Chief Jones

Joseph Henry "Chief" Jones (b. December 18, 1879 – d. October 30, 1959[1]) was a professional ice hockey goaltender who played in many games in various professional and amateur leagues, including the National Hockey Association and International Professional Hockey League.

Chief Jones
"Chief" Joseph Jones with the Portage Lakes Hockey Club in 1902–03
Born (1879-12-18)December 18, 1879
Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
Died October 30, 1959(1959-10-30) (aged 79)
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Right
Played for St. Paul Victorias
Portage Lake-Houghton HC
Michigan Sault Ste. Marie Indians
Cobalt Silver Kings
Waterloo Colts
Playing career 1902–1914

Amongst the teams Jones played with were the Cobalt Silver Kings. He was a "full blooded Indian" who hailed from Michigan.[2] Before he played with Cobalt, he played with the St. Paul Victorias in St. Paul, Minnesota and in the International Professional Hockey League with a team in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan from the league's inaugural year until the 1908–09 season, when he signed with the Cobalt Hockey Club. He played for Waterloo in the Ontario Professional Hockey League the following hockey season.[3] He retired after that season.[4]

Career statistics

Regular season
   
Season Team League GP W L T/OTL MIN GA GAA SV% SO
1902–03 Portage Lake-Houghton Hockey Club US Pro 4 2 1 1 240 11 2.75 — 1
1903–04 Michigan Sault Ste. Marie Indians US Pro 4 0 4 0 240 31 7.75 — 0
1904–05 Michigan Sault Ste. Marie Indians IPHL 24 10 13 1 1428 79 3.32 — 1
1905–06 Michigan Sault Ste. Marie Indians IPHL 22 16 6 0 1340 57 2.55 — 2
1906–07 Michigan Sault Ste. Marie Indians IPHL 23 10 13 0 1358 88 3.80 — 0
1908–09 Cobalt Silver Kings TPHL 8 6 2 0 484 32 3.97 — 0
1909–10 Cobalt Silver Kings NHA 12 4 8 0 724 104 8.62 — 0
1910–11 Waterloo Colts OPHL 16 9 7 0 1035 83 4.82 — 0
NHA totals 12 4 8 0 724 104 8.62 — 0

Playoffs
   
Season Team League GP W L T/OTL MIN GA GAA SV% SO
1909–10 Cobalt Silver Kings NHA 2 1 0 1 120 6 3.00 — 0
NHA totals 2 1 0 1 120 6 3.00 — 0

Source: Society for International Hockey Research Database[5]

References
  1. Hockey deaths - October 1959
  2. Murphy, John Patrick (1977). Yankee takeover at Cobalt! - John Patrick Murphy - Google Books. ISBN 9780889541436. Retrieved 2013-02-19 – via Google Books.
  3. Diamond, Dan (1998). Total Hockey: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Hockey League - Dan Diamond, James Duplacey - Google Books. ISBN 9780836271140. Retrieved 2013-02-19 – via Google Books.
  4. O'Coughlin, Seamus (11 October 2001). Squaw Valley Gold: American Hockey's Olympic Odyssey - Seamus O'Coughlin - Google Books. ISBN 9781469762616. Retrieved 2013-02-19 – via Google Books.
  5. "SIHR | Society for International Hockey Research".


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