Ben Jones

Benjamin Jones (born Feb 26, 1999) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career Jones was selected by the Vegas Golden Knights in the seventh round of the 2017 NHL entry draft, and played his junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) with the Niagara IceDogs, serving as their captain in 2018–19. He was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Vegas Golden Knights on June 1, 2018, and played his first NHL game on November 20, 2021.

As a free agent from the Golden Knights, Jones was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Calgary Flames on July 16, 2022. Jones would spend the 2022–23 season with the Flames top minor league affiliate, the Calgary Wranglers of the AHL. Through 71 games that season, Jones would score 17 goals and tally 37 assists for 54 points, good for third most on the Wranglers.

Following the season, on July 6, 2023, Jones would re-sign with the Flames, again to a one-year two-way contract, worth $775,000 at the NHL level and $120,000 at the AHL level.

After two seasons within the Flames organization, Jones left as a free agent and was signed to a two-year, two-way contract with the Minnesota Wild on July 1, 2024.

His first NHL goal was on January 10, 2026 in a home game vs the New York Islanders.

As a free agent having concluded his tenure with the Wild, Jones returned to the Calgary Flames organization, signing a one-year, two-way contract for the season on July 1, 2026.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2014–15 Stouffville Spirit OJHL 1 1 1 2 0 — — — — — 2015–16 Niagara IceDogs OHL 61 5 4 9 16 6 0 0 0 4 2016–17 Niagara IceDogs OHL 63 13 37 50 56 4 0 1 1 6 2017–18 Niagara IceDogs OHL 68 30 49 79 53 10 5 7 12 10 2018–19 Niagara IceDogs OHL 68 41 61 102 82 11 2 5 7 8 2019–20 Chicago Wolves AHL 36 2 5 7 17 — — — — — 2019–20 Fort Wayne Komets ECHL 8 1 4 5 7 — — — — — 2020–21 Henderson Silver Knights AHL 38 7 9 16 39 5 1 1 2 0 2021–22 Henderson Silver Knights AHL 66 25 16 41 74 2 0 0 0 2 2021–22 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2022–23 Calgary Wranglers AHL 71 17 37 54 63 9 1 1 2 14 2023–24 Calgary Wranglers AHL 72 21 22 43 59 6 0 0 0 6 2024–25 Iowa Wild AHL 49 13 23 36 30 — — — — — 2024–25 Minnesota Wild NHL 26 0 0 0 10 — — — — — 2025–26 Iowa Wild AHL 37 12 20 32 26 — — — — — 2025–26 Minnesota Wild NHL 28 1 2 3 0 — — — — —NHL totals 56 1 2 3 12 — — — — —

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2015 Canada Black U17 8th 5 0 1 1 4Junior totals 5 0 1 1 4