Shoots Right Name Josh Jooris Salary 925,000 USD (2015) NHL team Calgary Flames Role Ice hockey centre Positions Centerman | NHL Draft Undrafted Height 1.83 m Date joined 2013 Playing career Weight 82 kg | |
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Born July 14, 1990 (age 33)
Burlington, ON, CAN ( 1990-07-14 ) Similar People Johnny Gaudreau, Joe Colborne, Mark Giordano, Kris Russell, Bob Hartley Profiles | ||
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Joshua Jooris (born July 14, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre currently playing for the Carolina Hurricanes 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. He holds a Swiss player-license as he made his junior debut in Switzerland.
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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). 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. He appeared in 73 games for the Heat, scored 11 goals and added 16 assists.
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. 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. An injury to David Jones less than two weeks into the season led to Jooris' first recall to Calgary on October 16, 2014. 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.
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.
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. In the 2016–17 season, Jooris made the Rangers opening night roster. Having been limited to 12 games with the Rangers, on December 10, 2016, Jooris was placed on waivers due to the club's strong forward depth. A day later on December 11, he was claimed off waivers by the Arizona Coyotes. Jooris remained with the club to play out the season, scoring 3 goals and 10 points in 42 games.
On June 26, 2017, Jooris was not tendered a qualifying offer as a restricted free agent from the Coyotes, releasing him to free agency. On July 1, 2017, Jooris signed a one-year, $775,000 contract with the Carolina Hurricanes.
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. Josh's mother is JoAnn and he has a sister, Alexa.
