Former Penguins center's dog hits charts with rendition of 'Old Town Road'
There’s a good chance Josh Jooris’ dog is about to become more famous than he is.
Last Thursday, the former Penguins center posted a video on Instagram of his Australian Shepherd, Charlie, singing along when the Lil Nas X hit “Old Town Road” starts playing. The video went viral.
As of Monday morning, Jooris had 13,300 followers on Instagram (@joshjooris). Charlie had more than 20,000 followers (@aussiethecharlie).
Jooris, a 29-year-old center, played nine games for the Penguins after joining the team in a trade deadline deal in February of 2018. After playing last season in the AHL with the Toronto Marlies, he signed with Lausanne HC in the Swiss league.
Jonathan Bombulie is the TribLive assistant sports editor. A Greensburg native, he was a hockey reporter for two decades, covering the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins for 17 seasons before joining the Trib in 2015 and covering the Penguins for four seasons, including Stanley Cup championships in 2016-17. He can be reached at jbombulie@triblive.com.
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