Zac Jones

Position:
Defenseman
Height:
5-10
Weight:
172
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Glen Allen, Va.
Prev School:
Tri City (USHL)

Selected in the third round, 68th overall, by the New York Rangers in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2020-21: 2020-21 CCM/AHCA Second Team All-American … Hockey East Second-Team All-Star … First Team All-USCHO selection … One of eight players to appear in all 29 games … Finished tied for third on the squad in points with 24 on nine goals and 15 assists … Was +3 with three power-play goals, one shorthanded goal and one game winner … Finished second nationally in goals by defensemen, third in points, fifth in goals per-game (.31) and tied for seventh in points per-game (.83) … Had seven points (3g, 4a) in seven postseason games … Scored on the power play in a 3-2 OT victory vs. #9/5 Minnesota Duluth (4/8) in the NCAA National Semifinal ... Tied a career single game high with three assists in the Minutemen's 5-1 NCAA First round win over #13 Lake Superior State (3/26) ... Named to the Hockey East All-Tournament Team (3/20) ... Scored in a second straight game and contributed an assist vs.#14 Providence (3/17) ... Netted seventh goal of the season vs. #20 Northeastern (3/14) ... Scored a power-play goal at #14 Providence (2/23) ... Collected an assist at #16 UMass Lowell (1/30) ... Scored the deciding shootout goal in a 1-1 tie at #18 Providence (1/23) and was named the game's No. 2 star ... Logged an assist at Boston University (1/18) to extend point streak to a career-high eight games ... Collected an assist on the power play vs. Boston University (1/17) ... Registered three assists on the power play vs. New Hampshire (1/6) and was named the game's No. 3 star ... Scored fifth goal of the season vs. #10/13 Northeastern (1/2) and extended point scoring streak to five straight games ... Logged an assist on the tying goal in the third period at #10/13 Northeastern (1/1) ... Posted second straight multi-point game with a goal and an assist at New Hampshire (12/30) and was named the game's No. 3 star ... Registered a goal and an assist, both coming on the power play, vs. UConn (12/23) ... Collected an assist on the power play vs. Vermont (12/20) ... Scored a shorthanded goal at #2 Boston College (11/27) ... Registered an assist at UConn (11/21) ... Scored in the season opener vs. UConn (11/20).

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2019-20: Named to both Hockey East and College Hockey News’ All-Rookie Teams … Was the top scoring rookie defenseman in Hockey East with 23 points on three goals and 20 assists over 32 games … Scored one power-play goal and was +12 … Finished the season 16th in the nation in freshman scoring at .72 points per-game … Was third on the team in points … Became the first UMass defenseman during the program's Division I era to post 20 assists as a rookie …Logged 13 points (1g, 12a) over 23 Hockey East contests … Blocked 17 shots … Logged 20th assist of the season on the game-winning goal vs. Vermont (3/5) ... Registered two assists vs. UConn (2/29) ... Dished an assist at UConn (2/28) ... Notched an assist vs. #14/15 UMass Lowell (2/22) ... Logged three helpers at #10 Providence (2/8) ... Assisted the game-winning goal vs. No. 10 Providence (2/7) ... Recorded a pair of assists at #7/5 Denver (1/4) ... Picked up an assist at Brown (12/10) ... Registered an assist on the power play vs. Boston University (11/16) ... Netted third goal of the season and was named the game's No. 2 star at Boston University (11/15) ... Logged an assist on the power play at New Hampshire (11/10) ... Registered an assist at #10 Northeastern (11/01) ... Had a five-point weekend against Union (10/18-19), registering three points on a goal and an assist in game one against the Dutchmen and a +2 rating and had two helpers in game two and was +3 ... Named Hockey East Rookie of the Week (10/21) and UMass Student-Athlete of the Week for that performance ... Registered two points on a power-play goal and an assist vs. RPI (10/11) in collegiate debut, paired with Colin Felix.

BEFORE UMASS: Selected in the third round, 68^th overall, by the New York Rangers in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft … Was tabbed the 2019 United States Hockey League (USHL) Rookie of the Year after amassing 52 points in 56 regular season games with the Tri-City Storm in 2018-19 … Garnered USHL All-Rookie Team and USHL Second All-Star Team, as well … Racked up 45 assists to lead all USHL defenseman to go along with seven goals … Also added five assists in six playoff games … Won a Gold Medal with Team USA at the World Junior A Challenge in 2018-19, tallying four points in six contests with a goal and three assists.

PERSONAL: Born Zachary Robert Jones on October 18, 2000 in Glen Allen, Virginia … Son of Robert and Kara Jones … Has two siblings, Kindred and Joshua … 2019 graduate of South Kent School (South Kent, Connecticut) … Enrolled in an exploratory track for social & behavioral sciences.

CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 1 - 12x - Last vs. Minnesota Duluth (4/8/21)
Assists: 3 - 3x - Last vs. Lake Superior State (3/26/21)
Points: 3 - 4x - Last vs. Lake Superior State (3/26/21)

MISCELLANEOUS
Multi-Goal Games: --
Multi-Point Games: 11; Last vs. Lake Superior State (3/26/21)