Josh Jooris, a forward for the Central Canadian Hockey League's Burlington Cougars, has made a verbal commitment to Union for next season.

The 19-year-old Jooris, who is 6-foot and 179 pounds, leads the team in scoring, and is third in the CCHL, with 10 goals and 39 assists in 21 games. He has a team-best defensive rating of plus-28. Jooris leads the Cougars with 17 power-play assists, and is second with three game-winning goals.

Burlington is in second place in the 11-team West Division with a 16-4-1 record.

The Dutchmen now have six players committed for next season.