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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 (P)
Cur. team
Former teams		 Minnesota Wild
Iowa Wild (AHL)
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 currently playing for the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

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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

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Regular season and playoffs

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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

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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

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  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.
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