Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Right
Nickname(s)	iggy
Height Weight	6 ft 1 in (1. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. Winger in hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area A shot in Ice hockey is an attempt by a player to score a goal by striking the puck with their stick in the direction of the net A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. Human height varies according to both "nature" and "nurture". 85 m) 204 lb (93 kg/14 st 8 lb)
NHL Team	Calgary Flames
Nationality	Canada
Born	July 1, 1977 (1977-07-01) (age 30), Edmonton, Alberta
NHL Draft	11th overall, 1995 Dallas Stars
Pro career	1996 – present

Jarome Arthur-Leigh Adekunle Tig Junior Elvis Iginla ^[1] (born July 1, 1977 in St. Albert, Alberta) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League. The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass The stone is a unit of Weight. It is part of the Imperial system of weights and measures used in the British Isles, and formerly used in most The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The Calgary Flames are a Professional Ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Nationality is a relationship between a Person and their State of Origin, Culture, association Affiliation and/or Loyalty Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Birthday is the name given to the date of the anniversary of a person's birth "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays The NHL Entry Draft is a collective meeting in which the franchises of the National Hockey League (NHL systematically select the rights to available amateur players who meet The 1995 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta. The Dallas Stars are a National Hockey League team based in Dallas Texas. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Alberta (ælˈbɝtə is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1 1905 Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. The Calgary Flames are a Professional Ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America A first round draft pick of the Dallas Stars in 1995, Iginla was later traded to Calgary, and has played his entire professional career with the Flames. The Dallas Stars are a National Hockey League team based in Dallas Texas. The 1995 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta. He is the Flames all-time leader in goals scored and games played. Iginla was named the Flames captain at the start of the 2003–04 season, the first black captain in NHL history. In Ice hockey, each team has a designated captain, who normally wears a "C" on his or her jersey. The 2003–04 NHL season was the 87th Regular season of the National Hockey League. ^[2]

As a junior, Iginla was a member of two Memorial Cup winning teams as Canadian major-junior champions, and was named the Western Hockey League's Player of the Year in 1996. The Memorial Cup is the championship trophy of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL This article refers to the junior Western Hockey League For other leagues with the same name see Western Hockey League (disambiguation. The Four Broncos Memorial Trophy is awarded each year to the Western Hockey League 's Player of the Year Iginla has led the NHL in goals twice, and has scored 50 goals in a season twice. The Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy, also known as the Maurice Richard Trophy is awarded annually to the leading goal scorer in the National Hockey League As of the completion of the 2006–07 regular season 87 different hockey players have scored at least 50 goals in a National Hockey League (NHL Regular season. In 2002, Iginla helped Team Canada win its first gold medal at the Winter Olympics in 50 years. History From 1920 until 1963 the Senior Amateur Club teams representing Canada were usually the most recent Allan Cup champions 2002 Winter Olympic Games Ice hockey games were held at the E Center and Peaks Ice Arena in Salt Lake City and Provo Utah Iginla also won the Lester B. Pearson Award as the league's Most Valuable Player as voted by the players, and finished second in voting for the Hart Memorial Trophy. The Lester B Pearson Award is awarded annually to the National Hockey League 's outstanding player in the regular season as judged by the members of the NHL Players Association The Hart Memorial Trophy, originally known as the Hart Trophy, the "oldest and most prestigious individual award in hockey" is awarded annually to the In 2004, Iginla led the Flames to the Stanley Cup Finals, leading the league in playoff scoring. The 2004 Stanley Cup Finals pitted the Eastern Conference 's top qualifier the Tampa Bay Lightning, against the West 's sixth place qualifier the Calgary

Early life

His surname Iginla means "Big tree" in Yorùbá, his father's native language. Yoruba (native name èdè Yorùbá, 'the Yoruba language' is a Dialect continuum of West Africa with over 25 million speakers His parents separated when he was a baby, and he was raised by his mother and grandparents in the Edmonton suburb of St. Edmonton (ˈɛdmɨntɨn is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta. Albert. Jarome has a half-brother, Tyler, and a half-sister, Theresa, who was a standout forward for the University of Saskatchewan Huskies before being asked to leave the team due to off-ice issues during the 2007-2008 season. Awards and standings The Huskies are year after year one of the top sport schools in Canada. ^[3]. The youngster's first love was baseball (he was the catcher on the Canadian National Junior team), but also starred in the St. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Albert Minor Hockey Association before graduating to juniors. He played goaltender in his first two years of organized hockey, then switched to the right wing, and developed a knack for scoring. This article is about the goaltender in Ice hockey. For the similar position in other sports see Goalkeeper. Winger in hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area Iginla played his entire minor hockey career in St. Albert, which included stints with the Bantam AAA Sabres and the Midget AAA Raiders. It was during the 1992-93 season with the Raiders that Iginla, then an under-age midget player, scored 87 points to lead the Alberta Midget AAA Hockey league (AMHL) in scoring. The Alberta Midget Hockey League or AMHL is the provincial Midget AAA Ice hockey league for Alberta, Canada. Following the 1992-93 season with the Raiders, Iginla joined the Kamloops Blazers as a 16 year old.

