Seth Jones
Jersey Number: 3
Player information for Seth Jones
Position
Defense
Height
6'4" (193cm)
Born
October 3, 1994
Number
3
Shoots
Right
Weight
213 lbs (97kg)
Birthplace
Arlington, Texas, USA
Years in Columbus
6
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Player Career Notes
- Recorded 5-173-223, 140 penalty minutes in 381 career games over six seasons with the Blue Jackets from 2015-21.
- Ranks second on the franchise’s all-time list among defensemen in assists and points as well as owning the franchise record for most career overtime goals (eight).
- Was selected to four consecutive NHL All-Star Games in 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 (missed 2018 event due to illness) and was named to the Second NHL All-Star Team in 2017-18.
- Served as an alternate captain for the Blue Jackets from 2018-21.
- Finished seventh in the NHL in time on ice (25:17) and collected 6-24-30, 20 penalty minutes and was +10 in 56 games with Columbus in 2019-20.
- Finished fourth in voting for the James Norris Memorial Trophy as the league’s best defenseman in 2017-18 after setting single-season club records for blueliners in goals (tied) and points with 16-41-57 in 78 outings.
- Has collected 99-342-441 and 308 penalty minutes in 860 career games with the Florida Panthers, Chicago Blackhawks, Blue Jackets and Nashville Predators during his 12-year NHL career from 2013-25.
- Helped the Panthers capture the 2025 Stanley Cup with 4-5-9 in 23 playoff contests.
- Named to his fifth NHL All-Star Game in 2023 while skating for the Blackhawks.
- Made his NHL debut on his 19th birthday with Nashville on October 3, 2013 at St. Louis.
- Recipient of the Jim Piggott Trophy as the Western Hockey Rookie of the Year, Canadian Hockey League’s Top Prospect of the Year and was a WHL First-Team All-Star after ranking fourth among WHL blueliners, and first among rookie defensemen, in points with 14-42-56 with the Portland Winterhawks in 2012-13.
- Spent two seasons playing for the United States National Development Program from 2010-12.
- Has represented the United States at numerous international tournaments, including the 2014, 2015, 2022 and 2024 IIHF World Championships, 2013 IIHF World Junior Championships and 2011 and 2012 IIHF U18 World Championships.
CBJ Career Regular Season Stats
| Season | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-2016 | 41 | 2 | 18 | 20 | -9 | 12 | 83 |
| 2016-2017 | 75 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 6 | 24 | 152 |
| 2017-2018 | 78 | 16 | 41 | 57 | 10 | 30 | 249 |
| 2018-2019 | 75 | 9 | 37 | 46 | 1 | 28 | 184 |
| 2019-2020 | 56 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 126 |
| 2020-2021 | 56 | 5 | 23 | 28 | -18 | 26 | 141 |
| Totals | 381 | 50 | 173 | 223 | 0 | 140 | 935 |
CBJ Playoff Statistics
| Season | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-2017 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 12 |
| 2017-2018 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 4 | 13 |
| 2018-2019 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| 2019-2020 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 25 |
| Playoff Totals | 31 | 5 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 8 | 77 |
Transaction History
- Drafted by Nashville in the first-round, fourth overall, at the 2003 NHL Draft.
- Acquired by Columbus from Nashville in exchange for C Ryan Johansen on Jan. 6, 2016.
- Traded by Columbus to Chicago with a first-round pick in the 2021 NHL Draft and sixth-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft in exchange for D Adam Boqvist, first-round pick in the 2021 NHL Draft, second-round pick in the 2021 NHL Draft and a first-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft on July 24, 2021.