The defenseman captained the under-18 U.S team to the gold medal in the World Under-18 Championships this past week. Jones scored three times and added five assists in six games at the tournament. He also had 3 assists on the team last year as a 16 year old. He was expected to play for the American at the World Junior Championships this past December/January but he suffered an injury and was forced to miss the tournament.
The 6 foot 4 defenseman spent the past season playing with the U.S Development Program Under-18 team where he notched 6 goals and 20 assists in 48 games.
Seth Jones has yet to choose whether he is going to play in the United States Hockey League, Western Hockey League of the NCAA. Portland plans to meet with him soon to discuss Jones' plans for the upcoming season but the Winterhawks would be a great place for him to go as they have successfully produced 4 NHL 1st round draft picks in the past two years. Those first rounders include: Nino Niederietter, Sven Bartschi, Joe Morrow and Ryan Johansen.
"Seth is a world-class player in his age group, a terrific two-way defenseman who's excelled at every level," Portland GM/coach Mike Johnston told the team's website.
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