Ronald Perry Jones (born April 11, 1951) is a Canadian former professional
ice hockey
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defenceman
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.
Jones was born in
Vermilion
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,
Alberta
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. Selected by the
Boston Bruins
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in the
1971 NHL Entry Draft, Jones played for the Bruins,
Pittsburgh Penguins
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, and
Washington Capitals
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between 1972 and 1976. The rest of his career was mainly spent in the minor
American Hockey League
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.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Awards
* WCHL All-Star Team – 1971
External links
*
Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
1951 births
Living people
Boston Bruins draft picks
Boston Bruins players
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Canadian ice hockey defencemen
Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) players
Hershey Bears players
Ice hockey people from Alberta
NHL first-round draft picks
People from the County of Vermilion River
Pittsburgh Penguins players
Richmond Robins players
Washington Capitals players
20th-century Canadian sportsmen
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