Ryan Jones (ice hockey)

Ryan Jones

Jones in St. Louis, January, 2013
Born (1984-06-14) June 14, 1984
Chatham, ON, CAN
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 208 lb (94 kg; 14 st 12 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Left
DEL team
Former teams
Kölner Haie
Nashville Predators
Edmonton Oilers
NHL Draft 111th overall, 2004
Minnesota Wild
Playing career 2008present

Ryan Michael Stewart Jones (born June 14, 1984) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for Kölner Haie of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He was drafted in the fourth round, 111th overall, by the Minnesota Wild in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft and has previously played for the Nashville Predators and Edmonton Oilers in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Amateur

Jones grew up in Chatham, Ontario, playing minor hockey for the Chatham Cobras A program of the Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA). He graduated to AAA hockey for the Chatham-Kent Cyclones of the Pavilion League before playing one season with the Blenheim Blades Jr C team and two seasons with the Chatham Maroons Jr.B. hockey club of the OHA.

Jones was selected by the Minnesota Wild in the fourth round of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft after his second season with the Maroons.

Jones earned a scholarship to play in the NCAA at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, spending four years with the RedHawks men's ice hockey program in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA).

Professional

Jones made his NHL debut with the Nashville Predators in the 2008–09 season opener. He scored his first career NHL goal on October 15 against goaltender Marty Turco of the Dallas Stars.

During the 2009–10 season, Jones was placed on waivers by the Predators and was subsequently claimed by the Edmonton Oilers on March 3, 2010.

Jones has affectionately been given the nickname "Junkman" by many of his fans, partly due to his propensity for so-called "garbage goals" and partly because he shares the same last name as former Major League Baseball pitcher Randy "Junkman" Jones.[1]

On December 2, 2011, Jones scored his first career NHL hat-trick, scoring three third period goals in a 6–3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets.

After four seasons with the Oilers, Jones opted to explore free agency before later re-signing with Edmonton on a one-year contract on July 6, 2013. [2]

On October 9, 2014, as an unrestricted free agent entering the 2014–15 season, Jones signed a professional try-out contract with the Utica Comets of the American Hockey League (AHL), the top minor league affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks. [3] After just five games with the Comets, in which he added one assist, Jones was released from his try-out. On November 17, he then signed his first contract abroad, joining German Kölner Haie in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) for the remainder of the playing season.[4] On February 19, 2015, the Kölner Haie and Jones agreed on a two-year contract extension lasting until 2017.[5][6]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2002–03Chatham MaroonsWOHL3812112342
2003–04Chatham MaroonsWOHL4639306964171792625
2004–05Miami RedHawksCCHA38871579
2005–06Miami RedHawksCCHA3922133572
2006–07Miami RedHawksCCHA4229194888
2007–08Miami RedHawksCCHA4231184983
2007–08Houston AerosAHL4000241122
2008–09Nashville PredatorsNHL467101722
2008–09Milwaukee AdmiralsAHL2513922301143710
2009–10Nashville PredatorsNHL41741118
2009–10Milwaukee AdmiralsAHL1541515
2009–10Edmonton OilersNHL81018
2010–11Edmonton OilersNHL811872534
2011–12Edmonton OilersNHL7917163342
2012–13Edmonton OilersNHL2725717
2013–14Oklahoma City BaronsAHL42022
2013–14Edmonton OilersNHL5224640
2014–15Utica CometsAHL50119
2014–15 Kölner Haie DEL 301251720
NHL totals 334 54 46 100 181

Awards and honors

Award Year
All-CCHA Second Team 2005–06 [7]
CCHA All-Tournament Team 2006 [8]
All-CCHA Second Team 2006–07 [7]
All-CCHA First Team 2007–08 [7]
AHCA West First-Team All-American 2007–08
CCHA All-Tournament Team 2008 [8]

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