Nick Jones (ice hockey)
Nick Jones | |||
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Born |
Cranberry, Pennsylvania, U.S. | June 26, 1990||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
team Former teams |
Free Agent Worcester Sharks Stjernen Hockey HC Plzeň Grizzlys Wolfsburg | ||
NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2014–present |
Nick Jones (born June 26, 1990) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who is an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for Grizzlys Wolfsburg of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
Career
[edit]Jones played collegiate hockey for the Mercyhurst Lakers in the NCAA Men's Division I Atlantic Hockey conference. In his junior year, Jones was named to the 2012–13 All-AHA First Team.[1]
On August 27, 2014, Jones signed his first professional contract, a one-year deal, with the Worcester Sharks of the AHL.[2] Prior to the 2014–15 season, he was assigned to ECHL club, the Indy Fuel.
On September 3, 2015, Jones signed a one-year contract with ECHL's reigning champions, the South Carolina Stingrays.[3] In the 2015–16 season, Jones registered 19 points in 52 games from the blueline.
On June 26, 2016, Jones agreed to a one-year deal with Norwegian club, Stjernen Hockey, of the GET-ligaen.[4]
On May 1, 2017, Jones signed an initial one-year contract with the HC Plzeň of the Czech Extraliga. Following his second season with Plzeň in 2018–19, Jones left the Czech Republic to sign a one-year contract as a free agent with German club, Grizzlys Wolfsburg of the DEL on June 4, 2019.[5]
Awards and honors
[edit]Award | Year | |
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All-Atlantic Hockey Third Team | 2011–12 | |
All-Atlantic Hockey First Team | 2012–13 | [6] |
Atlantic Hockey All-Tournament Team | 2013 | [7] |
Atlantic Hockey Top Defenseman | 2013–14 | |
All-Atlantic Hockey First Team | 2013–14 | [8] |
References
[edit]- ^ "All-Conference awards". atlantichockeyonline.com. March 3, 2013. Archived from the original on September 21, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
- ^ "Worcester extend Nick Jones". telegram.com. August 27, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
- ^ "Stingrays sign Defenseman Nick Jones". South Carolina Stingrays. September 3, 2015. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- ^ "Stjernen agree to terms with American Nick Jones" (in Norwegian). Stjernen Hockey. June 26, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
- ^ "Grizzlys sign defenseman Nick Jones". Grizzlys Wolfsburg (in German). June 4, 2019. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
- ^ "Conference honors 2012-13". Collegehockeyinc.com. April 1, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
- ^ "Griffs Win 2013 Atlantic Hockey Championship!". Canisius Golden Griffins. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
- ^ "All-Conference Team". Atlantic Hockey Association. April 2, 2014. Archived from the original on March 17, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by | Atlantic Hockey Best Defenseman 2013–14 |
Succeeded by Steven Weinstein
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Preceded by | Atlantic Hockey Individual Sportsmanship Award (co-winner with Jason Fabian) 2013–14 |
Succeeded by |
- 1990 births
- American men's ice hockey defensemen
- Grizzlys Wolfsburg players
- Ice hockey players from Pennsylvania
- Indy Fuel players
- Living people
- Mercyhurst Lakers men's ice hockey players
- Ontario Reign (ECHL) players
- HC Plzeň players
- South Carolina Stingrays players
- Stjernen Hockey players
- Worcester Sharks players
- Sportspeople from Butler County, Pennsylvania
- American expatriate ice hockey players in the Czech Republic
- American expatriate ice hockey players in Germany
- American expatriate ice hockey players in Norway
- American ice hockey defenseman stubs