Iginla warming up before a game in March 2006.

Iginla played 3 seasons in the Western Hockey League and won two Memorial Cups with the Kamloops Blazers. This article refers to the junior Western Hockey League For other leagues with the same name see Western Hockey League (disambiguation. The Memorial Cup is the championship trophy of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL The Kamloops Blazers are a Junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League based out of Kamloops British Columbia.

NHL Career

Iginla was picked in the first round (11th overall) by the Dallas Stars in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, then traded with Corey Millen to the Flames for Joe Nieuwendyk. The Dallas Stars are a National Hockey League team based in Dallas Texas. The 1995 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta. Corey Millen (born April 29, 1964 in Cloquet, Minnesota, United States) is a retired American Ice hockey forward Joseph Nieuwendyk (born September 10, 1966 in Oshawa, Ontario) is a retired Canadian Ice hockey player in the National Hockey Arguably Iginla's best season was 2001-02 when he had 52 goals and 96 points (he went on to better this total in 2007 - 08 with 50 goals and 98 points), becoming the first player of African descent in history to win the regular season goal and point scoring titles. The 2001–02 NHL season was the 85th Regular season of the National Hockey League. He also won the Lester B. Pearson Award as the league's best player as voted by his peers, and was a nominee for both the Hart Memorial Trophy (narrowly beaten by then-Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jose Theodore) and the King Clancy Memorial Trophy. The Lester B Pearson Award is awarded annually to the National Hockey League 's outstanding player in the regular season as judged by the members of the NHL Players Association The Hart Memorial Trophy, originally known as the Hart Trophy, the "oldest and most prestigious individual award in hockey" is awarded annually to the The Montreal Canadiens (Les Canadiens de Montréal are a professional Ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. José Nicholas Théodore (born September 13, 1976 in Laval, Quebec) is a Canadian Professional Ice hockey The King Clancy Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the National Hockey League player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and who has made a significant Iginla was also a key member of Canada's Olympic gold medal-winning hockey team in 2002. The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games Gold Medal is an Album by American band The Donnas, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music) See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. This season elevated him to superstar status and he became a fan favourite. Jarome is widely regarded as one of the best players in the league today. At the start of the 2003-04 season, Iginla was named captain of the Calgary Flames, making him the second player of African descent to be named captain of an NHL team (Dirk Graham of the Chicago Blackhawks was the first). The 2003–04 NHL season was the 87th Regular season of the National Hockey League. The Calgary Flames are a Professional Ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. In Ice hockey, each team has a designated captain, who normally wears a "C" on his or her jersey. Dirk Milton Graham (born July 29, 1959 in Regina, Saskatchewan) is a former Canadian professional Ice hockey forward That season, he scored 41 goals, sharing the goal-scoring title with Ilya Kovalchuk and Rick Nash, picking up the second Rocket Richard Trophy of his career. Ilya Valeryevich Kovalchuk ( Russian: Илья Валерьевич Ковальчук Il'ja Valer'jevič Kovalčuk born April 15, 1983, in Tver Richard Nash (born June 16 1984) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey player and team captain of the Columbus Blue Jackets The Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy, also known as the Maurice Richard Trophy is awarded annually to the leading goal scorer in the National Hockey League On May 19, 2004, Iginla scored his 10th playoff goal to help the Flames advance to their first Stanley Cup Finals in 15 years. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion He recorded a Gordie Howe hat trick (a goal, an assist, and a fight) in Game 3 of the Finals when he fought Vincent Lecavalier. In Ice hockey, a Gordie Howe hat trick is an unofficial variation on the hat trick, wherein a player scores a goal, gets an assist, and participates Fighting is an established aspect of Ice hockey in North America, with a long history involving many levels of amateur and professional play and including Vincent Lecavalier (born April 21, 1980 Ile Bizard, Quebec) is a French Canadian Professional hockey player However, the Flames eventually lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning in seven games. The Tampa Bay Lightning is a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa Florida. In 2006, Iginla played for Team Canada as an alternate captain in the Winter Olympics. History From 1920 until 1963 the Senior Amateur Club teams representing Canada were usually the most recent Allan Cup champions The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in However, Canada suffered an early exit in the quarter-finals to Russia. On December 7, 2006 Iginla made a milestone mark in his career where he scored his 300th career goal and 600th career point. Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. He would have been chosen to play in the 2007 NHL All-Star Game in Dallas along with teammates Dion Phaneuf and Miikka Kiprusoff, however his knee injury kept him from playing. The 55th National Hockey League All-Star Game was held in Dallas Texas on January 24, 2007. Dion Phaneuf (born April 10, 1985 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a professional Canadian Ice hockey defenceman Miikka Sakari Kiprusoff (pronounced "MEE-kah KIHP-roo-sawf" (born October 26, 1976 in Turku Finland) is a Finnish professional The following season, he was voted to the starting line-up of the 2008 NHL All-Star Game, along with Dion Phaneuf, and was named captain of the Western All-Star Team. The 56th National Hockey League All-Star Game was held on January 27, 2008 at the Philips Arena in Atlanta Georgia, home On March 1, 2008, he scored two goals against the Phoenix Coyotes to tie Theoren Fleury's franchise goal-scoring record. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The Phoenix Coyotes are a professional Ice hockey team based in Glendale Arizona, just outside of Phoenix. Theoren Wallace "Theo" Fleury (born June 29 1968 in Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a retired international and professional Ice hockey He later scored a goal on March 10 in a game against the St. Louis Blues to become the Flames' all-time leading goal scorer. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing The St Louis Blues are a professional Ice hockey team based in St On March 23, 2008 Iginla scored his 7th career hat trick as the Flames beat the Minnesota Wild 5-4. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. The Minnesota Wild are a professional Ice hockey team based in Saint Paul Minnesota. On April 05, 2008, the last game of the regular season, an away game against Vancouver, the Flames won 7-1. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop This was speculated to be the last game of Canucks star Trevor Linden. Trevor Linden, OBC (born April 11, 1970, in Medicine Hat, Alberta) is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey When it was over, the classy Flames captain Iginla and defenceman Robyn Regehr led a procession of Calgary players to centre ice to shake Linden's hand. Robyn Regehr (born April 19, 1980, in Recife, Brazil and grew up in Rosthern, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian When shaking hands, Linden told Iginla, "Your the best player in the game" . On April 29, 2008, Iginla was announced as a finalist for the Hart Memorial Trophy along with Alexander Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin^[4]. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The Hart Memorial Trophy, originally known as the Hart Trophy, the "oldest and most prestigious individual award in hockey" is awarded annually to the Alexander Mikhaylovich Ovechkin ( AmE ˈælɪgˌzændɚ oˈvɛtʃ Evgeni Vladimirovich Malkin (Евгений Влади́мирович Малкин Jevgenij Vladimirovich Malkin, also popularly known as "Geno", Iginla is known as an elite power forward. In Ice hockey, a power forward is a forward who possesses above average offensive skills and plays a tough physical game He possesses a fine set of hands with an impressive skill set, and has also proven skillful in setting up his linemates for chances. He has garnered in the past a reputation of someone who may require a playmaking center to truly dominate, but he has established himself as the Flames' undeniable leader. He can use power or finesse to work his way around defenders and has one of the league's most powerful wrist shots. He is not afraid to compete in high-traffic areas. He often plays with a mean streak and is a proven leader, having helped lead Calgary within one win of a Stanley Cup victory in 2004. The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion

