Connor Jones (ice hockey)

Connor Jones (born August 16, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for HC Thurgau in the Swiss League (SL). He has appeared in the National Hockey League (NHL) with affiliate, the New York Islanders.
==Playing career==
Undrafted, Jones played collegiate hockey with Quinnipiac University of the ECAC from 2010 to 2014. Jones played a majority of his Quinnipiac career on a line with his identical twin brother Kellen, who was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the 7th round of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. Jones' Bobcats lost to Yale in the 2013 NCAA National Championship game. At the completion of his senior year as an Alternate captain with the Bobcats, Jones embarked on his professional career in signing a one-year AHL contract for the 2014–15 season, with the Oklahoma City Barons, the primary affiliate of the Oilers, on April 3, 2014. He immediately joined the Barons on an Amateur try-out basis to complete the 2013–14 season.
In the midst of his second season with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in 2016–17, Jones was signed his first NHL contract on a one-year entry-level contract with parent affiliate, the New York Islanders on February 22, 2017. In the final stages of the Islanders season, Jones received his first NHL recall on April 2, 2017. Added to inject energy to the fourth-line, Jones made his debut that night in a 4–2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres.
Jones started the 2017–18 season with the Sound Tigers after he was cut from Islanders camp. He earned a three-game suspension for slew-footing Utica Comets defenceman Jordan Subban during a game on December 1, 2017.
At the completion of his contract with the Islanders, Jones became a free agent however opted to continue within the Islanders organization in signing a one-year AHL contract with the Sound Tigers on July 9, 2018. In his final season with the Sound Tigers in 2018–19, Jones contributed with 6 goals and 13 points in 67 games.
As an impending free agent, Jones reunited with his brother Kellen, signing a one-year contract as a duo with Swiss second tier club, HC Thurgau, on May 16, 2019. 
== Personal life ==
Connor, and his twin brother Kellen, grew up in Montrose, BC, and both played hockey for Quinnipiac University and the Bridgeport Sound Tigers.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
2005–06 	Beaver Valley Nitehawks	KIJHL 		5 	2 	1 	3 	4 		10 	1 	2 	3 	6
2006–07 	Beaver Valley Nitehawks	KIJHL 		52 	26 	46 	72 	156 		13 	3 	4 	7 	47
2006–07 	Vernon Vipers 	BCHL 		2 	1 	2 	3 	2 		16 	3 	6 	9 	6
2007–08 	Vernon Vipers 	BCHL 		50 	24 	30 	54 	50 		10 	3 	9 	12 	2
2008–09 	Vernon Vipers 	BCHL 		60 	19 	41 	60 	49 		17 	9 	9 	18 	18
2009–10 	Vernon Vipers 	BCHL 		51 	36 	45 	81 	40 		19 	9 	11 	20 	22
2010–11 	Quinnipiac University 	ECAC 		39 	9 	15 	24 	38 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	Quinnipiac University 	ECAC 		37 	13 	28 	41 	30 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	Quinnipiac University 	ECAC 		37 	12 	14 	26 	41 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	Quinnipiac University 	ECAC 		40 	15 	23 	38 	42 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	Oklahoma City Barons 	AHL 		5 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Bakersfield Condors 	ECHL 		27 	10 	16 	26 	29 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Oklahoma City Barons 	AHL 		41 	4 	6 	10 	31 		10 	3 	0 	3 	2
2015–16 	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL 		51 	6 	7 	13 	21 		3 	0 	0 	0 	0
2016–17 	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL 		58 	5 	14 	19 	89 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2016–17 	New York Islanders 	NHL 		4 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL 		68 	8 	9 	17 	70 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2018–19 	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL 		67 	6 	7 	13 	55 		5 	0 	0 	0 	4
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		4 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honours==
Award 	Year 	
College 	College	College
ECAC Third All-Star Team	2012 	
==References==
== External links ==
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Category:1990 births
Category:Living people
Category:Bakersfield Condors (1998–2015) players
Category:Bridgeport Sound Tigers players
Category:Canadian ice hockey centres
Category:Ice hockey people from British Columbia
Category:New York Islanders players
Category:Oklahoma City Barons players
Category:Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey players
Category:Undrafted National Hockey League players
Category:Vernon Vipers players