Jess Jones

{{Infobox ice hockey biography

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| caption = Jones playing for the Buffalo Beauts in 2017

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|8|30}}

| birth_place = Picton, Ontario, Canada

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 4

| weight_lb = 135

| position = Forward

| shot = Left

| played_for = PWHL Toronto
PWHPA
Markham Thunder
Buffalo Beauts
HK Pantera Minsk
Mercyhurst Lakers

| sex = f

| ntl_team = CAN

| career_start = 2008

| career_end = 2024

| website =

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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{{cite web |date=2008 |title=U18 WOMEN'S WORLDS – CANADA - CAN – Roster |url=https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/Team-Canada/Women/Under-18/2007-08/Canada-Roster |access-date=2017-01-25 |website=Hockey Canada |archive-date=February 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202023215/https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/Team-Canada/Women/Under-18/2007-08/Canada-Roster |url-status=live }} and she played for PWHL Toronto during the inaugural season of the Professional Women's Hockey League.

Playing career

=Hockey Canada=

Jones 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.{{cite web |last=LaRose |first=Jason |date=2008-11-06 |title=A Chance to Turn Heads |url=http://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/news/2008-NWU18-004-en |access-date=2017-01-25 |website=Hockey Canada |archive-date=February 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202024901/http://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/news/2008-NWU18-004-en |url-status=live }} With the national under-18 team, Jones would gain three points in a 17–0 win against Finland on January 9, 2008.{{cite web |date=2008-01-09 |title=Canada Tunes Up for Semi-Final with 17-0 Rout of Finland |url=https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/Team-Canada/Women/Under-18/2007-08/Jan-09-CAN-FIN |access-date=2017-01-25 |website=Hockey Canada |archive-date=February 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202024904/https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/Team-Canada/Women/Under-18/2007-08/Jan-09-CAN-FIN |url-status=live }} 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=

Jones 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=

After 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=

Jones was selected in the first round, third overall by the Brampton Thunder in the 2013 CWHL Draft.{{cite web |date=2013-08-27 |title=Former Laker Jess Jones Picked 3rd Overall in CWHL Draft |url=http://www.hurstathletics.com/news/2013/8/26/WHOCK_0826133930.aspx |access-date=2017-01-25 |website=Mercyhurst Athletics |archive-date=February 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202071847/http://www.hurstathletics.com/news/2013/8/26/WHOCK_0826133930.aspx |url-status=live }} 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.{{cite web|url=http://cwhl_mon.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=2260733|title=Game Recap|publisher=CWHL - Canadiennes de Montreal|date=2013-11-03|accessdate=2017-01-24|archive-date=January 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230126003436/http://cwhl_mon.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=2260733|url-status=live}} Her first multi-point game was logged on February 8, 2014, against the Montreal Stars.{{cite web|url=http://cwhl_mon.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=2247695|title=Game Recap|publisher=CWHL - Canadiennes de Montreal|date=2014-02-08|accessdate=2017-01-24|archive-date=January 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230126003436/http://cwhl_mon.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=2247695|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |date=2014-02-08 |title=CWHL 2013/2014 – Schedule – Sat, Feb 08 > Montreal Stars vs Brampton Thunder |url=http://stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=2247695 |access-date=2022-03-17 |website=Pointstreak |language=en |archive-date=January 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230126003437/http://stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=2247695 |url-status=live }} 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.{{cite web|url=http://cwhl_mon.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=2497910|title=Game Recap|publisher=CWHL - Canadiennes de Montreal|date=2014-11-15|accessdate=2017-01-24|archive-date=January 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230126003437/http://cwhl_mon.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=2497910|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |date=2014-11-14 |title=CWHL 2014/2015 – Schedule – Sat, Nov 15 > Brampton Thunder vs Montreal Stars |url=http://stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=2497910 |access-date=2022-03-17 |website=Pointstreak |language=en |archive-date=January 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230126003438/http://stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=2497910 |url-status=live }} 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.{{cite web |date=n.d. |title=Game Recap |url=http://cwhl_mon.stats.pointstreak.com/teamplayerstats.html?teamid=277088&seasonid=13281 |publisher=CWHL - Canadiennes de Montreal |accessdate=2017-01-24 |archive-date=January 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230126003439/http://cwhl_mon.stats.pointstreak.com/teamplayerstats.html?teamid=277088&seasonid=13281 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2015 |title=Brampton Thunder – CWHL 2014/2015 – Stats, Active Players |url=http://stats.pointstreak.com/teamplayerstats.html?teamid=277088&seasonid=13281 |access-date=2022-03-17 |website=Pointstreak |language=en |archive-date=January 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230126003439/http://stats.pointstreak.com/teamplayerstats.html?teamid=277088&seasonid=13281 |url-status=live }}

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.{{cite web |last=Colpitts |first=Iain |date=2017-02-13 |title=Jones shines in CWHL All-Star Game |url=http://www.mississauga.com/sports-story/7138232-jones-shines-in-cwhl-all-star-game/ |access-date=2017-02-15 |website=Brampton Guardian |archive-date=September 21, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921050955/https://www.mississauga.com/sports-story/7138232-jones-shines-in-cwhl-all-star-game/ |url-status=live }}

