Jones was assigned to AHL Iowa on Monday.
Jones posted an 11-17-9 record with a 3.07 GAA and a .905 save percentage in 38 ECHL contests last campaign. He has appeared in just 10 AHL games in addition to 60 ECHL contests over the past two seasons.
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Wild's Hunter Jones: Signs one-year contract
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Jones signed a one-year, two-way contract with Minnesota on Friday, Jessi Pierce of NHL.com reports.
Jones will receive $787,500 in the NHL and $70,000 at the minor-league level in 2023-24. Jones played 38 ECHL games with Iowa last season, going 11-17-9 with a 3.07 GAA and a .905 save percentage. At this stage, Jones is just a depth goaltender in the Minnesota farm system.
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Wild's Hunter Jones: Brought up from AHL
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Jones was summoned from AHL Iowa on Monday.
Jones spent most of the 2022-23 campaign at the ECHL level, posting a record of 11-17-9 with a 3.07 GAA and a .905 save percentage in 38 appearances with the Heartlanders. He will serve as Minnesota's third goaltender behind Filip Gustavsson and Marc-Andre Fleury.
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Wild's Hunter Jones: Sent to AHL Iowa
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Jones was demoted to AHL Iowa from the taxi squad Tuesday.
Jones has yet to make his NHL debut and was reassigned to accommodate Andrew Hammond joining the taxi squad. The 21-year-old has posted a 2-2-1 record with a 2.77 GAA and a .910 save percentage over five AHL Iowa appearances this season.
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Wild's Hunter Jones: Recalled to taxi squad
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Jones was promoted from AHL Iowa to the taxi squad Sunday.
Jones appeared in one AHL Iowa contest during his recent minor-league stint, saving 27 of 29 shots and taking home the win over AHL Cleveland. The Wild are scheduled for three games this week, starting with Colorado on Monday. Should Cam Talbot (lower body) remain sidelined, Jones will be a likely candidate to play understudy to Kaapo Kahkonen in Monday's game.
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Wild's Hunter Jones: Reassigned to AHL
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Jones was assigned to AHL Iowa on Sunday.
Jones has yet to make his NHL debut. The Wild may be moving the netminder in anticipation of Cam Talbot's (lower body) return. Minnesota isn't scheduled to play until Friday against Anaheim, if Talbot is still sidelined at that time, the 21-year-old may be called-up as quickly as he was sent down.
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Wild's Hunter Jones: Joins taxi squad
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Jones was elevated to the taxi squad Wednesday.
Jones' promotion is a result of multiple goaltender moves to fill the vacancy left in Cam Talbot's (lower body) absence. The 21-year-old has posted a 1-2-1 record with a 3.00 GAA and a .905 save percentage with AHL Iowa this season. He will serve as an emergency backup should another Wild netminder lose eligibility to compete. The Ontario-native has yet to make his NHL debut.
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Wild's Hunter Jones: Going to AHL Iowa
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Jones was assigned to AHL Iowa on Thursday, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
Jones was included in one of a handful of moves made by Minnesota on Thursday to trim the roster to 34. The 21-year-old has yet to figure into an NHL contest and doesn't figure to anytime soon.
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Wild's Hunter Jones: Joins big club
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Jones was recalled by the Wild on Wednesday.
Jones will practice with the big club during its playoff run, but don't expect him to see any game action. He's gone 9-9-1 while posting a 3.50 GAA and an .886 save percentage through 19 AHL appearances this season.
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Wild's Hunter Jones: Dropped to AHL affiliate
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Jones was reassigned to AHL Iowa on Thursday.
This move indicates Andrew Hammond (upper body) will likely be available for Friday's game against Anaheim. Jones has yet to make his NHL debut.
