Caleb Jay Jones (born June 6, 1997) is an American professional

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...

defenseman Defence or defense (in American English) in ice hockey is a player position that is primarily responsible for preventing the opposing team from Goal (ice hockey), scoring. They are often referred to as defencemen, D, D-men or blueliners (the la ...

for the

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of the

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(NHL). His older brother, also a defenseman, is

Seth Jones Seth Jones may refer to: * Seth Jones (political scientist) (born 1972), American political scientist * Seth Jones (ice hockey) (born 1994), American ice hockey defenseman *'' Seth Jones'', a dime novel by Edward S. Ellis Edward Sylvester Ellis ...

. His father is former NBA player

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Playing career

Jones played junior hockey for the

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of the

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(WHL) and for the United States National Team Development Program in the

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(USHL). He was selected in the 2015 NHL Draft in the 4th round by the

Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton. The Oilers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. They play their home games at Rogers Place, which ...

and signed an entry level contract with them on April 7, 2016. Jones continued with the Winterhawks for the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons, though he did get called up for three games with the Oilers farm team, the

Bakersfield Condors The Bakersfield Condors are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) based in Bakersfield, California. The team is owned by and affiliated with the National Hockey League's Edmonton Oilers. The Condors play their home g ...

of the

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(AHL), in 2015–16. Jones played the full 2017–18 season with the Condors, returning to their lineup for the 2018–19 season. Jones was called up by the Oilers on December 12, 2018, following an injury to

Oscar Klefbom Oscar Erik Anders Klefbom (born 20 July 1993) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is injured and is generally considered to have finished his playing career, but he has ...

. He made his NHL debut on December 14 against the

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. On July 12, 2021, Jones was traded by the Oilers to the

, along with a conditional third-round pick in

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, in exchange for

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and Tim Söderlund.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

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* 1997 births Living people African-American ice hockey players American expatriate ice hockey players in Canada American men's ice hockey defensemen Bakersfield Condors players Chicago Blackhawks players Edmonton Oilers draft picks Edmonton Oilers players Ice hockey people from Texas Portland Winterhawks players Sportspeople from Arlington, Texas USA Hockey National Team Development Program players {{US-icehockey-defenseman-stub