Chief Jones
# Chief Jones

Joseph Henry "Chief" Jones (b. December 18, 1879 – d. October 30, 1959) was a professional ice hockey goaltender who played in many games in various professional and amateur leagues, including the National Hockey Association and International Professional Hockey League.

Amongst the teams Jones played with were the Cobalt Silver Kings. He was a "full blooded Indian" who hailed from Michigan. Before he played with Cobalt, he played with the St. Paul Victorias in St. Paul, Minnesota and in the International Professional Hockey League with a team in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan 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

| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T/OTL | MIN | GA | GAA | SV% | SO |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1902–03 | Portage Lake-Houghton Hockey Club | US Pro | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 240 | 11 | 2.75 | — | 1 |
| 1903–04 | Michigan Sault Ste. Marie Indians | US Pro | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 240 | 31 | 7.75 | — | 0 |
| 1904–05 | Michigan Sault Ste. Marie Indians | IPHL | 24 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 1428 | 79 | 3.32 | — | 1 |
| 1905–06 | Michigan Sault Ste. Marie Indians | IPHL | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1340 | 57 | 2.55 | — | 2 |
| 1906–07 | Michigan Sault Ste. Marie Indians | IPHL | 23 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 1358 | 88 | 3.80 | — | 0 |
| 1908–09 | Cobalt Silver Kings | TPHL | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 484 | 32 | 3.97 | — | 0 |
| 1909–10 | Cobalt Silver Kings | NHA | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 724 | 104 | 8.62 | — | 0 |
| 1910–11 | Waterloo Colts | OPHL | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1035 | 83 | 4.82 | — | 0 |
| NHA totals | NHA totals | NHA totals | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 724 | 104 | 8.62 | — | 0 |

### Playoffs

| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T/OTL | MIN | GA | GAA | SV% | SO |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1909–10 | Cobalt Silver Kings | NHA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 120 | 6 | 3.00 | — | 0 |
| NHA totals | NHA totals | NHA totals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 120 | 6 | 3.00 | — | 0 |

Source: Society for International Hockey Research Database

