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2009-10 san jose sharks
Matt Jones Right Wing
Shoots: Left 6-foot-4, 210 pounds
Born: 1/13/86 in Kentwood, Michigan
Hometown: Kentwood, Michigan
Signed by San Jose as a free agent on March 28, 2008.
2008-09: Split season between Worcester (AHL) and Phoenix (ECHL)...Career 2007-
08: Scored first professional goal at Lowell on March 29…Signed to an ATO on March
28 and made his debut at Hartford…Just the sixth Merrimack player in school history to
leave the program early for a NHL contract…Led Merrimack in goals and shots (124) and was second in points
and four power play goals…Scored the first goal of the game a team-high six times and was the Warriors lone
representative on the Hockey East All-Conference team, earning an honorable mention…2006-07: Second on
team in goals and tied for fourth in points…Led team in PIM.
Career Statistics
playoffs
Season Club league GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM
2003-04 Green Bay USHL 45 7 5 12 32 - - - - -
2004-05 Soo Indians NAHL 55 17 20 37 35 - - - - -
2005-06 Sioux City USHL 51 11 8 19 71 - - - - -
2006-07 Merrimack College NCAA 32 4 2 6 70 - - - - -
2007-08 Merrimack College NCAA 34 15 7 22 60 - - - - -
Worcester AHL 7 2 1 3 8 - - - - -
2008-09 Worcester AHL 46 2 6 8 19 - - - - -
Phoenix ECHL 2 0 0 0 2 - - - - -
Signed by San Jose as a free agent on March 28, 2008.
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Derek Joslin Defense
Shoots: Left 6-foot-1, 210 pounds
Born: 3/17/87 in Richmond, Ontario
Hometown: Richmond, Ontario
Selected by San Jose in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft (5th round, 149th overall).
2008-09: Made his NHL debut with San Jose on Jan. 3 vs. the Islanders and had two
penalty minutes in 12:33..Third amongst Worcester (AHL) defensemen in points…Set the
franchise record for goals by a defenseman, which was T-7th in the AHL…Appeared in
the AHL All-Star Game for the Canadian Team and did not record a point...Won the Hardest Shot Contest (98.6 mph)
and finished second to teammate Ryan Vesce in the Puck Control Relay at the AHL Skills Competition...Playoffs:
Recorded two assists and eight penalty minutes in 12 games...Career 2007-08: Third among rookie defensemen
in points and tied for second in goals…Tied for fifth among AHL defensemen in power play goals (eight)…Fourth
on team in game-winning goals (three)…Third on team, first among defensemen, in power play points (21)…One
of only two players for Worcester to play all 80 games along with Brennan Evans…Recorded first professional goal
with a power play, game-winner at Manchester on Nov. 23…Registered first professional points (two assists) on
Nov. 7 at Bridgeport…2006-07: Third on team in assists, fifth in points and tied for 16th among OHL defenseman
scoring leaders…Named to the OHL Eastern Conference All-Star Team, registering an assist and plus-5 rating in
the game…Playoffs: Led Ottawa defensemen and was third overall in scoring…2005-06: Led Ottawa in scoring
among defensemen, sixth overall…Ranked 14th in the OHL in scoring among defensemen…Selected as a member
of Team OHL, which competed against Team Russia…Playoffs: Finished tied for 14th in the league in points among
defensemen…Playoffs: Posted six points (a goal and five assists) in six games…2004-05: Second among team
defensemen, 18th among league rookies and 21st among all league defensemen in scoring…Led Ottawa and tied
for 14th in the league with a plus-26 plus/minus…2003-04: One of 16 rookies with the 67s…Spent most of the
year with the Aurora Tigers (OHA).
Career Statistics
playoffs
Season Club league GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM
2003-04 Ottawa OHL 7 0 0 0 4 - - - - -
2004-05 Ottawa OHL 68 6 24 30 44 21 0 3 3 24
2005-06 Ottawa OHL 68 11 37 48 40 6 1 5 6 10
Cleveland AHL 2 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
2006-07 Ottawa OHL 68 11 38 49 66 5 1 4 5 4
Worcester AHL 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2
2007-08 Worcester AHL 80 10 24 34 44 - - - - -
2008-09 San Jose NHL 12 0 0 0 6 - - - - -
Worcester AHL 63 11 19 30 40 12 0 2 2 8
sharks/NHL Totals 12 0 0 0 6 - - - - -
Selected by San Jose in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft (5th round, 149th overall).
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