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Canadian lacrosse player
Adam Jones
Born (1989-07-31) July 31, 1989 (age 35)
Owen Sound, Ontario
NationalityCanadian
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight200 pounds (91 kg)
ShootsLeft
PositionForward
NLL draft3rd overall, 2011
Colorado Mammoth
NLL team
Former teams		Toronto Rock
Saskatchewan Rush
Colorado Mammoth
WLA teamLangley Thunder
Pro career2012–

Adam Jones (born July 31, 1989) is a professional Canadian lacrosse player who plays for the Toronto Rock in the National Lacrosse League. Jones is also a member of Owen Sound Northstars in the Ontario Senior B lacrosse league and the Langley Thunder in the Western Lacrosse Association (WLA). In 2013 he was named the sixteenth best indoor lacrosse player in the world by Ilindoor magazine.

Box Lacrosse career

Jones began his lacrosse career in Owen Sound. He starred for the Owen Sound Rams in Junior B where he led the league in scoring in 2006 with 94 points in 20 games. He moved on to the Junior A Orangeville Northmen in 2010. Jones helped the Northmen win two Minto Cups and was named Most Outstanding Player in the tournament in 2009. He was selected in the first round, third overall, by the Colorado Mammoth in the 2011 NLL draft. and in the first round, second overall, by the Brooklin Redmen in the 2012 MSL draft. Jones won NLL rookie of the year honors in 2012 leading all rookies with 76 points on 29 goals and 47 assists. He is also a member of the Peterborough Lakers in the MSL. On September 19, 2016 Jones was traded from the Colorado Mammoth along with a second round draft pick in 2017 to the Saskatchewan Rush for Zach Greer and a 1st round pick in 2016 (9th overall pick). On July 25, 2017, he was traded to the Toronto Rock in exchange for a 1st round pick in each of the 2018 and 2019 NLL Drafts.

Field Lacrosse career

Jones starred for Team Canada at the World U-19 Field Lacrosse Championships in 2008. He was named tournament MVP and top Midfielder. He played for Canisius College Golden Griffins in the NCAA from 2008 until he graduated in 2011 and was named an All American in his freshman season. He was drafted 38th overall in the 2011 MLL draft by the Rochester Rattlers. Jones was a member of the Canadian National Team which won gold at the 2014 World Field Lacrosse Championships.

Statistics

NLL

Reference:

Adam Jones Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team GP G A Pts LB PIM Pts/GP LB/GP PIM/GP GP G A Pts LB PIM Pts/GP LB/GP PIM/GP

2012 Colorado Mammoth 16 29 47 76 77 8 4.75 4.81 0.50 1 3 0 3 6 0 3.00 6.00 0.00
2013 Colorado Mammoth 16 33 39 72 87 19 4.50 5.44 1.19 1 4 1 5 2 0 5.00 2.00 0.00
2014 Colorado Mammoth 13 39 26 65 65 6 5.00 5.00 0.46 1 5 0 5 0 2 5.00 0.00 2.00
2015 Colorado Mammoth 16 51 42 93 73 16 5.81 4.56 1.00 1 0 0 0 6 2 0.00 6.00 2.00
2016 Colorado Mammoth 14 42 26 68 63 11 4.86 4.50 0.79 1 4 0 4 9 0 4.00 9.00 0.00
2017 Saskatchewan Rush 16 26 31 57 75 8 3.56 4.69 0.50 4 13 6 19 21 0 4.75 5.25 0.00
2018 Toronto Rock 18 37 52 89 109 9 4.94 6.06 0.50 –––––––––
2019 Toronto Rock 12 25 31 56 63 2 4.67 5.25 0.17 2 7 9 16 5 2 8.00 2.50 1.00
2020 Toronto Rock 1 1 0 1 4 2 1.00 4.00 2.00 –––––––––
122 283 294 577 616 81 4.73 5.05 0.66 11 36 16 52 49 6 4.73 4.45 0.55
Career Total: 133 319 310 629 665 87 4.73 5.00 0.65

GP–Games played; G–Goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; LB–Loose balls; PIM–Penalty minutes; Pts/GP–Points per games played; LB/GP–Loose balls per games played; PIM/GP–Penalty minutes per games played.

References

  1. Bob Chavez. "Jones Signs 5 Year Deal With Mammoth" Archived 2013-12-11 at the Wayback Machine, ilindoor, 5 November 2013.
  2. "Colorado Mammoth - 2013 Regular Season - Roster - #16 - Adam Jones". NLL.com. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  3. "Lacrosse Star Returns To Owen Sound", 29 June 2012
  4. Gary Ahuja."Thunder Offense Getting Boost", The Langley Times, 27 June 2013.
  5. Bob Chavez. "Indoor Top 50: Adam Jones #16" Archived 2013-12-11 at the Wayback Machine, ilindoor, 4 December 2013.
  6. "Adam Jones Biography", Canisius College Athletics.
  7. Casey Vock. "Adam Jones Looking Forward to Return" Archived 2013-12-11 at the Wayback Machine, ilindoor, 11 October 2011.
  8. "Ontario Junior A Lacrosse League"
  9. Paul Tutka. "Playoff Performer of the Year Orangeville Northmen's Adam Jones" Archived 2013-12-11 at the Wayback Machine, ilindoor, 31 August 2009.
  10. Fred Wallace. "Jones Selected Third Overall in NLL Draft" Bayshore Broadcasting News Centre, 23 September 2011.
  11. "2012 MSL Draft" Archived 2013-12-11 at the Wayback Machine,"Lacrosse - Inside The Game", 27 January 2012.
  12. "Adam Jones wins Rookie of the Year Award", nll.com, 4 May 2012.
  13. Rush Trade Jones for first round picks in 2018, 2019
  14. "World Championships of Lacrosse 2008"
  15. "Adam Jones"
  16. "MLL Draft Results"
  17. Bill Walker. "Lakers' Adam Jones Pumped Up World Title", The Peterborough Examiner, 29 July 2014.
  18. "National Lacrosse League Pointstreak Stats". NLL.com. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
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