- Martin Jones (ice hockey)
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Martin Jones Born June 5, 1990
North Vancouver, BC, CANHeight 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) Position Goaltender Catches Right NHL team (P)
Cur. teamLos Angeles Kings
Manchester Monarchs (AHL)NHL Draft Undrafted Playing career 2010–present Martin Jones (born January 10, 1990) is a Canadian ice hockey goaltender for the Manchester Monarchs of the American Hockey League (AHL). A prospect of the Los Angeles Kings, Jones was named the Western Hockey League's goaltender of the year in 2009–10 and won a silver medal with Team Canada at the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
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Personal
Jones was born in North Vancouver, British Columbia. His father, Harvey, is the Vice President of Arena Operations with the Vancouver Canucks. He has a brother, Jordan and a sister, Jocelyn.[1] Jones felt that his father's position with the Canucks gave him some opportunites within the game that most other kids would not get.[2] He played midget with the Vancouver Northwest Giants of the BC Hockey Major Midget League.[3]
Playing career
The Calgary Hitmen selected Jones in the fourth round of the 2005 WHL Bantam Draft.[4] He joined the Hitmen in 2006–07 and served as the backup to Dan Spence for two seasons. He was eligible for the 2008 NHL Entry Draft but went undrafted.[2] Offered a try-out with the Los Angeles Kings, Jones impressed team scouts at Los Angeles' rookie camp, and following a strong showing at their main camp, the team signed him to a three-year contract before reassigning him back to the Hitmen.[5] He emerged as Calgary's starting goaltender in 2008–09; his 45 wins for the Hitmen broke the team record of 39.[6] He led the league in wins, tied for the lead in shutouts (7) and finished third in goals against average (2.08).[7] He backstopped the Hitmen to 12 consecutive wins in the playoffs, tying a league record,[8] before the Hitmen lost the WHL championship series in six games to the Kelowna Rockets.[9]
Jones was invited to participate in the Canadian junior team's summer camp, and earned a spot on the team as the backup to Jake Allen for the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[10] He started one preliminary round game against Slovakia, winning 8–2,[11] and relieved Allen in the gold medal game against the Americans, though Canada lost the game in overtime and ended the tournament with the silver medal.[12] With the Hitmen, Jones finished with a league-best GAA of 2.21 and was named a First Team All-Star in the Eastern Conference.[13] In advance of his second consecutive appearance in the championship series, the league named him the winner of the Del Wilson Trophy as the WHL's top goaltender.[14] During the season, he surpassed Spence's team record for career wins,[2] and his 16 career shutouts are also a franchise record.[15]
The Kings assigned Jones to their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Manchester Monarchs to begin the 2010–11 season.[16] He also played with the Ontario Reign of the ECHL for a time,[17] but after posting a 16–3–0 record, .939 save percentage and 1.93 GAA in his first 22 games for the Monarchs, Jones was chosen to play in the 2011 AHL All-Star Game.[18]
Career statistics
Regular season
Season Team League GP Min GA SO GAA W L OTL SV SV% 2006–07 Calgary Hitmen WHL 18 1029 52 0 3.03 9 4 3 398 0.884 2007–08 Calgary Hitmen WHL 27 1529 54 1 2.12 18 8 1 551 0.911 2008–09 Calgary Hitmen WHL 55 3295 114 7 2.08 45 5 4 1233 0.915 2009–10 Calgary Hitmen WHL 48 2851 105 8 2.21 36 11 1 1192 0.919 2010–11 Ontario Reign ECHL 1 64 4 0 3.76 1 0 0 26 0.867 2010–11 Manchester Monarchs AHL 39 2187 82 4 2.25 23 12 1 996 0.924 WHL totals 148 8704 325 16 2.24 108 28 9 3374 .912 Playoffs
Season Team League GP Min GA SO GAA W L SV SV% 2008 Calgary Hitmen WHL 5 250 12 0 2.88 2 1 87 0.879 2009 Calgary Hitmen WHL 18 1095 34 2 1.86 14 4 394 0.921 2010 Calgary Hitmen WHL 23 1401 55 2 2.36 16 7 592 0.915 2011 Manchester Monarchs AHL 4 213 9 0 2.54 2 1 105 0.921 WHL totals 46 2746 101 4 2.21 32 12 1073 .914 International
Year Team Tournament GP Min GA SO GAA W L OTL SV SV% 2010 Canada WJC 2 78 3 0 2.30 1 1 0 33 0.917 International totals 2 78 3 0 2.30 1 1 0 33 0.917 Awards and honours
Medal record Competitor for Canada Men's ice hockey World Junior Championship Silver 2010 Canada Ice hockey Award Year Junior WHL First All-Star Team 2009–10 [13] WHL Second All-Star Team 2008–09 [19] Del Wilson Trophy 2009–10 [14] WHL Playoff MVP 2009–10 [20] Hap Emms Memorial Trophy 2010 [21] Memorial Cup All-Star team 2010 [21] References
- ^ "Martin Jones player profile". Hockey Canada. http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php?ci_id=11737&la_id=1&ss_id=25001&player_id=12738. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
- ^ a b c Walker, Ian (2009-12-03). "Calgary Hitmen goalie Martin Jones taking net success in stride". Vancouver Sun. http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/hockey/vancouver-canucks/Calgary+Hitmen+goalie+Martin+Jones+taking+success+stride/2300407/story.html. Retrieved 2010-04-28.[dead link]
- ^ Prest, Andy (2010-04-21). "The pucks stop here". North Shore News. http://www2.canada.com/northshorenews/news/sports/story.html?id=254efd9b-ba1e-42e0-be58-fb841354e473. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
- ^ Flett, Cory and Watts, Jessie, ed. 2009–10 WHL Guide. Western Hockey League. p. 44.
