Predators' Seth Jones says living with mom 'keeps you out of trouble'

Seth Jones brought the ultimate comfort of home with him to Nashville when he was drafted by the Predators in 2013 - his mother.

Jones rents a house in Brentwood, Tenn., a suburb south of Nashville, where he lives with his mother Amy. It's an uncommon arrangement for a professional hockey player, but Jones insists it had a positive impact on his rookie season.

"It keeps you out of trouble at home," Jones told NHL.com. "I'm underage, so I wouldn't be going out anyway, but just being away from the city it keeps you very even and more focused, especially as a young kid."

Jones roomed with Predators captain Shea Weber during training camp last season before his mother moved from Dallas. She telecommutes to her job from the Brentwood home.

Count Preds coach Peter Laviolette as a fan of young players living with their parents, despite how rare it might be.

When you've been raised the right way and you're able to continue that at 18, 19, 20 years old, to have that stability from family, I think that's just incredible and it maybe should happen even more than it does. As a parent, I can tell you that I think it has an impact. You can continue to help develop your children in the game of life, handle the ups and downs that go with life, that go with hockey. Sometimes family is the best thing for you. It really helps keep you on track with what you're trying to do on the ice as well as off the ice. You don't hear of it as much, but man, it sure makes an awful lot of sense, doesn't it?

Despite the benefits, Jones seems ready to experience life on his own, which is why this will be his final season with his mother as a roommate.

"I was supposed to live with her for three years just to get settled, but it's two now. I got it cut down to two," Jones said. "Everyone has to grow up at some point."