Caleb Jones

Caleb Jay Jones (born June 6, 1997) is an American professional ice hockey player who is a defenseman for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 117th overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2015 NHL entry draft. Jones has previously played for the Oilers, Chicago Blackhawks, Colorado Avalanche and Los Angeles Kings.

Playing career Jones played junior hockey for the Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey League (WHL) and the United States National Team Development Program in the United States Hockey League (USHL). He was selected in the 2015 NHL Draft in the 4th round by the Edmonton Oilers and signed an entry-level contract with them on April 7, 2016.

Jones continued with the Winterhawks for the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons, though he did get called up for three games with the Oilers' farm team, the Bakersfield Condors of the American Hockey League (AHL), in 2015–16. Jones played the full 2017–18 season with the Condors, returning to their lineup for the 2018–19 season. Jones was called up by the Oilers on December 12, 2018, following an injury to Oscar Klefbom. He made his NHL debut on December 14 against the Philadelphia Flyers.

On July 12, 2021, Jones was traded by the Oilers to the Chicago Blackhawks, along with a conditional third-round pick in 2022, in exchange for Duncan Keith and Tim Söderlund.

After becoming an unrestricted free agent following the 2022–23 NHL season, Jones left the Blackhawks and was signed to a one-year, $775,000 contract with the Carolina Hurricanes on August 10, 2023. Before playing a regular-season game for Carolina, however, Jones was traded to the Colorado Avalanche on October 10, in exchange for Callahan Burke. Due to Carolina's lack of an AHL affiliate for the 2023–24 season, Jones had already been assigned to the Avalanche's AHL affiliate Colorado Eagles the day before the trade.

After a lone season with the Avalanche, Jones left the club as a free agent and was signed to a one-year, two-way contract for the season with the Los Angeles Kings on July 5, 2024. Jones began the season with the Kings, going scoreless through 6 appearances, before splitting the season with AHL, affiliate the Ontario Reign.

As a free agent at the conclusion of his contract with the Kings, Jones was signed to a two-year, $1.8 million contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins on July 1, 2025.

Jones was suspended for 20 games without pay on February 4, 2026, for violating the NHL and NHLPA Performance Enhancing Substances Program. Jones was serving on the Penguins' roster and injured reserve at the time of the announcement, having also played for their AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.

Personal life His older brother, also a defenseman, is Seth Jones. His father is former NBA player Popeye Jones, and was born in Arlington when his father was a member of the Dallas Mavericks.

Jones married his wife, Lexi Lundgren, in July 2025.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2013–14 U.S. NTDP Juniors USHL 33 0 7 7 54 — — — — — 2013–14 U.S. NTDP U17 USDP 52 1 14 15 90 — — — — — 2014–15 U.S. NTDP Juniors USHL 25 2 6 8 28 — — — — — 2014–15 U.S. NTDP U18 USDP 65 6 19 25 50 — — — — — 2015–16 Portland Winterhawks WHL 72 10 45 55 64 4 0 2 2 6 2015–16 Bakersfield Condors AHL 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2016–17 Portland Winterhawks WHL 63 9 53 62 54 11 2 8 10 28 2017–18 Bakersfield Condors AHL 58 2 15 17 43 — — — — — 2018–19 Bakersfield Condors AHL 50 6 23 29 28 10 0 3 3 6 2018–19 Edmonton Oilers NHL 17 1 5 6 6 — — — — — 2019–20 Bakersfield Condors AHL 14 3 8 11 4 — — — — — 2019–20 Edmonton Oilers NHL 43 4 5 9 10 2 0 0 0 0 2020–21 Edmonton Oilers NHL 33 0 4 4 6 — — — — — 2021–22 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 51 5 10 15 18 — — — — — 2022–23 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 73 4 12 16 40 — — — — — 2023–24 Colorado Eagles AHL 12 0 6 6 8 — — — — — 2023–24 Colorado Avalanche NHL 25 0 5 5 8 3 0 0 0 6 2024–25 Los Angeles Kings NHL 6 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2024–25 Ontario Reign AHL 44 2 19 21 20 2 0 1 1 2 2025–26 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 7 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2025–26 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — NHL totals 255 14 42 56 90 5 0 0 0 6

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2014 United States U17 6 0 3 3 4 2015 United States U18 7 0 5 5 0 2017 United States WJC 7 0 2 2 2 Junior totals 20 0 10 10 6