72 Facts About Jarome Iginla

Jarome Arthur-Leigh Adekunle Tig Junior Elvis Iginla is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger.

Jarome Iginla played over 1500 games in the National Hockey League for the Calgary Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins, Colorado Avalanche and Los Angeles Kings.

In junior, Iginla was a member of two Memorial Cup winning teams with the Kamloops Blazers and was named the Western Hockey League Player of the Year in 1996.

Jarome Iginla was selected 11th overall by the Dallas Stars in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, but was traded to Calgary prior to making his NHL debut.

Six-time NHL All-Star, Jarome Iginla is the Flames' all-time leader in goals, points, and games played, and is second in assists to Al MacInnis.

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Jarome Iginla is one of 20 players in NHL history to score over 600 goals and is one of 34 players to record 1,300 points in his career.

Jarome Iginla is a past winner of the Mark Messier Leadership Award and has been recognized by both the Flames and the league for his community work; while a member of the Flames, Iginla donated $2,000 to the children's charity Kidsport for every goal he scored.

Jarome Iginla was a member of championship teams at the 1996 World Junior and 1997 World Championships as well as the 2004 World Cup of Hockey.

Jarome Iginla is a three-time Olympian and two-time gold medal winner, including at the 2002 Winter Olympics where he helped lead Canada to its first Olympic hockey championship in 50 years.

Jarome Iginla was selected for the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2020, during his first year of eligibility.

Jarome Iginla is the fourth Black player inducted after Grant Fuhr, women's hockey pioneer Angela James, and Willie O'Ree.

Jarome Iginla was born in Edmonton, Alberta, and raised in the adjoining city of St Albert.

Jarome Iginla's surname means "Big tree" in Yoruba, his father's native language.

Jarome Iginla grew up with his mother and grandparents after his parents divorced when he was a year old.

Jarome Iginla played baseball until he was about 17 years old and later in life told Sports Illustrated that he had hoped to become a two-sport professional athlete like Bo Jackson.

Jarome Iginla grew up admiring other Black hockey players, including Edmonton Oilers goaltender Grant Fuhr.

Jarome Iginla played three years with the Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League.

Jarome Iginla scored five goals in the tournament to lead the Blazers to a second consecutive national championship.

Jarome Iginla received the George Parsons Trophy as the most sportsmanlike player of the tournament.

The Blazers were upset in the Western Conference Final by the Spokane Chiefs, but Jarome Iginla still finished fourth in playoff scoring, recording 29 points in 16 games.

Jarome Iginla made his NHL debut in the 1996 Stanley Cup playoffs, as he was signed to a contract and flown to Calgary immediately after his junior season ended in Kamloops.

Jarome Iginla appeared in two games for the Flames in their series against the Chicago Blackhawks.

Jarome Iginla finished the year with career highs in goals and points.

Jarome Iginla earned the Art Ross and Maurice Richard trophies as the NHL's leading point and goal scorer, respectively.

Jarome Iginla was awarded the Lester B Pearson Award as the league's most valuable player as voted by his peers, and was a nominee for both the Hart Memorial Trophy and the King Clancy Memorial Trophy.

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The Hart Trophy voting proved to be controversial: Jarome Iginla tied Canadiens goaltender Jose Theodore in voting points, but received fewer first place votes than Theodore.

Jarome Iginla took us to the Stanley Cup Final that year so it worked out pretty well.

On December 7,2006, Jarome Iginla reached career milestones when he scored his 300th career goal and 600th career point against the Minnesota Wild.

Jarome Iginla was expected to play in the 2007 NHL All-Star Game in Dallas; however, he missed the game with a knee injury.

Jarome Iginla was voted to the starting line-up of the 2008 NHL All-Star Game along with teammate Dion Phaneuf, and was named captain of the Western All-Star team.

Jarome Iginla broke the Flames' franchise record for games played when he played his 804th career game on November 29,2007, against the Anaheim Ducks.

Jarome Iginla broke Theoren Fleury's franchise record for goals when he scored his 365th on March 10,2008, against the St Louis Blues.

Jarome Iginla was nominated as a Hart Trophy finalist for league most valuable player for the third time, though he again did not win the award.

Jarome Iginla recorded his 800th point with a first period assist against the Chicago Blackhawks on December 19,2008.

Jarome Iginla ended 2008 with a career high five points in a New Year's Eve game against the Edmonton Oilers.

