Professional hockey player Blair Jones plays center for the Tampa Bay Lightning organization. A fourth round pick by the Lightning in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, he made his NHL debut during the 2006-07 season, appearing in 20 games for Tampa Bay.http://forecaster.thehockeynews.com/hockeynews/hockey/player.cgi?5240 His first NHL game came in a match-up against the Buffalo Sabres on November 20, 2006. Jones logged 9:10 of total ice time in 13 shifts during the game, taking one shot on goal and registering a -1 plus/minus average. He posted his first NHL assist in his second game on November 22, 2006, against the Florida Panthers, and notched his first NHL goal on February 2, 2007, against the Los Angeles Kings.http://www.hockey-reference.com/players/j/jonesbl01/gamelog/2007/

On July 15, 2010, Blair jones signed a one-year contract with the Lightning as an unrestricted free agent. In his first nine NHL games during the 2010-11 season, he posted one goal and one assist, with two penalty minutes and nine shots on goal.http://forecaster.thehockeynews.com/hockeynews/hockey/player.cgi?5240

Blair Jones was born in Central Butte, Saskatchewan, Canada, on September 27, 1986. Jones, who stands 6-foot-2 and enjoys boating and fishing in his spare time, works on crossword puzzles and other word and number games in the newspaper to keep his mind sharp before a game.http://www.norfolkadmirals.com/release_story1.php?id=1038 According to The Hockey News, Jones is a "depth forward with a solid combination of size and two-way upside, an intelligent player with scoring potential that can play both center and wing."http://forecaster.thehockeynews.com/hockeynews/hockey/player.cgi?5240

Blair Jones began his major junior career playing in the Western Hockey League (WHL) with the Red Deer Rebels. He was drafted by the Rebels in the sixth round of the 2001 WHL Bantam Draft, and in his rookie season with the team played in 37 games, logging three goals and four assists. Jones was later traded to the Moose Jaw Warriors in the middle of the 2004-05 season.http://www.boltprospects.com/blair-jones In 249 WHL games for the Rebels and the Warriors, Jones posted 173 points on 61 goals and 112 assists. 22 of his goals were on the power play, and three were shorthanded.http://forecaster.thehockeynews.com/hockeynews/hockey/player.cgi?5240

Blair Jones began his professional career during the 2006-07 season, playing in 45 games for the Springfield Falcons in the American Hockey League (AHL). In his rookie AHL season, he scored five goals and registered 16 assists for a total of 21 points. He also made his NHL debut that season with the Lightning, appearing in 20 games. Jones began the 2007-08 season with the Norfolk Admirals, playing in 80 games, and also appeared in four NHL games as well.http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=72018

Through the 2009-10 season, Blair Jones had appeared in 263 AHL games, logging 147 points on 48 goals and 99 assists. He also logged 174 penalty minutes.http://forecaster.thehockeynews.com/hockeynews/hockey/player.cgi?5240 In his first 23 AHL games for the Admirals during the 2010-11 season, he posted nine goals and 16 assists for a total of 25 points.http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=72018