Prospect Info: 189th - Ben Jones

[Brock]

Great pick by Vegas in the 7th.

I had Jones as the 37th best OHL'er available this year.

http://ohlprospects.blogspot.ca/2017/05/my-final-top-50-ohl-players-for-2017.html

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[Vegas Mac]

Great pick by Vegas in the 7th.

I had Jones as the 37th best OHL'er available this year.

http://ohlprospects.blogspot.ca/2017/05/my-final-top-50-ohl-players-for-2017.html

I like me the scrappy types lol. Welcome to Vegas Ben!

 

[Nighthock]

Seems like a great sleeper pick based on what I've seen.

 

[derriko]

Great pick by Vegas in the 7th.

I had Jones as the 37th best OHL'er available this year.

http://ohlprospects.blogspot.ca/2017/05/my-final-top-50-ohl-players-for-2017.html

Very high praise for a 7th rounder. Sounds like a potential steal even if he is just a 4th line defensive specialist / pest.

Maybe we have a young Ian Laperierre on our hands?

 

[tcat84]

No posts since draft day?? This boi is 21 in OHL scoring, 11th among CHL 18 yr olds. His 2 teammates Akill Thomas and Kirill Maxsimov having good years too, but Jones is leading the team.

Maybe he gets no attention cause his name is boring?? haha

 

[BattleBorn]

I’d literally forgotten he was in the pipeline.

First rounders get all the press I suppose. Hell, I haven’t heard anything about Hague lately at all, and he was studdish at rookie camp.

 

[IceNeophyte]

No posts since draft day?? This boi is 21 in OHL scoring, 11th among CHL 18 yr olds. His 2 teammates Akill Thomas and Kirill Maxsimov having good years too, but Jones is leading the team.

Maybe he gets no attention cause his name is boring?? haha

His name just doesn't sound French enough.

 

[derriko]

I’d literally forgotten he was in the pipeline.

First rounders get all the press I suppose. Hell, I haven’t heard anything about Hague lately at all, and he was studdish at rookie camp.

It seems to me that I am The Hague hype man haha. If he stays healthy, I think he is going to turn into what Jaren Cowen was supposed to be.

With Hague, the only worry I have is that his size and strength combo are making him seem better than he is against the young'ins.

Ben Jones is easy to forget about. Literally couldn’t come up with a more generic name if I tried.

As was mentioned, leading the team in scoring, and Niagara is a good team too. Looking at their ages, they are extremely young. Only one twenty year old, and he’s halfway down the list in scoring. Not very many 19 year olds either. The bulk of the team are 18 and under.

Play style wise, he seems like a Curtis Lazar type in the future. Even if he’s a future 4th liner, that’s impressive for a 7th rounder. One thing you can’t ever doubt McPhee for, and the scouting groups he assembles is their scouting ability.

Interesting factoid I just read: Jones was a defenseman most of his life. That probably explains his two way game, but could also mean there is still a ton of room to grow in the offensive end of the ice.

 

[GKG18]

Thanks for the bump- I'd forgotten as well.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Great progress each season: 0.15 ppg, 0.79 ppg, 1.16 ppg, 1.35 ppg
- you guys drafted great at 189th

 

[Artorius Horus T]

I might as well update to here as well.

Ben Jones (19) has had incredible season so far, especially for a 7th round pick.
- since my last update, his ppg has gone from 1.35 to 1.60

In his last 10 games, he has scored whopping 28 points (13+15 | 2.80 ppg) +/- +15 with 30 penalty minutes,
but i think the best part was his face-off stats from those 10 games; 138 face-off wins out of 224 (61.6 face-off %)

2018-2019 season stats so far: 26+40=66 | +32 | 1.60 ppg | 52 PIM | 54.0 F/O% (465 F/O W)

 

[Artorius Horus T]

2nd in 5 on 5 goals
2nd in 5 on 5 assists
2nd in 5 on 5 points
3rd in +/-
4th most points (5 player tie)
4th in assists
7th in ppg
7th in face/off wins
10th in face/off %

 

[CupInSIX]

I might as well update to here as well.

Ben Jones (19) has had incredible season so far, especially for a 7th round pick.
- since my last update, his ppg has gone from 1.35 to 1.60

In his last 10 games, he has scored whopping 28 points (13+15 | 2.80 ppg) +/- +15 with 30 penalty minutes,
but i think the best part was his face-off stats from those 10 games; 138 face-off wins out of 224 (61.6 face-off %)

2018-2019 season stats so far: 26+40=66 | +32 | 1.60 ppg | 52 PIM | 54.0 F/O% (465 F/O W)

and outscoring Nick Suzuki