SETH JONES
North American Skater - Portland, WHL
Final Rank:1Midterm Rank:1
Position:DefensemanShoots:Right
Height:6' 4"Weight:205
Born:October 3, 1994Hometown:Frisco, TX
Born in:Arlington, TX, USA
Drafted: 2013: NSH (1st Round / 4th Overall) 
• He was third among Western Hockey League defensemen in the 2013 playoffs with 15 points (5-10--15) in 21 games as Portland captured the WHL championship, earning a trip to the 2013 Memorial Cup.

• In 2012-13, Jones led all Western Hockey League rookie defensemen with 56 points (14-42--56) and a plus-46 rating in 61 games, helping Portland lead the league with 57 wins (57-12-1-2). He was named WHL Rookie of the Year and CHL Top Prospect of the Year for his outstanding season.

• A three-time gold medalist, Jones captured gold as the youngest member of Team USA at the 2013 World Junior Championship, recording seven points (1-6--7) and a plus-8 rating. In 2012, he captained the Under-18 team to gold at the World Championship (he also won in 2011), finishing second in team scoring with eight points (3-5--8).

• He is the son of former NBA player, Ronald “Popeye” Jones, who played 11 seasons with Dallas, Toronto, Boston, Denver, Washington and Golden State and served as an assistant coach of the Brooklyn Nets in 2012-13. His younger brother, Caleb, also a defenseman, was selected by Portland in the 2012 WHL Bantam Draft.

• He started skating at six when he became a fan of the Colorado Avalanche. His first hockey team was the Littleton Hawks Squirt AA and he split his minor hockey between Colorado and Dallas.

• A little-known fact is that his first name is Jared: “I go by my middle name, Seth, because I liked it better when I was younger.”

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FAVORITES

NHL team: Detroit Red Wings
NHL player: Pavel Datsyuk
Shootout move: “Backhand, forehand, quick top shelf shot”
Goal celebration: “Stick in air”
Video game: MLB 2K12
Movie: Law Abiding Citizen
TV show: Modern Family
Actors: Gerard Butler & Denzel Washington
Website: YouTube
Pump-up song: Clarity by Zedd
Restaurant: The Keg
Sport (other than hockey): Basketball
Breakfast food: Eggs, Bacon, Potatoes, Toast
Superhero: Batman

STATISTICS

SEASONTEAMLEAGUEGPGAPPIM
2023-2024CHICAGONHL534212528
2022-2023CHICAGONHL7212253730
2021-2022CHICAGONHL785465128
2021-2022UNITED STATES (2022 IIHF World Championship)ITLTOUR101450
2020-2021COLUMBUSNHL565232826
2019-2020COLUMBUSNHL566243020
2018-2019COLUMBUSNHL759374628
2017-2018COLUMBUSNHL7816415730
2016-2017COLUMBUSNHL7512304224
2015-2016COLUMBUSNHL412182012
2015-2016NASHVILLENHL401101110
2014-2015NASHVILLENHL828192720
2013-2014NASHVILLENHL776192524
2012-2013PORTLANDWHL6114425633
2012-2013USA (2013 IIHF World Junior Championship)ITLTOUR71674
2011-2012USA U-18NTDP528233118
2010-2011USA U-17NTDP374172124
2010-2011USA U-18NTDP20010108
2009-2010DALLAS STARS AAAMWEHL425131820