Off the ice

Since becoming a proven NHL star, Iginla has entered into several endorsement contracts with various companies [1]. One of his most prominent corporate relationships is with the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce () better known to most customers as CIBC, is one of Canada 's major Banks CIBC is classified as a Domestic Iginla also supports many charities, including Cure for Cancer and KidSport. In 2004 he was awarded the NHL Foundation Award for Community Service as well as the King Clancy Memorial Trophy in recognition of his humanitarian contributions. The King Clancy Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the National Hockey League player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and who has made a significant He also helps out children who are less fortunate by providing them with toys and clothes.

Awards

Major Junior

NHL

International

Career statistics

International statistics

All Star Games

International play

Medal record
Competitor for Canada
Men's Ice Hockey
Olympic Games
Gold	2002 Salt Lake City	Ice Hockey
World Championship
Gold	1997 Finland	Ice Hockey
World Cup
Gold	2004 World Cup of Hockey	Ice Hockey
World Junior Championship
Gold	1996 USA	Ice Hockey

Played for Canada in:

• 1996 World Junior Championships (gold medal)
• 1997 World Championships (gold medal)
• 2002 Winter Olympics (gold medal)
• 2004 World Cup of Hockey (gold medal)
• 2006 Winter Olympics

See also

• Power forward (ice hockey)
• List of NHL seasons
• List of NHL players
• List of black NHL players

References

External links

• Jarome Iginla's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Jarome Iginla's NHL player profile
• Exclusive interview with Jarome Iginla June 4, 2008