| Josh Jooris | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Jooris with theCalgary Flames in 2014 | |||
| Born | (1990-07-14)July 14, 1990 (age 34) Burlington, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 197 lb (89 kg; 14 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NL team Former teams | Genève-Servette HC Calgary Flames New York Rangers Arizona Coyotes Carolina Hurricanes Pittsburgh Penguins Lausanne HC | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2013–present | ||
Joshua Jooris (born July 14, 1990) is aCanadian professionalice hockeycentre currently playing forGenève-Servette HC of theNational League (NL). Anundrafted player, Jooris signed with theCalgary Flames organization in 2013 after playing three seasons ofcollege hockey for theUnion College Dutchmen. He holds a Swiss player-license as he made his junior debut in Switzerland.
A native ofBurlington, Ontario, Jooris played two seasons ofjunior A hockey for theBurlington Cougars between 2009 and 2011 before committing to playcollege hockey atUnion College for theUnion Dutchmen program in theEast Coast Athletic Conference (ECAC).[1] He played three seasons with the Dutchmen and, as anundrafted player, tried out for three differentNational Hockey League (NHL) teams. He attended camp for theBoston Bruins in 2011, and in 2012 for theVancouver Canucks. In his third attempt, in 2013, he successfully earned a contract with theCalgary Flames and turned professional. The Flames assigned him to theirAmerican Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, theAbbotsford Heat for the2013–14 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 the2014–15 season and was assigned to Calgary's AHL affiliate, which had relocated to become theAdirondack Flames.[3] An injury toDavid 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 goaltenderSergei Bobrovsky, in a 3–2 loss against theColumbus Blue Jackets.[4]
Following the2014–15 season Jooris became a restricted free agent under theNHL Collective Bargaining Agreement. The Flames made him aqualifying 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 unproductive2015–16 season, and as a free agent on July 15, 2016, he agreed to a one-year, two-way contract with theNew York Rangers.[6] In the2016–17 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.[7] A day later on December 11, he was claimed off waivers by theArizona Coyotes.[8] 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.[9] On July 1, 2017, Jooris signed a one-year, $775,000 contract with theCarolina Hurricanes.[10] On February 8, 2018, the Hurricanes placed Jooris on waivers.[11] On February 26, 2018, Jooris was traded to thePittsburgh Penguins in exchange forGreg McKegg.[12] He was then assigned to continue in the AHL with the Penguins affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. He was called up to play with the Pittsburgh Penguins for the first time on March 8, 2018,[13] and was reassigned to the AHL two games later on March 14.[14]
On July 1, 2018, Jooris joined his sixth NHL organization in agreeing to a one-year, two-way contract with theToronto Maple Leafs.[15] After attending the Maple Leafs training camp, Jooris was unable to make the opening night roster and was assigned to start the2018–19 season with AHL affiliate, theToronto Marlies. As a fixture on the Marlies third line, Jooris featured in 74 games to record 8 goals and 15 points. He notched 2 assist in 13 playoff games before suffering defeat in the Eastern Conference Finals to theCharlotte Checkers.
As an impending free agent from the Maple Leafs, on June 7, 2019, Jooris opted to follow his fathers' footsteps and pursue a career in Europe, signing a three-year contract through the end of the 2021-22 season with Swiss club, Lausanne HC of the NL, revealed to be the club where he first played junior hockey during his fathers' tenure with the club.[16]
On September 10, 2021, Jooris was shipped to Lausanne's biggest rival,Genève-Servette HC, for the remainder of his contract.[17]
Jooris' fatherMark 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 playsenior hockey in Ontario.[1] Josh's mother is JoAnn and he has a sister, Alexa.[1]
Before Jooris' trade, Jooris was housemates with teammateJohnny Gaudreau.[18]
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | New York Rangers | NHL | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Arizona Coyotes | NHL | 42 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 31 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 74 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Lausanne HC | NL | 46 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Lausanne HC | NL | 32 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Genève-Servette HC | NL | 48 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| NHL totals | 213 | 23 | 32 | 55 | 87 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| NL totals | 126 | 26 | 44 | 70 | 60 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
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