Jimmy Jones (ice hockey)
Encyclopedia
James Harrison Jones is a retired professional ice hockey
player.
Jones was drafted by the Boston Bruins
in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft
, as well as the Vancouver Blazers
in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft. He began his professional career with the Blazers the following season. After playing parts of two seasons with the Blazers he signed a contract with the American Hockey League
's Rochester Americans
.
He played in the National Hockey League
for the first time in 1977, after signing a contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs
on the October 25. He played two seasons on the Maple Leafs' checking line with Jerry Butler
and Pat Boutette
.
He returned to the Americans in 1980, playing one final season before retiring.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player.
Jones was drafted by the Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...
in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft
1973 NHL Amateur Draft
The 1973 NHL Amateur Draft, the 11th National Hockey League draft was the first to be held on a separate day from other league activities on May 15, 1973, at the Mount Royal Hotel in Montreal, Quebec so it would not overshadow the rest of the league meetings. Previously, the league had held the...
, as well as the Vancouver Blazers
Vancouver Blazers
The Vancouver Blazers were a professional ice hockey team that played in the World Hockey Association from 1973-75. The Blazers played at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, British Columbia, sharing the facility with the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League. The Blazers were owned by...
in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft. He began his professional career with the Blazers the following season. After playing parts of two seasons with the Blazers he signed a contract with the American Hockey League
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
's Rochester Americans
Rochester Americans
The Rochester Americans are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, and a top affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres. The team plays its home games in Rochester, New York, at the Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial...
.
He played in the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
for the first time in 1977, after signing a contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
on the October 25. He played two seasons on the Maple Leafs' checking line with Jerry Butler
Jerry Butler (ice hockey)
Jerome Patrick Butler is a retired a Canadian ice hockey winger who spent 11 seasons in the National Hockey League...
and Pat Boutette
Pat Boutette
Patrick Michael Boutette is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey centre.-Playing career:Boutette retired from the NHL following 752 games, recording 171 goals and 282 assists for 453 points as well as 1354 penalty minutes.-Awards and achievements:*WCHA Second All-Star Team *NCAA West First...
.
He returned to the Americans in 1980, playing one final season before retiring.
Playing career
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1970–71 | Peterborough Petes Peterborough Petes The Peterborough Petes are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The team has played in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, since 1956, and is the oldest continuously operating team in the league.-History:... |
OHA Ontario Hockey League The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada.... |
11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1971–72 | Peterborough Petes | OHA | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1972–73 | Peterborough Petes | OHA | 63 | 37 | 33 | 70 | 73 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 38 | ||
| 1973–74 | Vancouver Blazers Vancouver Blazers The Vancouver Blazers were a professional ice hockey team that played in the World Hockey Association from 1973-75. The Blazers played at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, British Columbia, sharing the facility with the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League. The Blazers were owned by... |
WHA World Hockey Association The World Hockey Association was a professional ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. It was the first major competition for the National Hockey League since the collapse of the Western Hockey League in 1926... |
18 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1973–74 | Roanoke Valley Rebels Roanoke Valley Rebels The Roanoke Valley Rebels were a minor league hockey franchise in the ECHL from 1990-92. The Rebels played their games at the LancerLot in Vinton, Virginia... |
SHL | 60 | 24 | 38 | 62 | 97 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1974–75 | Vancouver Blazers | WHA | 63 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 39 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1974–75 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 9 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1975–76 | Rochester Americans Rochester Americans The Rochester Americans are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, and a top affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres. The team plays its home games in Rochester, New York, at the Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
66 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 71 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | ||
| 1976–77 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 74 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 66 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1977–78 | Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
78 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||
| 1978–79 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 69 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1979–80 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1979–80 | New Brunswick Hawks New Brunswick Hawks The New Brunswick Hawks were a professional ice hockey team based in Moncton, New Brunswick. Home games were played at the Moncton Coliseum. They were a member of the American Hockey League between 1978 and 1982. The Hawks operated as a minor league affiliate of the Chicago Black Hawks and the... |
AHL | 48 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1980–81 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 73 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 83 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| NHL Totals | 148 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 68 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | ||||
| WHA Totals | 81 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||