Ryan Jones (ice hockey)
Ryan Jones | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 14, 1984 Chatham, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Professional ice hockey player (retired) |
| Years active | 2008–2019 |
| Known for | NHL right winger for Nashville Predators and Edmonton Oilers; DEL player for Kölner Haie |
Ryan Michael Stewart Jones (born June 14, 1984) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who played as a right winger. Selected 111th overall by the Minnesota Wild in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, he competed in the NHL with the Nashville Predators and Edmonton Oilers before finishing his playing career with Kölner Haie in Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
Amateur
Originating from Chatham, Ontario, Jones advanced through minor and junior hockey ranks before securing a scholarship at Miami University. Over four seasons, he represented the Miami RedHawks in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA), laying the groundwork for his subsequent professional journey.
Professional
Jones made his NHL debut during the 2008–09 season with the Nashville Predators, quickly netting his first goal. In the 2009–10 campaign, after being claimed off waivers by the Edmonton Oilers, he became known for scoring unconventional "junk" goals, which earned him the nickname "Junkman."
A highlight of his career was achieving his inaugural NHL hat-trick on December 2, 2011, helping secure a 6–3 victory against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Following four seasons with Edmonton, Jones signed a one-year contract extension in July 2013.
Upon entering free agency in 2014, he accepted a professional try-out contract with the AHL's Utica Comets but was released after five appearances. Subsequently, he joined Kölner Haie in the DEL for the remainder of that season and later agreed to a two-year extension in February 2015.
Jones concluded his professional playing career after five seasons with Kölner Haie at the end of the 2018–19 DEL season, marking twelve years as a professional athlete.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||||||||||||
| 2001–02 | Blenheim Blades | GLJHL | 18 | 26 | 18 | 44 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 2002–03 | Chatham Maroons | WOHL | 38 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 2003–04 | Chatham Maroons | WOHL | 46 | 39 | 30 | 69 | 64 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 26 | 25 | ||||||||||||
| 2004–05 | Miami RedHawks | CCHA | 38 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 2005–06 | Miami RedHawks | CCHA | 39 | 22 | 13 | 35 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 2006–07 | Miami RedHawks | CCHA | 42 | 29 | 19 | 48 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 2007–08 | Miami RedHawks | CCHA | 42 | 31 | 18 | 49 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 2007–08 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2008–09 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 46 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 2008–09 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 25 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 2009–10 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 41 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 2009–10 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 15 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 2009–10 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–11 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 81 | 18 | 7 | 25 | 34 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| 2011–12 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 79 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 42 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| 2012–13 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 27 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| 2013–14 | Oklahoma City Barons | AHL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| 2013–14 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 52 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 40 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| 2014–15 | Utica Comets | AHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| 2014–15 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 30 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 2015–16 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 41 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 55 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2016–17 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 49 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 2017–18 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 52 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 2018–19 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 52 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| NHL totals | 334 | 54 | 46 | 100 | 181 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| DEL totals | 224 | 67 | 59 | 126 | 150 | 35 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 26 | ||||||||||||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| CCHA Second Team All-CCHA | 2005–06 | |
| CCHA All-Tournament Team | 2006, 2008 | |
| CCHA Second Team All-CCHA | 2006–07 | |
| CCHA First Team All-CCHA | 2007–08 | |
| AHCA West First-Team All-American | 2007–08 | |