-high with four points, as he scored two goals and assisted on two others, in a 5–1 Knights victory over the Saginaw Spirit. ^[17] Jones suffered through an injury-plagued season, appearing in only 33 games. He also missed ten games due to a suspension that began on February 23 for a cross-check on Jonah Gadjovich of the Owen Sound Attack. ^[18] However, he scored 17 goals and 36 points, helping London reach the post-season. In the playoffs, Jones scored seven goals and 12 points in 14 games, as London lost to the Erie Otters in the Western Conference final. ^[19]

Jones began the 2017–18 season with the Knights. On October 20, Jones earned a hat trick in a 5–1 win over the Kitchener Rangers. ^[20] On December 10, Jones tied his career-high for points in a game, scoring twice and earning two assists in a 6–2 victory over the Erie Otters. ^[21] On January 7, 2018, the Knights traded Jones to the Kingston Frontenacs in exchange for Sergey Popov, a second-round draft pick in 2023, and a third-round draft pick in 2021. ^[22] Jones played in 25 games with the Knights, scoring 18 goals and 21 points. ^[23]

Kingston Frontenacs

Jones made his debut with the Kingston Frontenacs on January 12, 2018, earning no points in a 4–2 loss to the Guelph Storm but still earning third star in the game. ^[24] In his next game with Kingston, Jones scored his first goal with the club, beating Cole Ceci of the Oshawa Generals, and added two assists in a 4–1 win. ^[25] On January 21, Jones suffered a broken thumb in a game against the Mississauga Steelheads, sidelining him for the remainder of the regular season. ^[26] In six games with Kingston, Jones had a goal and two assists. ^[27] In the post-season, Jones missed the first seven games due to his injury, however, he made his playoff debut with Kingston on April 8, earning no points in a 4–2 win over the Barrie Colts. ^[28] On April 12, Jones scored his first playoff goal for the Frontenacs, scoring the opening goal against Leo Lazarev in a 7–1 win. ^[29] In nine playoff games with Kingston, Jones scored three goals and four points, as the Frontenacs lost to the Hamilton Bulldogs in the Eastern Conference final. ^[30]

Professional career

Anaheim Ducks

Jones with the Ducks in 2019

Jones was drafted by the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the first round, 24th overall, of the 2016 NHL entry draft held at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York. On August 26, 2016, Jones signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Ducks. ^[8] Following the elimination of his junior club, the London Knights, in the 2017 OHL playoffs, the Ducks assigned Jones to their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the San Diego Gulls for the remainder of the playoffs on April 22, 2017. ^{[23] [31]} Jones appeared in his first career AHL playoff game that night, earning no points in a 2–1 win over the Ontario Reign. ^[32] On May 10, Jones scored his first professional goal against Troy Grosenick of the San Jose Barracuda in a 4–3 overtime loss. ^{[33] [34]} In nine post-season games, Jones scored a goal and an assist.

Jones started the 2018–19 season with the San Diego Gulls, ^[33] and on November 3, 2018, scored his first regular-season AHL goal against the Ontario Reign. ^[35] On January 16, 2019, he was called up to the NHL. The next night he made his debut, helping the Ducks to a 3–0 win against the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul. He registered his first NHL point against the Wild on February 19 ^[33] and scored his first NHL goal on Carey Price in an 8–2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on March 8. ^[36] At the end of the NHL season, Jones registered two goals and five points with Anaheim. ^[37] He was sent back to San Diego in April to help the Gulls in their Calder Cup playoff run, where he scored four points in eight games, missing some time due to injury. ^[33]

Jones made the Ducks team out of training camp for the 2019–20 season, but split time with the Gulls after being returned to the AHL to develop some more. ^{[33] [38]} Jones spent the entire 2020–21 season with the Ducks and registered his first multi-point game, assisting on two of the three goals in a 3–2 overtime win over the St. Louis Blues on March 28, 2021. ^[39] He finished the season with 11 points in 46 games. He signed a three-year extension with Anaheim on August 10, 2021. ^[40] After playing the first two games of the 2021–22 season, Jones tore his pectoral muscle and missed the remainder of the season. ^[41] He returned for the 2022–23 season and the Ducks sought to return him slowly, limiting his playing time by playing him lower down the lineup after Jones had missed the previous season. As the season wore on, his playing time and responsibility was increased, moving up to the first two lines playing with Troy Terry and Mason McTavish. ^[42] In the 2023–24 season, Jones missed 30 games with injuries spread out of over the season. ^[43] He appeared in 52 games, scoring 5 goals and 15 points. ^[44] A restricted free agent at the end of the season, the Ducks declined to offer him a qualifying offer to keep his rights and he became an unrestricted free agent. ^[45]

Boston Bruins

After six seasons with the Ducks, Jones signed a two-year, $2 million contract with the Boston Bruins on July 1, 2024. ^[44] He made the Bruins out of training camp, but struggled early with the team. He appeared in only four games with the team, being a healthy scratch in every other before being placed on waivers on November 5. ^[46] He went unclaimed and was assigned to Boston's AHL affiliate, the Providence Bruins, on November 6. ^[47]

International play

Medal record
Representing   United States
Men's ice hockey
World Junior Championships
	2018 Canada

Jones was selected for Team USA at the 2018 World Junior Championship. ^[48] Jones scored his only goal of the tournament in the opening game, a 9–0 win over Denmark. ^[49] Team USA went on to take the bronze medal in the tournament. ^[50]

Personal life

Jones' father Brad is a former player who played 148 NHL games with three different teams (Winnipeg Jets, Los Angeles Kings and Philadelphia Flyers). ^[2] Jones is married.^{[ citation needed ]}

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2014–15	U.S. National Development Team	USHL		24	5	5	10	116		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	London Knights	OHL		63	28	24	52	106		6	1	1	2	23
2016–17	London Knights	OHL		33	17	19	36	65		14	7	5	12	24
2016–17	San Diego Gulls	AHL		—	—	—	—	—		9	1	1	2	6
2017–18	London Knights	OHL		25	18	3	21	34		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Kingston Frontenacs	OHL		6	1	2	3	2		9	3	1	4	28
2018–19	San Diego Gulls	AHL		43	14	15	29	50		8	0	4	4	10
2018–19	Anaheim Ducks	NHL		30	2	3	5	14		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Anaheim Ducks	NHL		59	8	4	12	36		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	San Diego Gulls	AHL		8	2	0	2	21		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Anaheim Ducks	NHL		46	7	4	11	36		—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	Anaheim Ducks	NHL		2	0	0	0	15		—	—	—	—	—
2022–23	Anaheim Ducks	NHL		69	9	10	19	77		—	—	—	—	—
2023–24	Anaheim Ducks	NHL		52	5	10	15	33		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				258	31	31	62	211		—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2014	United States	U17			6	7	4	11	14
2018	United States	WJC			7	1	1	2	2
Junior totals					13	8	5	13	16

References

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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
• Max Jones profile and statistics at TheAHL.com

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Jacob Larsson	Anaheim Ducks first round draft pick 2016	Succeeded by Sam Steel