Jessica Jones (born August 30, 1990) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Jones was a member of the Canadian national under-18 team that competed at the first IIHF Women's U18 World Championships in 2008[1] and she played for PWHL Toronto during the inaugural season of the Professional Women's Hockey League.
| Jess Jones | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Jones playing for the Buffalo Beauts in 2017 | |||
| Born |
August 30, 1990 Picton, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) | ||
| Weight | 135 lb (61 kg; 9 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Played for |
PWHL Toronto PWHPA Markham Thunder Buffalo Beauts HK Pantera Minsk Mercyhurst Lakers | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| Playing career | 2008–2024 | ||
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Medal record | |||
Playing career
editHockey Canada
editJones was a member of the Team Ontario Red squad that captured its fourth consecutive gold medal at the 2007 Canadian U18 national women's ice hockey championships.[2] With the national under-18 team, Jones would gain three points in a 17–0 win against Finland on January 9, 2008.[3] Two of her teammates from Team Canada's U18 roster in 2008 would one day be teammates on the Brampton Thunder; Laura McIntosh and Laura Fortino.
NCAA
editJones played with the Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey program in the College Hockey America (CHA) conference of the NCAA Division I from 2008 to 2012. She appeared in 138 games and amassed 154 points. In her senior season, she logged a career-best 48 points, complemented by six power play goals.
Europe
editAfter graduating from Mercyhurst, Jones opted to play in the Elite Women's Hockey League (EWHL), signing with the league’s lone Belarusian team, HK Pantera Minsk. She was the only Canadian on a roster dominated by Belarusian and Russian players but which also included expatriates Galina Larionova of Kazakhstan, Martina Veličková of Slovakia, Tatyana Chizhova and Nataliya Kozachuk of Ukraine, and Kelly Buchta and Kathryn Walker of the United States. Jones finished the season as the team's leading scorer, logging 28 goals and 25 assists for 53 points in just 19 games played and posting an excellent +43 plus-minus which tied for team best with Pantera’s second leading scorer, Lidiya Malyavko. That season, Jones and her teammates would compete in the EWHL Super Cup, where she logged eight points as Pantera won the Super Cup for the first time.
CWHL
editJones was selected in the first round, third overall by the Brampton Thunder in the 2013 CWHL Draft.[4] She made her CWHL debut with the Thunder on November 2, 2013, against the Boston Blades. The following day, Jones scored her first CWHL goal in a rematch with the Blades against Brittany Ott, assisted by Lindsey Vine and Sarah Moe.[5] Her first multi-point game was logged on February 8, 2014, against the Montreal Stars.[6][7] Jones logged nine points in 23 games played during her rookie CWHL season in 2013–14.
During the 2014–15 season, Jones scored the first game-winning goal of her CWHL career on November 15, 2014, against the Montreal Stars; a power play goal scored on Stars' goaltender Charline Labonté in the second period, with assists from Jennifer Kirk and Dania Simmonds.[8][9] In addition, she was among the competitors at the 1st Canadian Women's Hockey League All-Star Game, contested at Toronto's Air Canada Centre. At the conclusion of the 2014–15 campaign, Jones was the leading scorer for the Thunder with 16 points, finishing one point ahead of Laura Fortino for the lead.[10][11]
At the 3rd CWHL All-Star Game, Jones and Jillian Saulnier both scored a hat-trick, becoming the first competitors in CWHL All-Star Game history to achieve the feat.[12]
Jones tied for first in the league scoring race with 37 points in the 2016–17 CWHL season and co-won the Angela James Bowl with Marie-Philip Poulin. Statistically, her finest single-game performance was a five-point effort in a January 21, 2017 road game against the Boston Blades, which saw the Thunder prevail by an 8-0 margin. Jones scored a goal in each period and logged assists on a first period goal by Rebecca Vint and on Laura Fortino's fourth goal of the season, scored in the second period.[13]
NWHL
editOn August 31, 2017, Jones signed with the Buffalo Beauts as a free agent, joining former Thunder teammates Sarah Edney and Rebecca Vint who also signed with the Beauts.[14]
PWHL
editIn 2023, Jones signed a contract with PWHL Toronto following a training camp invitation.[15] In order to sign with the team, she took a leave of absence from her role as a police officer with the Ontario Provincial Police.[16]
