Men’s Hockey: Casey Jones Named Associate Head Coach For Cornell – Ohio State Buckeyes
8/1/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
From Cornell athletics communications
ITHACA, N.Y. — Casey Jones, a 1990 graduate of Cornell University, will return to his alma mater as the Associate Head Coach for the men’s hockey program, it was announced today by the Jay R. Bloom ’77 Head Coach of Men’s Ice Hockey, Mike Schafer.
“We’re looking forward to Casey coming back to his alma mater, and the entire program is excited about Casey joining the men’s hockey coaching staff,” Schafer said.
Jones spent the last 13 years at Ohio State, where he served in the same role as associate head coach for the Buckeyes. During his tenure in Columbus, Ohio, Jones served as the program’s recruiting coordinator, a position he excelled at as he had five players drafted in the first two rounds of the National Hockey League Entry Draft over the last eight seasons.
Jones will be making his second coaching stint on East Hill after beginning his career behind the bench from 1991-1993 under Brian McCutcheon. During his initial time at Cornell, Jones recruited many of the players who would ultimately capture the 1995-96 and 1996-97 ECAC Hockey Championships, the first two seasons of Mike Schafer’s coaching tenure at Cornell.
In his 13-year stay at Ohio State, the Buckeyes qualified for the NCAA tournament in three of the last six seasons, including a Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) Super Six title in 2004, the Buckeyes’ first in 32 seasons. In addition to his recruiting efforts, Jones, who worked primarily with the defensive, power-play and penalty-killing units, guided the Buckeye defense to a number two national ranking in goals-allowed per game and third in the nation in penalty killing in 2002-03. He also led the Buckeyes to a number-five ranking in penalty-killing percentage in 2004-05, helping Ohio State to the NCAA West Regional.
Prior to going to Ohio State, Jones spent two years at Clarkson University, helping the Golden Knights to a 43-19-9 record, an ECAC Hockey championship and a berth in the 1995 NCAA tournament over that span.
Jones was a four-year letter winner as a player for the Big Red, serving as team captain in 1989-90, leading Cornell to a 16-10-3 mark that year. For his career, he scored 112 points on 30 goals and 82 assists while playing in 112 contests. Jones was also the winner of the Bill Doran Sportsmanship Award and was selected by the Boston Bruins in the 10th-round of the 1987 NHL Entry Draft.
Jones and his wife, Kimberlee, also a Cornell graduate, have a daughter, Gabrielle, 6, and a son, Bryan, 4.
