The roots of Jones' loyalty to the Flyers runs deep. "When the opportunity arose I did think about it for about a minute, and that's stretching it it might have been 10 seconds. I just wanted to do the best job I could in relaying the message to our fans here in Philadelphia of what our team was doing on the ice. I never campaigned to get in a position to take a job like this. I have only done my job on television to do my job on television. I would not have interviewed anywhere else. "But this is the only team that I would have ever thought about doing something like this. Jones is one of the most respected people in television - and the present tense is correct, as Jones said his plan is to continue in his role as a national broadcaster with Turner Sports through the Stanley Cup Final, as long as his bosses approve.īut the opportunity to lead the new era of the Flyers was impossible to pass up. Snider died in 2016, but knew Jones, who played for the Flyers from 1998-2000 and has been their TV voice the past 20 years.Īnd while Snider may have known Jones had it in him to be a team president, the sight of the 53-year-old standing there in front of a banner that read "A New Era Of Orange" was unexpected by most others in the hockey world. But I'm really happy to be standing here." I think that's why I'm not shocked to be standing here. "I was a trusted confidant of his because I spoke honestly to him whenever he called. "I don't think (Flyers founder Ed) Snider would be shocked that I'm standing here today," Jones said at his introductory press conference Friday. But there's one person Jones says wouldn't be.
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