Josh Jooris

Josh Jooris
Born (1990-07-14) July 14, 1990
Burlington, Ontario
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams		 New York Rangers
Calgary Flames
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2013–present

Joshua Jooris (born July 14, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre currently playing for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). An undrafted player, Jooris signed with the Calgary Flames organization in 2013 after playing three seasons of college hockey for the Union College Dutchmen.

Playing career

A native of Burlington, Ontario, Jooris played two seasons of junior A hockey for the Burlington Cougars between 2009 and 2011 before committing to play college hockey at Union College for the Union Dutchmen program in the East Coast Athletic Conference (ECAC).[1] He played three seasons with the Dutchmen and, as an undrafted player, tried out for three different National Hockey League (NHL) teams. He attended camp for the Boston Bruins in 2011, and in 2012 for the Vancouver Canucks. In his third attempt, in 2013, he successfully earned a contract with the Calgary Flames and turned professional. The Flames assigned him to their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Abbotsford Heat for the 2013–14 season.[1] He appeared in 73 games for the Heat, scored 11 goals and added 16 assists.[2]

Entering his second professional season, Jooris impressed the Flames coaching staff with his play during the pre-season; he scored three goals in six games and was praised for his defensive play.[2] However, he was one of the final players cut from the roster prior to the 2014–15 NHL season and was assigned to Calgary's AHL affiliate, which had relocated to become the Adirondack Flames.[3] An injury to David Jones less than two weeks into the season led to Jooris' first recall to Calgary on October 16, 2014.[1] He made his NHL debut the following night, and scored his first goal against goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, in a 3–2 loss against the Columbus Blue Jackets.[4]

Following the 2014–15 season Jooris became a restricted free agent under the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement. The Calgary Flames made him a qualifying offer to retain his NHL rights and, on July 5, 2015, Jooris filed for Salary Arbitration.[5]

Jooris was not retained by the Flames following an unproductive 2015–16 season, and as a free agent on July 15, 2016, he agreed to a one-year, two-way contract with the New York Rangers.[6]

Family

Jooris' father Mark was a longtime hockey player whose career included several years seasons in the AHL and in Europe. At the time of his son's first NHL recall, the 50-year-old Mark Jooris continued to play senior hockey in Ontario.[1] Josh's mother is JoAnn and he has a sister, Alexa.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2008–09 Burlington Cougars OPJAHL 42 8 26 34 36 8 1 7 8 12
2009–10 Burlington Cougars CCHL 50 26 90 116 42 12 5 10 15 10
2010–11 Union Dutchmen ECAC 40 9 23 32 18 — — — — —
2011–12 Union Dutchmen ECAC 38 8 20 28 30 — — — — —
2012–13 Union Dutchmen ECAC 39 12 16 28 46 — — — — —
2013–14 Abbotsford Heat AHL 73 11 16 27 67 1 0 0 0 2
2014–15 Adirondack Flames AHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2014–15 Calgary Flames NHL 60 12 12 24 16 9 0 0 0 4
2015–16 Calgary Flames NHL 59 4 9 13 39 — — — — —
NHL totals 119 16 21 37 55 9 0 0 0 4

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Odland, Kristen (2014-10-16). "Josh Jooris gets dream call from Flames, forcing dad to cancel Europe travel plans". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
  2. 1 2 Sportak, Randy (2014-10-04). "Earning potential". Calgary Sun. p. S9.
  3. ↑ Odland, Kristen (2014-10-06). "Frustrated Baertschi on outside looking in". Calgary Herald. p. C3.
  4. ↑ "Blue Jackets hold off Flames". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2014-10-17. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  5. ↑ "Deadline for player filed salary arbitration today". flamesnation.ca. 2015-07-05. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
  6. ↑ "Rangers agree to terms with Josh Jooris". New York Rangers. 2016-07-15. Retrieved 2016-07-15.

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