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James William Jones (born July 27, 1949) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.
Career
Jones was drafted by the Boston Bruins in the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft, but saw no playing time with them. He was signed as a free agent by the California Golden Seals in June, 1971, appearing in two games for the Seals. He spent the majority of his career with the Seals playing for their minor league affiliates in the Western Hockey League, International Hockey League and American Hockey League (the Salt Lake Golden Eagles, Columbus Seals and Baltimore Clippers, respectively).
In September 1973, he signed a contract with the Chicago Cougars of the World Hockey Association, playing in a single game. Jones retired in 1976.
Personal life
Jones is the brother of Bob Jones.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1966–67 | Kitchener Rangers | OHA | 44 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967–68 | Kitchener Rangers | OHA | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Peterborough Petes | OHA | 42 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1968–69 | Peterborough Petes | OHA | 54 | 10 | 42 | 52 | 73 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1969–70 | Oklahoma City Blazers | CHL | 63 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Oklahoma City Blazers | CHL | 36 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | California Golden Seals | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | WHL | 28 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Baltimore Clippers | AHL | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Columbus Seals | IHL | 40 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | WHL | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1973–74 | Chicago Cougars | WHA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Winston-Salem Polar Twins | SHL | 49 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 1974–75 | Port Huron Wings | IHL | 17 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Greensboro Generals | SHL | 35 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Philadelphia Firebirds | NAHL | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1975–76 | Roanoke Valley Rebels | SHL | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| WHA totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||