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Blair Jones

current status: Off season

#19 C | 6'2", 216 lbs. | Calgary

Birth Date:September 27, 1986 (26 years old)
Place of Birth:Central Butte, Sask.
Shoots:R

Experience:5 years
Drafted:Drafted by Tampa Bay in 2005 (4/102).
Acquired:Acquired in a trade with Tampa Bay in 2012.

Season Stats

	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	TOI	S	PtsPG
YTD	15	0	1	1	-6	10	0	0	0	10:44	22	0.07

Scouting Report

Assets:	Has a solid combination of size and two-way ability. Is an intelligent hockey player with some scoring upside. Can play both center and wing.
Flaws:	Needs to use his size more to his advantage. Might not be a big scorer at the National Hockey League level, so he must always pay attention to details.
Career Potential:	Versatile two-way forward.

Movements & Injuries

2013
4/21/2013	Recalled from Abbotsford (AHL).
4/12/2013	Assigned to Abbotsford (AHL).
4/09/2013	Recalled from Abbotsford (AHL).
2/21/2013	Assigned to Abbotsford (AHL).
2/16/2013	Placed on waivers by the Calgary Flames.
2012
7/01/2012	Re-signed by the Calgary Flames to a two-year contract.
6/25/2012	Calgary Flames tendered a qualifying offer.
3/22/2012	Missed 19 games (broken left ankle).
2/14/2012	Broken left ankle, injured reserve.
2/11/2012	Broken left ankle, sidelined indefinitely.
1/06/2012	Acquired from the Tampa Bay Lightning.
2011
12/08/2011	Recalled from Norfolk (AHL).
11/25/2011	Assigned to Norfolk (AHL).
11/23/2011	Placed on waivers by the Tampa Bay Lightning.
6/24/2011	Re-signed by the Tampa Bay Lightning to a one-year contract.
4/24/2011	Recalled from Norfolk (AHL).
4/21/2011	Assigned to Norfolk (AHL).
4/19/2011	Recalled from Norfolk (AHL).
3/27/2011	Assigned to Norfolk (AHL).
3/03/2011	Recalled from Norfolk (AHL).
2010
12/01/2010	Assigned to Norfolk (AHL).
11/20/2010	Recalled from Norfolk (AHL).
11/07/2010	Assigned to Norfolk (AHL).
10/30/2010	Missed 1 game (stomach injury).
10/27/2010	Stomach injury, day-to-day.
10/26/2010	Recalled from Norfolk (AHL).
9/26/2010	Assigned to Norfolk (AHL).
7/15/2010	Re-signed as a restricted free agent by the Tampa Bay Lightning to a one-year contract.
6/16/2010	Tampa Bay Lightning tendered a qualifying offer.
1/12/2010	Assigned to Norfolk (AHL).
2009
12/15/2009	Recalled from Norfolk (AHL).
12/12/2009	Assigned to Norfolk (AHL).
12/10/2009	Recalled from Norfolk (AHL).
12/06/2009	Assigned to Norfolk (AHL).
12/04/2009	Recalled from Norfolk (AHL).
9/26/2009	Assigned to Norfolk (AHL).
7/16/2009	Re-signed as a restricted free agent by the Tampa Bay Lightning.
6/29/2009	Tampa Bay Lightning tendered a qualifying offer.
2008
9/21/2008	Assigned to Norfolk (AHL).
2007
12/23/2007	Assigned to Norfolk (AHL).
12/14/2007	Recalled from Norfolk (AHL).
9/23/2007	Assigned to Norfolk (AHL).
1/29/2007	Recalled from Springfield (AHL).
2006
12/01/2006	Assigned to Springfield (AHL).
11/20/2006	Recalled from Springfield (AHL).
9/27/2006	Assigned to Springfield (AHL).
9/26/2006	Recalled from Springfield (AHL).
9/23/2006	Assigned to Springfield (AHL).
7/13/2006	Signed by the Tampa Bay Lighting to a three-year entry-level contract.

Career Transactions

2012
1/06/2012	Calgary Flames traded Brendan Mikkelson to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Blair Jones.
2005
7/30/2005	Drafted by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 4th round (102nd overall) in 2005.

