HC Thurgau has signed former Vernon Vipers forwards/twin brothers Connor & Kellen Jones.
Hockey Club Thurgau is a Swiss professional ice hockey club based in Weinfelden, Switzerland. The club was founded in 1989 and currently plays in the Swiss League (SL)
Kellen Jones spent last season playing in Sweden with Västerviks IK In 52 games last year, Jones collected (14-goals-16-assists-30-points).
Västerviks IK is a Swedish ice hockey club, based in Västervik. The club, founded in 1971, had spent decades yo-yoing between the third and fourth tiers of Swedish ice hockey, Division 1 and Division 2, before securing promotion on March 31, 2016, to HockeyAllsvenskan (second tier) for the 2016–17 season.
After four years at Quinnipiac University, Kellen Jones signed his first pro contract with the American Hockey League (AHL) Oklahoma City Barons on April 3rd 2014. Before heading to Sweden Jones spent four seasons (2014-2018) playing in the ECHL & American Hockey League with six different teams (Oklahoma City Barons, Bakersfield Condors, Missouri Mavericks, Utica Comets, Bridgeport Sound Tigers & the Worcester Railers).
Kellen Jones played four years in Vernon (2006-2010) playing in 154 regular season games with the Vipers collecting (39-goals-134-assists-173-points). Jones is listed 13th on Vernon Junior hockey's all-time points list with 173 & 4th on Vernon Junior hockey's all-time assists list with 134
Jones was drafted in Round 7 of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft #202 overall by the Edmonton Oilers.
Kellen Jones Player Profile:
Connor Jones has spent the past four seasons with the American Hockey League Bridgeport Sound Tigers. In 67 games last season, Jones collected (6-goals-7-assists-13-points).
After four years at Quinnipiac University Jones signed his first pro contract with the American Hockey League Oklahoma City Barons April 3rd 2014.
Jones signed a one-year, two-way (NHL/AHL) contract with the New York Islanders February 22, 2017 & again July 27th, 2017. Jones made his NHL debut, April 2nd 2017 with the New York Islanders after being called up from the American Hockey League Bridgeport Sound Tigers April 1st 2017. Jones played one game with the Islanders before being sent back down to the American Hockey League April 4th 2017.
Jones played In 163 regular season games with the Vipers collecting (80-goals-118-assists-198-points). Jones is listed 6th on Vernon Junior hockey's all-time points list with 198 & is tied for 6th on Vernon Junior hockey's all-time goals list with 80 & 7th on Vernon Junior hockey's all-time assists list with 118
Connor Jones Player Profile:
This was in the CTPost Newspaper:
Hockey’s Jones twins to reunite in Switzerland
By Michael Fornabaio
Thursday, May 16, 2019
Swiss hockey club Thurgau announced Thursday that it has signed former Bridgeport Sound Tigers and Quinnipiac forwards Connor and Kellen Jones for 2019-20.
“It’s definitely a big change,” Connor Jones said, “but we’re both looking forward to the challenge.”
Connor Jones departs Bridgeport after four seasons after playing 244 games for the Sound Tigers, seventh in team history and the most among any who arrived on a professional tryout.
He was one of only four Sound Tigers to take part in this year’s playoffs and the team’s last postseason appearance in 2016.
Kellen Jones played in Sweden last season, the second time in four years that the twins played in separate organizations.
“We had some good talks with the coach,” Connor Jones said. “It was a good opportunity for us to get back together.”
Kellen had been part of the Sound Tigers organization the previous two seasons, playing 88 games for Bridgeport, 58 of them in 2016-17.
The twins helped Quinnipiac to the 2013 NCAA final, in which the Bobcats lost to Yale.
This was in the VT.SE Newspaper:
Kellen Jones have decided
it does not Kellen Jones. He has been presented to his new Club.
Jonathan 2019-05-16
' We'll see if any month '
a dream for many BAY fans have been to see the twin duo Kellen and Connor Jones in the rödblå address next season. It's not going to happen. The removal is going South for the brothers, they have been presented by Swiss Club HC Thurgau.
Kellen has previously talked about playing in Europe along with Connor has been a dream. It is now a reality, in the Swiss domestic football, the 1st Division.
' HC Thurgau is pleased to present its foreign duo of the season 2019/20. The 28-year-old twin brothers, Connor and Kellen Jones from Canada, strengthens the team. ', writes the team on its website.
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ReplyDeleteKeep up your super sleuthing . It's great to read news about Viper alumni . Once a Vipe ( fans included ) , always a Vipe !
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ReplyDeleteConnor & Kellen Jones are two of the most dedicated, hard working, skilled & exciting players Vipers fans have ever seen play in Vernon. I will never forget the year, they were called up during the playoffs along with David Robinson. The Vees didn't have an answer for the line of the Jones & Robinson, as those three were unstoppable as they put the Vipers on there back and help win the series. These three young kids took over that series and gave Penticton all kinds of trouble. The Vipers should retire Connor & Kellen Jones jersey's and should have years ago.
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