Mark Jooris

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.

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 season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1982–83 RPI Engineers ECAC 28 17 26 43 8 — — — — — 1983–84 RPI Engineers ECAC 23 10 10 20 4 — — — — — 1984–85 RPI Engineers ECAC 35 23 37 60 22 — — — — — 1985–86 RPI Engineers ECAC 31 34 26 60 36 — — — — — 1985–86 Canadian National Team Intl 6 0 4 4 2 — — — — — 1986–87 Ässät SM-liiga 27 12 24 36 60 — — — — — 1987–88 Ässät SM-liiga 42 29 34 63 62 — — — — — 1987–88 Springfield Indians AHL 8 2 1 3 6 — — — — — 1987–88 Nova Scotia Oilers AHL 2 3 5 8 4 5 1 4 5 6 1988–89 Canadian National Team Intl 52 24 13 37 14 — — — — — 1988–89 HC Sierre NLB 7 7 7 14 6 9 10 18 28 4 1989–90 Eintracht Frankfurt Bundesliga 34 25 33 58 36 3 2 1 3 4 1990–91 Eintracht Frankfurt Bundesliga 44 32 66 98 58 3 0 2 2 4 1991–92 EHC Dynamo Berlin 2.Bundesliga 50 54 69 123 64 — — — — — 1992–93 Düsseldorfer EG Bundesliga 12 3 14 17 2 — — — — — 1992–93 Eisbaren Berlin Bundesliga 20 12 10 22 4 — — — — — 1993–94 Eisbaren Berlin Bundesliga 10 2 3 5 2 — — — — — 1994–95 Eisbaren Berlin DEL 10 2 3 5 2 — — — — — 1994–95 SC Rapperswil-Jona NLA — — — — — 3 2 3 5 6 1995–96 SC Riessersee DEL 46 16 39 55 22 3 1 3 4 0 1996–97 Hannover Scorpions DEL 49 30 49 79 61 8 2 9 11 6 1997–98 Revierlowen Oberhausen DEL 16 3 5 8 2 — — — — — 1997–98 Lausanne HC NLB 26 23 27 50 18 4 2 2 4 6 1998–99 SC Rapperswil-Jona NLA 2 1 1 2 2 — — — — — 1998–99 Geneve-Servette HC NLB 40 23 59 82 72 — — — — — 2001–02 Dundas Real McCoys OHA Sr. 28 32 80 112 30 — — — — — 2002–03 Dundas Real McCoys MLH 25 15 48 63 29 — — — — — 2003–04 Dundas Real McCoys MLH 20 10 18 28 18 — — — — — 2004–05 Dundas Real McCoys MLH 25 24 49 73 19 — — — — — 2005–06 Dundas Real McCoys MLH 25 16 47 63 40 13 9 17 26 12 2006–07 Dundas Real McCoys MLH 21 14 34 48 46 — — — — — 2009–10 Dundas Real McCoys MLH 2 1 2 3 4 4 1 5 6 6 2010–11 Dundas Real McCoys MLH 1 0 2 2 0 3 1 4 5 6 2011–12 Dundas Real McCoys ACH 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 6 2012–13 Dundas Real McCoys ACH 7 3 7 10 6 6 1 2 3 12

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