SAN JOSE, CA - OCTOBER 4: Martin Jones #31 of the San Jose Sharks looks during a NHL game against the Philadelphia Flyers at SAP Center at San Jose on October 4, 2017 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Rocky W. Widner/NHL/Getty Images)
The NHL’s free agency period kicked off on Wednesday at noon ET, and the Flyers made their first move by signing goaltender Martin Jones to a one-year, $2,000,000 contract.
Jones, a 31 year-old left-handed catcher from North Vancouver, British Columbia, had spent the last six seasons as the starting goaltender for the San Jose Sharks.