The ECHL Tahoe Knight Monsters have named former Vernon Vipers
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forward Connor new Head Coach.
Source: https://knightmonstershockey.com/
Source: https://vernonmorningstar.com
Jones spent the past two seasons as an Assistant Coach with Princeton University.
Jones was an amateur scout with the Las Vegas Golden Knights from 2022-2024 winning a Stanley Cup with the Golden Knights in 2023.
Jones last played professional hockey during the 2021-22 season with the ECHL Fort Wayne Komets before announcing his retirement May 13th 2022.
Before joining the Komets, Jones played the 2020-21 season in Sweden with Vasterviks IK, a professional hockey team from Vasterviks, Sweden that play in the Swedish Ice Hockey League.
Jones played in the ECHL, American Hockey League & Sweden from 2014-2022.
Jones played four years at Quinnipiac University from 2010-2014 before signing his first professional contract with the American Hockey League Oklahoma City Barons April 3rd 2014. Jones signed a one year-two way contract with the New York Islanders February 22nd 2017. Jones made his NHL/Islanders debut April 1st 2017 vs the Buffalo Sabres. Jones only played one game with the Islanders.
Jones played three seasons in Vernon from 2007-2010. In 163 games with the Vipers, Jones collected (80-goals-118-assists-198-points). Jones is 6th on the franchise all-time goals list with 80, is 7th on the franchise all-time assists list with 118 and 6th on the franchise all-time points list with 198.


2 comments:
Congrats Connor! One of the most hardest working, electric and exciting players to ever wear a Vipers jersey. His two Royal Bank Cups and stats/numbers should be enough and along with his twin brother Kellen Jones for these two to have their Vipers jerseys retired.
It would be nice to have both Jones twins in attendance should they retire there jerseys. What great moment for long time vipers fans .
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