Matt Jones (ice hockey)
Matt Jones | |||
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Born |
Downers Grove, IL, USA | August 8, 1983||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb) | ||
Position | Defense | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for | Phoenix Coyotes | ||
National team |
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NHL draft |
80th overall, 2002 Phoenix Coyotes | ||
Playing career | 2005–2009 |
Matt S. Jones (born August 8, 1983 in Downers Grove, Illinois) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Phoenix Coyotes.
Playing career
Jones was selected 80th overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft by the Phoenix Coyotes. He played four seasons at the University of North Dakota and helped lead his team to the 2005 NCAA Frozen Four championship game as an assistant captain.
Jones made his professional debut in the 2005–06 season with the San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey League (AHL). Jones made his National Hockey League (NHL) debut in the same year, playing in 16 games with the Coyotes.
On March 3, 2010, Jones was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs, along with a 4th-round pick and a 7th-round pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft for Lee Stempniak.[1]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1999–00 | Green Bay Gamblers | USHL | 54 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 59 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2000–01 | Green Bay Gamblers | USHL | 52 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2001–02 | U. of North Dakota | WCHA | 37 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | U. of North Dakota | WCHA | 39 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | U. of North Dakota | WCHA | 41 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | U. of North Dakota | WCHA | 43 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 59 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 24 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 45 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 45 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 58 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 106 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2003 | United States | WJC | 4th | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
Junior totals | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Awards and honors
Award | Year | |
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All-WCHA Second Team | 2003–04 | |
WCHA All-Tournament Team | 2004 | [2] |
All-WCHA Third Team | 2004–05 |
References
- ^ "Stempniak named NHL's second star of the Week". Phoenix Coyotes. 2010-03-15. Retrieved 2010-03-15.
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(help) - ^ "WCHA Tourney History". WCHA. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
External links
- 1983 births
- American ice hockey defensemen
- Green Bay Gamblers players
- Living people
- North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey players
- People from Downers Grove, Illinois
- Arizona Coyotes draft picks
- Phoenix Coyotes players
- San Antonio Rampage players
- Ice hockey people from Illinois
- American ice hockey defenseman stubs