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C · Calgary Flames · Shoots L · Age 27NHL
Ben Jones$850.0K cap hit through 2026-27
Current contract2026-27
- Cap hit0.8% of the 2026-27 ceiling
- $850.0K
- Contract yearExpires after 2026-27
- 1 of 1
- Expiry statusAge 28 at expiry
- UFA
0.8%
Player valueproduction against cap hit
A+
-$10Kdeficit vs. cap hit · 99th percentile among F peers
1 GP · low availability0 G · 0 A · 0 PTS
Contracts5 on record
1-Year StandardActive
UFA2026-27'|$850.0KAAV|$850.0Ktotal
| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | — | $850.0K | 0.8% | $850.0K | $0 | $850.0K | -$850K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | $850.0K | $0 | $850.0K | -$850K | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2-Year Standard
UFA2024-26'|$775.0KAAV|$1.55Mtotal
| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | — | $775.0K | 0.9% | $775.0K | $0 | $775.0K | -$775K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | — | $775.0K | 0.8% | $775.0K | $0 | $775.0K | -$458K | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Total | $1.55M | $0 | $1.55M | -$1.2M | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
1-Year Standard
UFA2023-24'|$775.0KAAV|$775.0Ktotal
| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | — | $775.0K | 0.9% | $775.0K | $0 | $775.0K | — | — | — | — |
| Total | $775.0K | $0 | $775.0K | — | — | — | — | |||
1-Year Standard
RFA2022-23'|$750.0KAAV|$750.0Ktotal
| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | — | $750.0K | 0.9% | $750.0K | $0 | $750.0K | — | — | — | — |
| Total | $750.0K | $0 | $750.0K | — | — | — | — | |||
4-Year ELC
UFA2018-22'|$586.3KAAV|$2.35Mtotal
| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | — | $748.3K | 0.9% | $0 | $65.0K | $65.0K | — | — | — | — |
| 2019-20 | — | $760.0K | 0.9% | $700.0K | $65.0K | $765.0K | — | — | — | — |
| 2020-21 | — | $760.0K | 0.9% | $700.0K | $65.0K | $765.0K | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-22 | — | $760.0K | 0.9% | $750.0K | $0 | $750.0K | -$586K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | $2.15M | $195.0K | $2.35M | -$586K | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Transaction history
Recorded moves for this player since July 2005. Events before July 2025 come from the Pro Sports Transactions archive.
2025-26
- Waiver placedMINDec 18, 2025
Placed on waivers.
- Waiver placedMINSep 29, 2025
Placed on waivers.
2024-25
- Waiver placedMINJan 13, 2025
Placed on waivers.
- Waiver placedMINOct 5, 2024
Placed on waivers.
- SigningMINJul 1, 2024
Signed unrestricted free agent to a 2-year $1.6M two-way contract.
2023-24
- Waiver placedCGYOct 2, 2023
Placed on waivers.
- SigningCGYJul 6, 2023
Re-signed restricted free agent to a 1-year $775K contract.
2022-23
- Qualifying offerCGYJun 30, 2023
Tendered a qualifying offer, becoming a restricted free agent.
- Waiver placedCGYOct 2, 2022
Placed on waivers.
- SigningCGYJul 16, 2022
Signed unrestricted free agent to a 1-year $750K two-way contract.
- Non tenderVGKJul 11, 2022
Not tendered a qualifying offer, becoming an unrestricted free agent.
2017-18
- SigningVGKJun 1, 2018
Signed 2017 seventh-round pick to a 3-year, $2.2M entry-level contract.
2016-17
- DraftedVGKJun 24, 2017
2017 NHL entry draft seventh-round pick (#189 overall).