Nick Jones | |
Team: | Free Agent |
Former Teams: | Worcester Sharks Stjernen Hockey HC Plzeň Grizzlys Wolfsburg |
Position: | Defence |
Birth Date: | 26 June 1990 |
Birth Place: | Cranberry, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 2 |
Weight Lb: | 200 |
Shoots: | Right |
Draft: | Undrafted |
Career Start: | 2014 |
Nick Jones (born June 26, 1990) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who is an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for Grizzlys Wolfsburg of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
Jones played collegiate hockey for the Mercyhurst Lakers in the NCAA Men's Division I Atlantic Hockey conference. In his junior year, Jones was named to the 2012–13 All-AHA First Team.[1]
On August 27, 2014, Jones signed his first professional contract, a one-year deal, with the Worcester Sharks of the AHL.[2] Prior to the 2014–15 season, he was assigned to ECHL club, the Indy Fuel.
On September 3, 2015, Jones signed a one-year contract with ECHL's reigning champions, the South Carolina Stingrays.[3] In the 2015–16 season, Jones registered 19 points in 52 games from the blueline.
On June 26, 2016, Jones agreed to a one-year deal with Norwegian club, Stjernen Hockey, of the GET-ligaen.[4]
On May 1, 2017, Jones signed an initial one-year contract with the HC Plzeň of the Czech Extraliga. Following his second season with Plzeň in 2018–19, Jones left the Czech Republic to sign a one-year contract as a free agent with German club, Grizzlys Wolfsburg of the DEL on June 4, 2019.[5]
Award | Year | ||
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All-Atlantic Hockey Third Team | 2011–12 | ||
All-Atlantic Hockey First Team | 2012–13 | [6] | |
Atlantic Hockey All-Tournament Team | 2013 | [7] | |
Atlantic Hockey Top Defenseman | 2013–14 | ||
All-Atlantic Hockey First Team | 2013–14 | [8] |