Mercyhurst University Athletics

Played two games for the Worcester Sharks in the American Hockey League after final game in a Mercyhurst uniform

Accolades:
2013-14 Atlantic Hockey Assocation Defenseman of the Year
2013-14 Atlantic Hockey Association Co-Sportsman of the Year
2013-14 Atlantic Hockey Association First Team
2012-13 Atlantic Hockey Association First Team
2011-12 Atlantic Hockey Association Third Team

2013-14: One of seven players to appear in all 41 games...named AHA's Defenseman of the Year and Co-Sportsman of the Year...named to AHA's First Team for second consecutive season...was fourth on team with 10 goals and 23 assists for 33 points...established career-highs in assists (23) and points (33)...four of his ten goals came on the power play...also had one shorthanded goal and one game-winning tally...led team with a +18 plus/minus rating...finished second on team with 111 shots on goal and ranked fifth on team with 43 blocked shots...tied for fifth in country in points by a defenseman (33)...tied for third in country in goals by a defenseman (10)...had at least one point in 24 games and had six multiple-point games, including three games with three points...only game-winning goal came with less than a minute left at Merrimack on October 18...had two goals and one assist in 5-2 win over Rensselaer on November 22...had three assists against both Air Force on November 2 and RIT on February 14...had two separate five-game point-scoring streaks...was named team's Defenseman of the Year and earned the team's Scholar-Athlete Award at annual postseason banquet...was a finalist for the Senior CLASS Award given to a Division I men's hockey player who exemplifies exemplary qualities both on and off the ice...GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

2012-13: Named to the AHA's First Team as a defenseman...played in all 41 games on the Laker blue line and led all Mercyhurst defensemen in scoring with seven goals and 19 assists for 26 points...his 19 assists and his 26 points established career-highs...led the team with a +16 plus/minus rating...his 26 points as a blueliner was tied for 14th in the country and was third in the Atlantic Hockey Association...four of his seven goals came on the power play...also blocked 37 shots which was fourth on the team...had a career-high three points on two occasions...had a goal and two assists in 5-0 win at Connecticut on January 19...had a goal and two assists in 8-1 win over Army on February 2...had two assists and was a +5 in 5-2 win over Army in game two of first round AHA playoff series on March 9...had five multiple point games including a goal and an assist in AHA Championship loss to Canisius...was named to the AHA All-Tournament Team...was tied for fourth on the team with 101 shots on goal...GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

2011-12: Named to the AHA's Third Team as a defenseman...also named team's Best Defenseman at annual postseason banquet...played in all 40 games and finished tied for fifth on the team in scoring with 10 goals and 14 assists for 24 points...six of his ten goals came on the power play to lead the team in that category...also tied for the team lead with three game-winning goals...finished tied for third in the conference in points by a defenseman...had his second career multi-goal game, scoring both goals in 2-2 overtime tie at RIT on January 28, 2012...had five multiple-point games, including two assists in the decisive game three win over Holy Cross in the AHA Quarterfinals in Erie on March 11, 2012...had game-winners against Air Force, Canisius, and Sacred Heart...finished fourth on the team with 97 shots on goal...his 10 goals were the most by a Laker defenseman since Jamie Hunt scored 12 during the 2005-06 season...GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

2010-11: Played in 34 games as a freshman…scored five goals and added five assists for ten points…three of his five goals came on the power play…picked up first collegiate point, an assist, in a 4-4 overtime tie at then-No. 4 Michigan on October 2, 2010...dished out a season-high two assists in a 6-2 victory at Air Force, helping coach Gotkin earn his 400th career victory…scored first collegiate goal in a 6-2 win at Sacred Heart on December 3, 2010...had his first career multi-goal game with a pair of goals in an 8-5 win at Niagara on February 4, 2011...was assessed just four minor penalties the entire season...GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

Before Mercyhurst: Played in 95 games over the past two seasons with the Jersey Hitmen, including 50 appearances during the 2008-09 season when the Hitmen won the Dineen Championship...Totaled 25 points with five goals and 20 assists in 45 games during the 2009-10 campaign.

Personal: Born June 26, 1990...majoring in biology...son of Dan and Lori Jones...has one sister, Courtney, and one brother, Josh...was inducted into the Phi Eta Sigma Chapter at Mercyhurst for attaining a 3.5 GPA or better after his freshman year.