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Meet the New Bruins: Max Jones

When the Boston Bruins return to the ice this fall, there will be a number of new faces. The two biggest additions will be Nikita Zadorov and Elias Lindholm, while there will also be some notable faces missing with Jake DeBrusk and Matt Grzelcyk signing elsewhere this summer.

While maybe not the biggest name, there is a lot to also be intrigued about with the addition of Max Jones, who was signed to a two-year, $2 million deal. It’s a smaller contract that only carries an average annual value of $1 million. He’s a low cap hit guy, similar to the signings that they made last summer when they had very little cap space. But, guys like Danton Heinen and James van Riemsdyk ended up providing a lot more than was expected for the contract they were under. Jones could be the next successful “cheap” signing from general manager Don Sweeney.

Jones’ Road to the NHL

Jones is still fairly young. He was born on Feb. 17, 1998, and is currently 26 years old. He stands at 6-foot-3, fitting in with the Bruins’ front office’s love of size. An American-born player, he grew up in Michigan. His father, Brad Jones, was a former professional hockey player who appeared in 148 NHL games for the Winnipeg Jets, Los Angeles Kings, and Philadelphia Flyers in the late 80s, and early 90s. He also spent some time playing abroad in leagues in Finland and Germany.