Regular season

Ben Jones

Calgary Flames · C · #64

Depth playerDepth Forward?3 points in 28 games in a supporting role

HT: 6'0"
WT: 187 lb
Age: 27
Shoots: L
From: Waterloo, CAN
Draft: 2017 VGK · R7 #189

53Alpha?

Alpha sub-scores

what drives the rating · percentile vs position group

1919pctl

2323pctl

1919pctl

3131pctl

League profile

vs. forwards with 20+ GP

0.113pctl

0.044pctl

0.077pctl

0.916pctl

-1022pctl

016pctl

HockeyAlpha advanced

event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzed

2.6%26pctl

0.7313pctl

0.0519pctl

Def Suppression?

0.3033pctl

Center toolkit

vs. centers with 20+ GP

52.5%71pctl

D-Zone FO %?

43.7%26pctl

5.038pctl

0.113pctl

0:0421pctl

0:1637pctl

On-ice impact

shift charts × our xG model · 16 GP tracked · 2h TOI

On-ice xG share (5v5)?

44.5%14pctl

On-ice goal share (5v5)?

23.1%0pctl

O-zone deployment?

31%6pctl

Usage profile

assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher job

Competition faced?

16.8 min10pctl

Support received?

15.1 min100pctl

D-zone deployment?

69%94pctl

Micro-metrics

Structural Metric Model · sequences, geometry & leverage from every shot

Cross-slot shots / GP?

0.0859pctl

Net-front presence / GP?

0.7345pctl

Second-chance touches / GP?

0.3356pctl

Cross-slot suppressed?

0.21/gm55pctl

Pressure escape rate?

4.7%3pctl

2025-26 regular season · Percentile beams: fill = league percentile, tick = league median · hockeyalpha.com

The Blueprint

Structural Event Engine · percentile vs forwards · center = median · 238 EV min

General Offense

6.0555

6.3034

Shot Setups/60?

0.2526

Chance Setups/60?

0.2528

Primary Contributions/60?

6.3047

Rebounds Created/60?

0.2533

Playmaking Sequences

Point Shot Setups/60?

0.0036

Center-Lane Setups/60?

0.0026

High-Danger Setups/60?

0.0026

Deflection Setups/60?

0.0042

One-Timer Setups/60?

0.0031

Offense Types

Cycle Offense/60?

1.5154

Rush Offense/60?

7.3146

Shots off HD Setups/60?

0.0025

1.0161

0.0030

Deflections/60?

1.0137

Zone Entries

Entries Started/60?

0.0031

Entries Finished/60?

1.0164

Entries w/ Chance/60?

0.7669

DZ Retrievals / Exits

DZ Involvements/60?

0.7634

0.0027

0.7646

Exit Involvements/60?

0.0040

Forechecking

8.5669

Dump-In Recoveries/60?

0.0045

Derived from event sequences in public play-by-play data - the ? on each metric explains exactly how it's computed. · hockeyalpha.com

Contract & market

Contract value?

beta · cap data: CapWages

$0.78M

cap hit

$0.92M

Alpha-market value

overpaidmarketsurplus

C

Fair market deal (+$0.1M)

Top comparables?

nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit

Player	Alpha	Archetype	Production	Cap hit	Market	Value	Match
Ben Jones	53	Depth Forward	3 P · 28 GP	$0.78M	$0.92M	C+$0.1M	this player
Hendrix Lapierre	52	Depth Forward	16 P · 74 GP	$0.85M	$0.86M	C+$0.0M	96%
Justin Kirkland	53	Depth Forward	2 P · 20 GP	$0.90M	$0.92M	C+$0.0M	92%
Curtis Douglas	51	Depth Forward	4 P · 43 GP	$0.78M	$0.86M	C+$0.1M	90%
Kyle MacLean	50	Depth Forward	7 P · 59 GP	$0.80M	$0.86M	C+$0.1M	89%

Chemistry

Finishes from

assisters on Ben’s goals

Creates for

goals Ben assisted on

From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.

Recent form · last 10 games

3 pts · 1 G · 2 A · 11 shots in last 10Steady(+0.2 P/GP vs prior 5)

vs WSH

0P

0G 0A

vs WSH 12-16

0G 0A · 0 shots · 11:18 TOI

@ CBJ

0P

0G 0A

@ CBJ 12-18

0G 0A · 2 shots · 7:02 TOI

vs NYI

1P

1G 0A

vs NYI 01-10

1G 0A · 2 shots · 8:17 TOI

vs NJD

0P

0G 0A

vs NJD 01-12

0G 0A · 1 shots · 8:39 TOI

vs WPG

0P

0G 0A

vs WPG 01-15

0G 0A · 2 shots · 9:05 TOI

@ BUF

1P

0G 1A

@ BUF 01-17

0G 1A · 0 shots · 8:54 TOI

@ TOR

0P

0G 0A

@ TOR 01-19

0G 0A · 3 shots · 8:00 TOI

@ MTL

0P

0G 0A

@ MTL 01-20

0G 0A · 0 shots · 7:19 TOI

@ STL

0P

0G 0A

@ STL 04-13

0G 0A · 1 shots · 10:06 TOI

vs ANA

1P

0G 1A

vs ANA 04-14

0G 1A · 0 shots · 13:23 TOI

Tile tint = points that night · underline = shot volume (full bar = 8+ shots) · oldest on the left

The Territory

attacking → · every recorded touch, normalized to one end

Goal On goal Missed/blocked▲ takeaway▽ giveaway■ hit＋ block◯ faceoff dot (size = wins)104 events shown

Defensive floor: 13 blocks · 0 steals inside the d-zone

NHL career · regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/−
2021-22	Vegas Golden Knights	2	0	0	0	0
2024-25	Minnesota Wild	26	0	0	0	-3
2025-26	Minnesota Wild	28	1	2	3	-10
Career	2 teams	56	1	2	3	-13