- ^ "North Van's Martin Jones tops CHL goaltending duties". CTV. 2008-11-19. http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20081119/bc_martinjones_kathy_hitmen_20081119/20081119/?hub=BritishColumbiaSports. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
- ^ Fisher, Scott (2009-02-21). "Piping hot! Jones sets team mark with 40th victory". Calgary Sun. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/Junior/2009/02/21/8477836-sun.html. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
- ^ Flett, Cory and Watts, Jessie, ed. 2009–10 WHL Guide. Western Hockey League. p. 147.
- ^ "Hitmen advance to WHL final with sweep of Wheat Kings". The Sports Network. 2009-04-22. http://www.tsn.ca/chl/story/?id=276109. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
- ^ "Kelowna Rockets win WHL title". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2009-05-10. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2009/05/10/sp-rockets-title.html. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
- ^ Fisher, Scott (2009-12-27). "Junior backup accepts role for good of Team Canada". Toronto Sun. http://www.torontosun.com/sports/hockey/2009/12/27/12279736.html. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
- ^ "Jones looks good in first appearance". Canadian Press. 2009-12-30. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/Junior/WorldJunior/2009/12/30/12299061-cp.html. Retrieved 2010-04-28.[dead link]
- ^ "New champs: USA stuns Canada". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2010-01-05. http://www.iihf.com/channels0910/wm20/news/news-singleview-world-juniors/article/canada-us-tied-after-one.html. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
- ^ a b "WHL announces 2009–10 Conference All-Star teams and award finalists". Western Hockey League. 2010-03-18. http://www.whl.ca/whl-announces-2009-10-conference-all-star-teams-and-award-finalists-p141493. Retrieved 2010-04-28.[dead link]
- ^ a b "Seguin, Eberle named top league players". National Post. 2010-04-28. http://www.nationalpost.com/sports/cbc/story.html?id=2000362875. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
- ^ Myers, Sean (2010-04-29). "WHL final could be won between the pipes". Calgary Herald. http://www.calgaryherald.com/sports/final+could+between+pipes/2963030/story.html. Retrieved 2010-04-29.[dead link]
- ^ Odland, Kristen (2010-09-25). "Nostalgic night for Kozun and the Hitmen". Calgary Herald. http://www.calgaryherald.com/sports/hockey/calgary-flames/Nostalgic+night+Kozun+Hitmen/3577140/story.html. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
- ^ "Monarchs Recall Jones". 2010-10-22. http://www.monarchshockey.com/fullstory.php?id=3807. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
- ^ Atchue, A. J. (2011-01-20). "Jones undrafted, but not unappreciated by Manchester". National Hockey League. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=550078. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
- ^ Flett, Cory and Watts, Jessie, ed. 2009–10 WHL Guide. Western Hockey League. p. 202.
- ^ "Calgary crowned WHL champs; earn Memorial Cup berth". The Sports Network. 2010-05-08. http://www.tsn.ca/chl/story/?id=320913. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
- ^ a b "MasterCard Memorial Cup Individual Award Winners Announced". Canadian Hockey League. 2010-05-23. http://mastercardmemorialcup.com/news.php?id=1522&y=2010. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
External links
- Martin Jones's career stats at Eliteprospects.com
- Martin Jones's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
Preceded by
Chet PickardWinner of the WHL Del Wilson Trophy
2010Succeeded by
Current holderCategories:- 1990 births
- Calgary Hitmen alumni
- Ice hockey people from British Columbia
- Living people
- Canadian ice hockey goaltenders
- Manchester Monarchs players
- Ontario Reign players
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