SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota Wild President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Bill Guerin announced today that the National Hockey League (NHL) club has recalled forward Ben Jones from the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League (AHL).
Jones, 25, has played in 26 games for Minnesota this season, recording 24 shots, 11 blocked shots, and 51 hits, ranking third among Wild skaters with a 2.0 hits per game average. The 6-foot-0, 190-pound native of Waterloo, Ontario, has also tallied 14 points (5 goals, 9 assists), four power-play assists, 54 shots on goal, one shorthanded goal, and 14 penalty minutes in 20 games with Iowa this season. Last season, Jones recorded 43 points (21 goals, 22 assists), five power-play goals, 59 penalty minutes, and 209 shots in 72 games with the AHL’s Calgary Wranglers, ranking T-1st on the team in goals and second in points.
Throughout his career, Jones has amassed 175 points (77 goals, 98 assists), 266 penalty minutes, 15 power-play goals, eight shorthanded goals, and a plus-34 rating in 303 career games over six AHL seasons with Chicago (2019-20), Henderson (2020-22), Calgary (2022-24), and Iowa (2024). He has also logged four points (2 goals, 2 assists) and 22 penalty minutes in 22 career Calder Cup Playoff games. Before joining Minnesota, Jones appeared in two NHL games with the Vegas Golden Knights during the 2021-22 season, making his debut on November 20, 2021, against Columbus. Jones was originally selected by Vegas in the seventh round (No. 189 overall) of the 2017 NHL Draft and wears sweater No. 39 with Minnesota.