On October 8, 2024, Jones announced her retirement from professional hockey after a career that spanned 12 seasons.[17]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2005–06 | Whitby Wolves | PWHL | 30 | 20 | 11 | 31 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 2006–07 | Whitby Wolves | PWHL | 32 | 21 | 8 | 29 | 54 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | Whitby Wolves | PWHL | 27 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Mercyhurst Lakers | NCAA | 37 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Mercyhurst Lakers | NCAA | 36 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Mercyhurst Lakers | NCAA | 29 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Mercyhurst Lakers | NCAA | 34 | 13 | 35 | 48 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | HK Pantera Minsk | EWHL | 19 | 28 | 25 | 53 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Brampton Thunder | CWHL | 23 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Brampton Thunder | CWHL | 24 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Brampton Thunder | CWHL | 24 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Brampton Thunder | CWHL | 24 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Buffalo Beauts | NWHL | 14 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Markham Thunder | CWHL | 25 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Toronto | PWHPA | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Team Adidas | PWHPA | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NCAA totals | 136 | 61 | 93 | 154 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| CWHL totals | 120 | 52 | 49 | 101 | 122 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| PWHPA totals | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | U18 | U18 | 
|
5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||||
Awards and honours
edit- 2009 College Hockey America All-Rookie Team
- 2009 College Hockey America All-Tournament Team
- College Hockey America Player of the Week (Week of March 1, 2010)
- CWHL All-Star Game (2014, 2016, 2017)
- Finalist, 2017 CWHL Most Valuable Player[18]
- 2017 Angela James Bowl (co-winner with Marie-Philip Poulin)
References
edit- ^ "U18 WOMEN'S WORLDS – CANADA - CAN – Roster". Hockey Canada. 2008. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- ^ LaRose, Jason (November 6, 2008). "A Chance to Turn Heads". Hockey Canada. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- ^ "Canada Tunes Up for Semi-Final with 17-0 Rout of Finland". Hockey Canada. January 9, 2008. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- ^ "Former Laker Jess Jones Picked 3rd Overall in CWHL Draft". Mercyhurst Athletics. August 27, 2013. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- ^ "Game Recap". CWHL - Canadiennes de Montreal. November 3, 2013. Archived from the original on January 26, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
- ^ "Game Recap". CWHL - Canadiennes de Montreal. February 8, 2014. Archived from the original on January 26, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
- ^ "CWHL 2013/2014 – Schedule – Sat, Feb 08 > Montreal Stars vs Brampton Thunder". Pointstreak. February 8, 2014. Archived from the original on January 26, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ^ "Game Recap". CWHL - Canadiennes de Montreal. November 15, 2014. Archived from the original on January 26, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
- ^ "CWHL 2014/2015 – Schedule – Sat, Nov 15 > Brampton Thunder vs Montreal Stars". Pointstreak. November 14, 2014. Archived from the original on January 26, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ^ "Game Recap". CWHL - Canadiennes de Montreal. n.d. Archived from the original on January 26, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
- ^ "Brampton Thunder – CWHL 2014/2015 – Stats, Active Players". Pointstreak. 2015. Archived from the original on January 26, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ^ Colpitts, Iain (February 13, 2017). "Jones shines in CWHL All-Star Game". Brampton Guardian. Archived from the original on September 21, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
- ^ "Brampton Thunder 8 - 0 Boston Blades, Game #45, Saturday, January 21, 2017". TheCWHL.com. January 21, 2017. Archived from the original on September 21, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- ^ "Scoring Machine Jess Jones is a Beaut". NWHL.zone. August 31, 2017. Archived from the original on August 9, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- ^ Parks, Jason (January 3, 2024). "Hearing the Call: County's Jess Jones set to make hockey history". The Picton Gazette. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
- ^ Ganter, Mike (December 12, 2023). "Caledon OPP constable cops spot on Toronto's PWHL entry". Toronto Sun. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
- ^ Kennedy, Ian (October 8, 2024). "Toronto Forward Jess Jones Calls It A Career, Announces Retirement". The Hockey News. Archived from the original on October 9, 2024. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ "Picton's Jess Jones a finalist for CWHL MVP honours". The Belleville Intelligencer. February 28, 2017. Archived from the original on September 21, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database