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| Photo: Michael Hawkins/Saint John Sea Dogs |
Jones became a free agent after passing through waivers. The Rimouski Oceanic, who traded Jones to the Saint John Sea Dogs in September in exchange for three draft picks, signed the overage goaltender on Thursday.
The Sea Dogs, in an expected move, announced on Wednesday that they had released Jones from their roster. The team acquired 20-year-old goaltender Zachary Emond from the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies during the trading period, which essentially put an end to Jones' time in Saint John.
The Oceanic stated in a news release that the club has until Feb. 25 to decide on their overage situation.
« Il y a une belle compétition au sein de notre équipe et ce sera la même chose avec nos quatre 20 ans », Serge Beausoleil#LHJMQ
— X- L'Océanic de Rimouski (@oceanicrimouski) January 28, 2021
Players rarely return to their former clubs in the QMJHL due to league rules that make it difficult. Presumably the Oceanic have done their homework on this one - and there's probably not many teams that will put up a fuss about this situation. Rimouski is in rebuild mode, sitting second-to-last in points percentage.
Jones appeared in 12 games with the loaded Oceanic last season, recording a 9-2 record to go along with a 1.42 goals against average and a .934 save percentage. For whatever reason, the netminder could never find his game in Saint John. He went 1-4 with a 4.36 GAA and a .872 SV%.
The major downside to this story is that, according the Oceanic, Jones will have to quarantine for 14 days. In the first half of the season, the Peterborough native spent 42 days in quarantine over a three-month period.
Jones joins former Sea Dogs forward Alex Drover on the Oceanic.
So essentially the Sea Dogs gave up 3 draft picks for a disappointing rental.
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