Player News

| 04/24/2013 1:58 AM

News

Blair Jones was called up from the minors on Tuesday April 23.

Rotoworld.com

Blair Jones back up with Calgary | 04/10/2013 5:05 PM

News

Blair Jones will get back into Calgary's lineup Wednesday night after being called up from the minors on Tuesday.

Flames.nhl.com

Impact

He was originally assigned to AHL Abbotsford on Feb. 21 after skating in 11 games with the Flames. Coach Bob Hartley wants Jones to be active in the forecheck and be "an up-and-down player."

Blair Jones goes unclaimed on waivers | 02/18/2013 9:42 AM

News

Blair Jones successfully clears waivers.

Calgary Herald

Impact

Jones is still on the Calgary Flames' active roster, but he might be sent down soon. "Maybe it can serve as motivation or a wakeup call or a little extra juice to get you to work that much harder at being a better player," Jones suggested. He was a healthy scratch on Sunday.

Calgary waives Blair Jones | 02/16/2013 6:32 PM

News

Blair Jones has been placed on waivers by the Calgary Flames.

Calgary Sun

Impact

Jones has an assist and six penalty minutes in 11 games this season. Even if another team claims him, he won't have any fantasy value in standard leagues in 2013.

Flames could dress Jones and Brodie | 01/21/2013 5:04 PM

News

Blair Jones and defenseman T.J. Brodie could make their season debuts on Monday night.

Calgary Sun

Impact

They watched Sunday's game from the press box, but may play against Anaheim. Coach Bob Hartley wouldn't acknowledge personnel changes, but he did say that switching bodies in and out will probably be a common practice during the shortened schedule to keep players fresher.

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Game Log

Date	Team	Opp	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPPTS	SHG	GWG	S	TOI	Status
4/26/2013	Cgy	Chi	0	0	-	-1	2	0	-	0	0	2	19:35	-
4/25/2013	Cgy	StL	0	0	-	-1	0	0	-	0	0	1	13:42	-
4/23/2013	Cgy	Nas	0	0	-	-1	0	0	-	0	0	0	19:28	-
4/21/2013	Cgy	Min	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
4/10/2013	Cgy	Van	0	0	-	-1	2	0	-	0	0	1	11:03	-
2/20/2013	Cgy	LA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
2/18/2013	Cgy	Phx	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
2/17/2013	Cgy	Dal	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
2/15/2013	Cgy	StL	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	09:31	-
2/13/2013	Cgy	Dal	0	1	1	1	0	0	-	0	0	3	16:02	-
2/11/2013	Cgy	Min	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	2	12:39	-
2/09/2013	Cgy	Van	0	0	-	-1	0	0	-	0	0	5	09:03	-
2/07/2013	Cgy	CBJ	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	1	08:08	-
2/05/2013	Cgy	Det	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	04:26	-
2/02/2013	Cgy	Chi	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	06:22	-
1/31/2013	Cgy	Col	0	0	-	-1	2	0	-	0	0	2	07:11	-
1/26/2013	Cgy	Edm	0	0	-	0	2	0	-	0	0	3	06:52	-
1/23/2013	Cgy	Van	0	0	-	0	2	0	-	0	0	2	08:42	-
1/21/2013	Cgy	Ana	0	0	-	-1	0	0	-	0	0	0	08:24	-
1/20/2013	Cgy	SJ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress

