Hammond, 32, went 16-12-3 with a 2.53 goals-against average (GAA), a .908 save percentage (SV%) and four shutouts in 33 games with the Rochester Americans in the American Hockey League (AHL) last season. He ranked T-3rd in the AHL in shutouts. The 6-foot-2, 223-pound native of Surrey, B.C., went 19-12-2 with a 2.81 GAA, a .908 SV% and three shutouts in 33 regular season contests with the Iowa Wild in 2018-19. Hammond also posted a 5-6 record with a 2.46 GAA, a .912 SV% and two shutouts in 11 Calder Cup Playoff games in 2019.
He is 27-15-6 with a 2.31 GAA, a .923 SV% and four shutouts in 56 career NHL games (49 starts) in parts of five NHL seasons with Ottawa (2013-17) and Colorado (2017-18). Hammond is 1-3 with a 3.00 GAA and a .924 SV% in five career Stanley Cup Playoff games with Ottawa (2014-15) and Colorado (2017-18). He will wear sweater No. 35 with Minnesota.
Jones, 20, went 31-14-3 with a 2.75 GAA, a .913 S% and four shutouts in 49 games with the Peterborough Petes in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) last season. He ranked T-2nd in the OHL in shutouts, fourth in wins and GAA and fifth in SV%.
Minnesota hosts the San Jose Sharks tonight at 7 p.m. on FOX Sports North and KFAN 100.3 FM.
