Zane Jones would have accumulated a boatload of Frequent Flyer Miles when he was in the Western Hockey League.
Even after his junior and post-secondary career was done, he continued his jet-setting ways, spending a couple of years abroad.
No stranger to Lethbridge with both the Hurricanes and Pronghorns, I thought I'd put a different spin on our traditional trade trees. Instead of giving you the six degrees of separation on how one trade can have a ripple effect years down the road, we thought we'd bring you the trades involving Lanny McDonald's nephew.
Check out this feature on #WHLCanes alumni, Zane Jones who is currently playing in Australia! #ForeverACane #YQL https://t.co/qaV8Ye4U01— Lethbridge Hurricanes (@WHLHurricanes) May 30, 2017
No stranger to Lethbridge with both the Hurricanes and Pronghorns, I thought I'd put a different spin on our traditional trade trees. Instead of giving you the six degrees of separation on how one trade can have a ripple effect years down the road, we thought we'd bring you the trades involving Lanny McDonald's nephew.
A fifth-round pick of the Chilliwack Bruins in 2009, the Olds, Alberta native's first change of scenery happened in 2012, where Jones and a conditional sixth round pick were sent from Victoria to Calgary for forward Alex Gogolev and a fourth-round pick.
Now, it appears that conditional pick didn't end up getting used, as the Royals later traded that pick to Portland. Going the other way, Gogolev spent the following season with the Royals while the pick was used on forward Ethen Frank, who went the NCAA route and is playing now with Western Michigan University.
The speculation comes true. @WHLHitmen send LW Alex Gogolev & a 6th round bantam pick to Victoria for LW Zane Jones & 4th rounder. #WHL— Joe McFarland (@JoeMcFarland) September 15, 2012
Now, it appears that conditional pick didn't end up getting used, as the Royals later traded that pick to Portland. Going the other way, Gogolev spent the following season with the Royals while the pick was used on forward Ethen Frank, who went the NCAA route and is playing now with Western Michigan University.
From Calgary, Jones was traded to Everett for defenseman Michael Zipp in January 2014. He finished out his junior career with the Hitmen, even donning the captain's 'C' in his final year and is now playing at Acadia.
In the fall of 2014, Jones was again on the move, this time to Lethbridge. The Hurricanes sent a fourth round pick in the 2015 draft to get the veteran. The Silvertips kept that pick and drafted American Ryan Savage. He, too, went the NCAA route and is now with the Miami University of Ohio.
WHL Trade: The @WHLHurricanes acquire overage (F) Zane Jones from Everett for a 4th round Bantam pick in 2015.— Pat Siedlecki (@radiopat258) September 24, 2014
At the WHL trade deadline in 2015, Jones packed his bags one more time, this time heading to Vancouver. The Hurricanes picked up forward Johnny Wesley from the Giants. The two teams would make another trade that December, where Wesley was shipped back to the west coast for an eighth round pick in the 2018 bantam draft. The Hurricanes used that pick to nab forward Ashton Romaniuk, who is playing Midget AAA with the Winnipeg Bruins.
Did you think we were going to stop at 8 players announced this week? Here's two more before the weekend. Help us welcome newcomers Zane Jones and Adam Dauda to Kalamazoo!— Kalamazoo Wings (@KalamazooWings) September 27, 2019
STORY: https://t.co/dQ2TsKWPiJ pic.twitter.com/vAV5n6USyT
As for Jones, he went on to play a season with the U of L Pronghorns, a few games with the Innisfail Eagles before going across the pond to play in Britain and Sweden. Most recently, the now 25-year-old had a tryout with the Kalamazoo Wings of the East Coast Hockey League.
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