Joseph Henry "Chief" Jones (b. December 18, 1879 – d. October 30, 1959) was a professional

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who played in many games in various

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and

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leagues, including the

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and

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. Amongst the teams Jones played with were the

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. He was a "full blooded Indian" who hailed from

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. Before he played with Cobalt, he played with the St. Paul Victorias in St. Paul, Minnesota and in the

with a team in

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from the league's inaugural year until the 1908–09 season, when he signed with the Cobalt Hockey Club. He played for Waterloo in the Ontario Professional Hockey League the following hockey season. He retired after that season.

Career statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

Source: Society for International Hockey Research Database

References

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