- Art Jones (ice hockey)
Art Jones (born
January 1 ,1935 inBangor, Saskatchewan ) is a retiredCanadian ice hockey center who played most of his career in the Western Hockey League for thePortland Buckaroos .Jones played for the Buckaroos for their entire existence in the WHL and led the team to 3
Lester Patrick Cup s (WHL league championships). He was the WHL's leading scorer six times, and won theGeorge Leader Cup , given to the league'smost valuable player , twice (in 1967–68 and 1970–71). In 1970, he set the WHL scoring record for most points (127) in a season.Jones also played for the
New Westminster Royals andVictoria Cougars of the WHL, and theSeattle Totems of the Central Hockey League.After retiring from hockey, Jones settled in Portland. He was named to the
Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1984.External links
* [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php3?pid=8337 Profile at hockeydb.com]
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