Caleb Jones (ice hockey)

Caleb Jones
Jones with the Edmonton Oilers in 2015
Born (1997-06-06) June 6, 1997 (age 26)
Arlington, Texas, U.S.
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Colorado Avalanche
Edmonton Oilers
Chicago Blackhawks
NHL Draft 117th overall, 2015
Edmonton Oilers
Playing career 2016–present

Caleb Jay Jones (born June 6, 1997) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 117th overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft Jones has previously played for the Oilers and the Chicago Blackhawks.

Playing career

Jones played junior hockey for the Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey League (WHL) and for the United States National Team Development Program in the United States Hockey League (USHL). He was selected in the 2015 NHL Draft in the 4th round by the Edmonton Oilers and signed an entry level contract with them on April 7, 2016.[1][2]

Jones continued with the Winterhawks for the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons, though he did get called up for three games with the Oilers farm team, the Bakersfield Condors of the American Hockey League (AHL), in 2015–16. Jones played the full 2017–18 season with the Condors, returning to their lineup for the 2018–19 season. Jones was called up by the Oilers on December 12, 2018, following an injury to Oscar Klefbom.[3] He made his NHL debut on December 14 against the Philadelphia Flyers.[4]

On July 12, 2021, Jones was traded by the Oilers to the Chicago Blackhawks, along with a conditional third-round pick in 2022, in exchange for Duncan Keith and Tim Söderlund.[5]

After becoming an unrestricted free agent following the 2022–23 NHL season, Jones left the Blackhawks and was signed to a one-year, $775,000 contract with the Carolina Hurricanes on August 10, 2023.[6] Before playing a regular-season game for Carolina, however, Jones was traded to the Colorado Avalanche on October 10, in exchange for Callahan Burke.[7] Due to Carolina's lack of an AHL affiliate for the 2023–24 season, Jones had already been assigned to the Avalanche's AHL affiliate Colorado Eagles the day prior to the trade.[8]

Personal life

His older brother, also a defenseman, is Seth Jones. His father is former NBA player Popeye Jones, and was born in Arlington when his father was a member of the Dallas Mavericks.[9]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2013–14 U.S. NTDP Juniors USHL 33 0 7 7 54 — — — — —
2013–14 U.S. NTDP U17 USDP 52 1 14 15 90 — — — — —
2014–15 U.S. NTDP Juniors USHL 25 2 6 8 28 — — — — —
2014–15 U.S. NTDP U18 USDP 65 6 19 25 50 — — — — —
2015–16 Portland Winterhawks WHL 72 10 45 55 64 4 0 2 2 6
2015–16 Bakersfield Condors AHL 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2016–17 Portland Winterhawks WHL 63 9 53 62 54 11 2 8 10 28
2017–18 Bakersfield Condors AHL 58 2 15 17 43 — — — — —
2018–19 Bakersfield Condors AHL 50 6 23 29 28 10 0 3 3 6
2018–19 Edmonton Oilers NHL 17 1 5 6 6 — — — — —
2019–20 Bakersfield Condors AHL 14 3 8 11 4 — — — — —
2019–20 Edmonton Oilers NHL 43 4 5 9 10 2 0 0 0 0
2020–21 Edmonton Oilers NHL 33 0 4 4 6 — — — — —
2021–22 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 51 5 10 15 18 — — — — —
2022–23 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 73 4 12 16 40 — — — — —
NHL totals 217 14 36 50 80 2 0 0 0 0

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2014 United States U17 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 0 3 3 4
2015 United States U18 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 0 5 5 0
2017 United States WJC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 0 2 2 2
Junior totals 20 0 10 10 6

References

  1. ^ AP (April 7, 2016). "Oilers sign defenseman Caleb Jones to 3-year entry level contract". ESPN. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  2. ^ Canadian Press (April 7, 2016). "Oilers sign Caleb Jones". Sportsnet. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  3. ^ Staples, David (December 12, 2018). "Edmonton Oilers recall young hot shot d-man Caleb Jones". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  4. ^ "McDavid, Draisaitl net three points each to lead Oilers over Flyers". sportsnet.ca. December 14, 2018. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
  5. ^ "Oilers acquire Keith from Blackhawks". The Sports Network. July 12, 2021. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  6. ^ "Canes Sign Jones To One-Year Contract". Carolina Hurricanes. August 10, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  7. ^ "Canes Acquire Burke From Avalanche". nhl.com. October 10, 2023.
  8. ^ "Carolina Hurricanes Assign Defenseman Caleb Jones to Eagles". Colorado Eagles. October 9, 2023.
  9. ^ https://people.com/sports/seth-and-caleb-jones-interview-playing-together-nhl/

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