Mark Jooris Explained

Mark Jooris
Played For:AHL
Nova Scotia Oilers
Springfield Indians
SM-liiga
Porin Ässät
DEL
Eisbaren Berlin
SC Riessersee
Hannover Scorpions
Revierlowen Oberhausen
NLA
SC Rapperswil-Jona
Ntl Team:Canada
Position:Forward
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:5
Height In:10
Weight Lb:176
Birth Date:3 February 1964
Birth Place:Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Draft:Undrafted
Career Start:1986
Career End:1999

Mark Jooris (born February 3, 1964) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former professional player. He is currently the head coach & general manager of the Burlington Cougars of the OJHL with previous experience with the 2011-12 Markham Waxers of the Ontario Junior Hockey League,.[1]

Jooris attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute where he played four years (1982 - 1986) of NCAA hockey with the RPI Engineers, scoring 84 goals and 99 assists for 183 points, while earning 70 penalty minutes, in 117 games played.

Jooris went on to play 13 seasons of professional hockey, including stints in the Finnish Elite League, the American Hockey League, the German DEL and the Swiss National League A and National League B.

At the end of his professional playing career, Jooris turned to coaching. Jooris served as player-coach for the amateur senior team Dundas Real McCoys from 2001 to 2007 before becoming an assistant coach for HC Sierre in the Swiss National League B in 2007–08. He then served as an assistant scout with the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League during the 2008–09 season. Jooris left St. Louis for the Ontario Junior Hockey League to become head coach and general manager of the Burlington Cougars for the 2009-10 season and head coach of the Oakville Blades and Markham Waxers in 2010–11 and 2011–12, respectively, while playing occasionally for the Dundas Real McCoys again.

Career statistics

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1982–83RPI EngineersECAC281726438
1983–84RPI EngineersECAC231010204
1984–85RPI EngineersECAC3523376022
1985–86RPI EngineersECAC3134266036
1985–86Canadian National TeamIntl60442
1986–87ÄssätSM-liiga2712243660
1987–88ÄssätSM-liiga4229346362
1987–88Springfield IndiansAHL82136
1987–88Nova Scotia OilersAHL2358451456
1988–89Canadian National TeamIntl5224133714
1988–89HC SierreNLB77714691018284
1989–90Eintracht FrankfurtBundesliga342533583632134
1990–91Eintracht FrankfurtBundesliga443266985830224
1991–92EHC Dynamo Berlin2.Bundesliga50546912364
1992–93Düsseldorfer EGBundesliga12314172
1992–93Eisbaren BerlinBundesliga201210224
1993–94Eisbaren BerlinBundesliga102352
1994–95Eisbaren BerlinDEL102352
1994–95SC Rapperswil-JonaNLA32356
1995–96SC RiesserseeDEL461639552231340
1996–97Hannover ScorpionsDEL4930497961829116
1997–98Revierlowen OberhausenDEL163582
1997–98Lausanne HCNLB262327501842246
1998–99SC Rapperswil-JonaNLA21122
1998–99Geneve-Servette HCNLB4023598272
2001–02Dundas Real McCoysOHA Sr.28328011230
2002–03Dundas Real McCoysMLH2515486329
2003–04Dundas Real McCoysMLH2010182818
2004–05Dundas Real McCoysMLH2524497319
2005–06Dundas Real McCoysMLH2516476340139172612
2006–07Dundas Real McCoysMLH2114344846
2009–10Dundas Real McCoysMLH2123441566
2010–11Dundas Real McCoysMLH1022031456
2011–12Dundas Real McCoysACH1000030226
2012–13Dundas Real McCoysACH737106612312

Family

His son, Joshua (born July 14, 1990), is a professional hockey player formerly with the Calgary Flames organization.[2] He is now a member of the Carolina Hurricanes organization.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.yorkregion.com/sports-story/1434350-jooris-out-as-waxers-coach/ Jooris out as Waxers' coach
  2. http://flames.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=679120 Jooris looking to follow in his dad's footsteps – Calgary Flames – Future Watch