Career Regular Season Statistics

Year	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	TOI	S	PtsPG
2012-13	Calgary	NHL	15	0	1	1	-6	10	0	0	0	10:44	22	0.07
	Abbotsford	AHL	21	3	4	7	0	23	1	0	-	-	59	0.33
2011-12	Calgary	NHL	21	1	3	4	2	8	0	0	1	14:25	37	0.19
	Tampa Bay	NHL	22	2	2	4	-3	10	0	0	0	8:26	21	0.18
	Total TB/Cgy	NHL	43	3	5	8	-1	18	0	0	1	11:21	58	0.19
	Norfolk	AHL	5	2	2	4	-2	16	1	0	-	-	15	0.80
2010-11	Tampa Bay	NHL	18	1	2	3	-2	2	0	0	0	8:00	20	0.17
	Norfolk	AHL	56	24	31	55	17	75	6	0	-	-	191	0.98
2009-10	Tampa Bay	NHL	14	0	0	0	-5	10	0	0	0	12:50	26	0.00
	Norfolk	AHL	63	9	21	30	0	27	0	0	-	-	141	0.48
2008-09	Norfolk	AHL	80	20	34	54	-13	61	8	0	-	-	-	0.68
2007-08	Tampa Bay	NHL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1:55	1	0.00
	Norfolk	AHL	75	14	28	42	-22	50	4	0	-	-	-	0.56
2006-07	Tampa Bay	NHL	20	1	2	3	0	2	0	0	0	5:46	6	0.15
	Springfield	AHL	45	5	16	21	-15	36	0	0	0	-	84	0.47
2005-06	Moose Jaw	WHL	72	35	50	85	26	85	14	2	-	-	-	1.18
2004-05	Moose Jaw	WHL	29	7	18	25	1	30	2	0	-	-	-	0.86
	Red Deer	WHL	39	7	18	25	9	48	2	1	-	-	-	0.64
	Total RD/MJ	WHL	68	14	36	50	10	78	4	1	-	-	-	0.74
2003-04	Red Deer	WHL	72	9	22	31	-12	55	4	0	-	-	-	0.43
2002-03	Red Deer	WHL	37	3	4	7	2	17	0	0	-	-	-	0.19
NHL	Total	NHL	114	5	10	15	-14	42	0	0	1	-	133	0.13
AHL	Total	AHL	345	77	136	213	-35	288	20	0	-	-	-	0.62
WHL	Total	WHL	249	61	112	173	26	235	22	3	-	-	-	0.69

Career Playoff Statistics

Year	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	TOI	S	PtsPG
2012-13	Calgary	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Abbotsford	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2011-12	Calgary	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Norfolk	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2010-11	Tampa Bay	NHL	7	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	6:24	5	0.00
	Norfolk	AHL	4	1	0	1	1	8	1	0	-	-	11	0.25
2009-10	Tampa Bay	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Norfolk	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2008-09	Norfolk	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2007-08	Tampa Bay	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Norfolk	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2006-07	Tampa Bay	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Springfield	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2005-06	Moose Jaw	WHL	22	9	12	21	9	45	2	0	-	-	-	0.95
2004-05	Moose Jaw	WHL	5	2	5	7	-1	8	1	0	-	-	-	1.40
2003-04	Red Deer	WHL	19	1	5	6	-2	24	0	0	-	-	-	0.32
2002-03	Red Deer	WHL	10	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.10
NHL	Total	NHL	7	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	-	5	0.00
AHL	Total	AHL	4	1	0	1	1	8	1	0	-	-	11	0.25
WHL	Total	WHL	56	13	22	35	7	77	3	0	-	-	-	0.63

2012 Game Highs

	TOTAL	OPP	DATE	LAST SEASON
Goals	0	15 times-last:at Chi	last:Apr 26	1
Assists	1	vs. Dal	Feb 13	1
Points	1	vs. Dal	Feb 13	1
Penalty Minutes	2	5 times-last:at Chi	last:Apr 26	4
Plus/Minus	1	vs. Dal	Feb 13	1
Power Play Goals	0	15 times-last:at Chi	last:Apr 26	0
Power Play Points	0	15 times-last:at Chi	last:Apr 26	1
Shorthanded Goals	0	15 times-last:at Chi	last:Apr 26	0
Shorthanded Points	0	15 times-last:at Chi	last:Apr 26	0
Shots	5	at Van	Feb 9	4

Career Highs (SEASON)

	TOTAL	SEASON
Games	43	2011-12 (TB/Cgy)
Goals	3	2011-12 (TB/Cgy)
Assists	5	2011-12 (TB/Cgy)
Points	8	2011-12 (TB/Cgy)
Penalty Minutes	18	2011-12 (TB/Cgy)
Plus/Minus	0	2 times-last: 2007-08 (TB)
Shots	58	2011-12 (TB/Cgy)

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