Ben Jones (ice hockey)

Ben Jones
Ben Jones with the Calgary Wranglers in 2022.
Born	(1999-02-26) February 26, 1999 (age 25) 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

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

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	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

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

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.

External links

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