The Flames' declining fortunes and Jarome Iginla's season led to increasing questions on whether he could be traded from the team with whom he has played his entire NHL career.

Individually, Jarome Iginla reached 900 career points in a two-goal, two-assist effort against the Oilers on January 30,2010.

Jarome Iginla announced several days later that he had declined to play in the All-Star Game as he wished to spend the time with his ailing grandmother.

Jarome Iginla scored his 30th goal of the season on a penalty shot against the Nashville Predators on March 6,2011, and in doing so became the 10th player in NHL history to score at least 30 goals in ten consecutive seasons.

Jarome Iginla was the 42nd player in league history to achieve the feat, and the 15th to do so with one organization.

Jarome Iginla is the seventh player in league history to score 30 goals in 11 consecutive seasons.

Jarome Iginla stated that playing with Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin played a factor in his decision to move to the Penguins.

Jarome Iginla made his first return to Calgary on December 10,2013, where the fans greeted him with a long standing ovation prior to the game as the Flames played a video tribute.

Jarome Iginla led the team with 29 goals, however the Avalanche failed to qualify for the playoffs.

On January 4,2016, Jarome Iginla became the 19th player in NHL history to score 600 career goals.

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On March 1,2017, Jarome Iginla was traded to the Los Angeles Kings for a 2018 conditional fourth-round pick.

Jarome Iginla chose to wear the number 88, as number 12 was already taken by Marian Gaborik.

On June 24,2020, Jarome Iginla was selected for the Hockey Hall of Fame, in his first year of eligibility.

Jarome Iginla first represented Canada at the 1994 Nations Cup, an unsanctioned tournament for players under the age of 18.

Jarome Iginla led Canada in scoring with five goals and nine points as it won the gold medal.

Jarome Iginla was named an all-star and the tournament's top forward.

One year later, Jarome Iginla played in his first tournament with the senior team, competing at the 1997 World Championships as a 19-year-old, the youngest player on the team.

Jarome Iginla was so surprised by the invitation he initially thought one of his Calgary Flames teammates was playing a prank on him.

Jarome Iginla represented Canada at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey as an alternate captain, playing on a line with Joe Sakic and Mario Lemieux.

Jarome Iginla participated in his second Olympics and was an alternate captain at the 2006 Turin games, recording three points in six games.

Jarome Iginla finished as the tournament leader with five goals, and assisted on Sidney Crosby's overtime winning goal in the gold medal final against the United States.

Jarome Iginla was one of the most consistent scorers in the league; between 1998 and 2008, only Jaromir Jagr scored more NHL goals than Iginla.

Jarome Iginla is most effective when he has room to manoeuvre, and to create that space, he had to intimidate his opponents.

Jarome Iginla has recorded several Gordie Howe hat tricks – a fight, a goal and an assist in the same game – and as it is not an official statistic, The Hockey News estimated that as of 2012, he was the active leader with nine.

Jarome Iginla's fights, including one with Tampa Bay Lightning star Vincent Lecavalier in the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals, have had a motivating effect on his play and that of his teammates.

Jarome Iginla has suffered injuries as a result of his fighting, including a broken hand from a 2003 fight with Bill Guerin of the Dallas Stars.

Jarome Iginla was named the recipient of the Mark Messier Leadership Award in 2009.

Jarome Iginla married his high school sweetheart, Kara, and the couple have three children: daughter Jade and sons Tij and Joe.

Jarome Iginla has four paternal half-siblings; two brothers, Jason and Stephen, and two sisters, Theresa and Elizabeth.

Jarome Iginla is an avid golfer and a regular participant in the Calgary Flames Celebrity Charity Golf Classic.

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Jarome Iginla has spoken about his faith in Jesus by saying, “I believe Jarome Iginla died for us, and I believe He's there for us and we can lean on Him.

Jarome Iginla excused himself from the conversation, and booked them accommodations at his own expense at the hotel his family was staying in.

Jarome Iginla is a part owner of the Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League, for whom he played during his junior hockey days.

Jarome Iginla purchased a minority share in the franchise, along with fellow NHL players Shane Doan, Mark Recchi and Darryl Sydor, in October 2007.

Jarome Iginla is an ambassador with the NHL Diversity program, which supports youth hockey organizations that offer economically disadvantaged kids the opportunity to play.

Jarome Iginla was the cover athlete and spokesperson for the EA Sports video game NHL 2003.

Since retiring, Jarome Iginla has resided in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and Kelowna, British Columbia.