Jooris signs in the Big Apple: “I saw a great opportunity”
Kristen Odland
The Calgary Flames took a chance on Josh Jooris.
For that, he’s grateful.
But no longer a National Hockey League rookie, the Burlington, Ont., native was forced to make a business decision after reading the writing on the wall.
“(The Flames) kept me in the loop,” Jooris said. “They told me they liked me and said they’d circle back. But they needed to take care of other things and I was obviously a little bit secondary. It’s tough to fit everyone in I just wasn’t sure if I was going to fit.