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.{{cite web |date=2017-01-21 |title=Brampton Thunder 8 - 0 Boston Blades, Game #45, Saturday, January 21, 2017 |url=http://www.thecwhl.com/stats/game-summary/48 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921001552/http://www.thecwhl.com/stats/game-summary/48 |archive-date=2017-09-21 |access-date=2017-09-20 |website=TheCWHL.com}}

=NWHL=

On 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.{{cite web |date=2017-08-31 |title=Scoring Machine Jess Jones is a Beaut |url=http://www.nwhl.zone/news_article/show/828746 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809025121/https://www.nwhl.zone/news_article/show/828746 |archive-date=2018-08-09 |access-date=2017-09-20 |website=NWHL.zone}}

= PWHL =

In 2023, Jones signed a contract with PWHL Toronto following a training camp invitation.{{Cite web |last=Parks |first=Jason |date=January 3, 2024 |title=Hearing the Call: County's Jess Jones set to make hockey history |url=https://pictongazette.ca/post/hearing-the-call-countys-jess-jones-set-to-make-hockey-history |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=The Picton Gazette |language=en}} 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.{{Cite news |last=Ganter |first=Mike |date=December 12, 2023 |title=Caledon OPP constable cops spot on Toronto's PWHL entry |url=https://torontosun.com/sports/hockey/pwhl/caledon-opp-constable-cops-spot-on-torontos-pwhl-entry |access-date=January 21, 2024 |newspaper=Toronto Sun}}

On October 8, 2024, Jones announced her retirement from professional hockey after a career that spanned 12 seasons.{{cite web |last=Kennedy |first=Ian |date=2024-10-08 |title=Toronto Forward Jess Jones Calls It A Career, Announces Retirement

|url=https://thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/toronto-forward-jess-jones-calls-pwhl-career-announces-retirement/ |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=The Hockey News |archive-date=October 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241009073924/https://thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/toronto-forward-jess-jones-calls-pwhl-career-announces-retirement|url-status=live }}

Career statistics

= Regular season and playoffs =

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! colspan="5" |Regular season

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! colspan="5" |Playoffs

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!Season

!Team

!League

!GP

!Pts

!PIM

!GP

!Pts

!PIM

2005–06

|Whitby Wolves

|PWHL

|30

|20

|11

|31

|35

|12

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|2006–07

|Whitby Wolves

|PWHL

|32

|21

|29

|54

2007–08

|Whitby Wolves

|PWHL

|27

|16

|12

|28

|30

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|2008–09

|Mercyhurst Lakers

|NCAA

|37

|16

|18

|34

|24

|—

2009–10

|Mercyhurst Lakers

|NCAA

|36

|20

|26

|46

|28

|—

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|2010–11

|Mercyhurst Lakers

|NCAA

|29

|12

|14

|26

|20

|—

2011–12

|Mercyhurst Lakers

|NCAA

|34

|13

|35

|48

|22

|—

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|2012–13

|HK Pantera Minsk

|EWHL

|19

|28

|25

|53

|18

|—

2013–14

|Brampton Thunder

|CWHL

|23

|26

|—

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|2014–15

|Brampton Thunder

|CWHL

|24

|16

|12

|—

2015–16

|Brampton Thunder

|CWHL

|24

|14

|10

|24

|36

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|2016–17

|Brampton Thunder

|CWHL

|24

|17

|20

|37

|28

|—

2017–18

|Buffalo Beauts

|NWHL

|14

|11

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|2018–19

|Markham Thunder

|CWHL

|25

|15

|20

2021–22

|Toronto

|PWHPA

|—

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|2022–23

|Team Adidas

|PWHPA

|—

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! colspan="3" |NCAA totals

!136

!61

!93

!154

!94

|—

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! colspan="3" |CWHL totals

!120

!52

!49

!101

!122

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! colspan="3" |PWHPA totals

|—

=International=

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! Year

! Team

! Event

! Result

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! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

2008

| U18

| {{Silver2}}

| 5

| 2

| 4

| 6

| 4

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! colspan="4"|Junior totals

Awards and honours

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{{cite web |date=2017-02-28 |title=Picton's Jess Jones a finalist for CWHL MVP honours |url=http://www.intelligencer.ca/2017/02/28/pictons-jess-jones-a-finalist-for-cwhl-mvp-honours |access-date=2017-09-20 |website=The Belleville Intelligencer |archive-date=September 21, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921001631/http://www.intelligencer.ca/2017/02/28/pictons-jess-jones-a-finalist-for-cwhl-mvp-honours |url-status=live }}
2017 Angela James Bowl (co-winner with Marie-Philip Poulin)

References

External links

{{Ice hockey stats}}

Category:Living people

Category:1990 births

Category:Buffalo Beauts players

Category:Brampton Thunder players

Category:Canadian women's ice hockey forwards

Category:European Women's Hockey League players

Category:Ice hockey people from Ontario

Category:Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey players

Category:Professional Women's Hockey Players Association players

Category:Toronto Sceptres players

Category:21st-century Canadian sportswomen