JONES GOES TO UTAH ... A VOTE FOR USA OVER B4LGUIM
OF ALL THINGS … starting with – STOP THE PRESSES!! – an item that has nothing to do with the ongoing FIFA World Cup … or soccer, for that matter. IN CASE YOU missed it – and apparently quite a few of us did … ZAC JONES , the first ... as far as we know still the only … native born and raised in Virginia to suit up in the National Hockey League, agreed to a two-year contract with Utah last week on the first day free-agent signings could be announced. The Mammoth, which finished the 2025-26 regular season 10 games over .500 then bowed in six games to eventual Stanley Cup runnerup Las Vegas in the first round, will be Jones’ third NHL team in as many years. The 5-11, 198-pounder, winner of the 2026 Eddie Shore Award as the American Hockey League’s best defenseman, spent the first five years of his pro career with the New York Rangers before signing with the Buffalo Sabres a year ago as a free agent, spending the entire season with their top farm team in Rochester, N.Y. F...