Post by Bob McKenzie on Jun 30, 2020 9:19:46 GMT -5
1.Jarome Iginla - Right Wing - Canada - Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
Jarome Arthur-Leigh Adekunle Tig Junior Elvis Iginla is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward. He played over 1500 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Calgary Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins, Colorado Avalanche, and Los Angeles Kings.
As a junior, Iginla was a member of two Memorial Cup winning teams with the Kamloops Blazers and was named the Western Hockey League (WHL) Player of the Year in 1996. He 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. Nicknamed "Iggy", he led the NHL in goals and points in 2001–02, and won the Lester B. Pearson Award as its most valuable player as voted by the players. In 2003–04, Iginla led the league in goals for the second time and captained the Flames to the Stanley Cup Finals, leading the playoffs in goals.
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A six-time NHL All-Star, Iginla is the Flames' all-time leader in goals, points, and games played, and is second in assists to Al MacInnis. Iginla scored 50 goals in a season on two occasions and is one of seven players in NHL history to score 30 goals in 11 consecutive seasons. He 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. He 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. His number 12 was retired by the Flames during a pre-game ceremony on March 2, 2019.
Internationally, Iginla has represented Canada on numerous occasions. He was a member of championship teams at the 1996 World Junior and 1997 World Championships as well as the 2004 World Cup of Hockey. He 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.
Iginla was selected for the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2020, during his first year of eligibility. Iginla will be the fourth Black player inducted after Grant Fuhr, women’s hockey pioneer Angela James and Willie O’Ree. Iginla and Fuhr are the only Black NHL players enshrined for their on-ice accomplishments, while O’Ree was chosen in the builder category in 2018 for breaking the league’s color barrier 60 years earlier.
AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
JUNIOR
Memorial Cup Championship team 1994, 1995
George Parsons Trophy
Most Sportsmanlike Player of the Memorial Cup 1995
WHL West First All-Star team 1996
Four Broncos Memorial Trophy
WHL Player of the Year 1996
CHL First All-Star team 1996
NHL
NHL All-Rookie Team 1997
First team All-Star 2002, 2008, 2009
Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy
Leading goal scorer 2002, 2004
Art Ross Trophy
Leading point scorer 2002
Lester B. Pearson Award
Most Valuable Player as voted by the players 2002
Second team All-Star 2004
King Clancy Memorial Trophy
Leadership and humanitarian contributions 2004
NHL Foundation Player Award
commitment, perseverance and teamwork in the community 2004
Mark Messier Leadership Award 2009
Hockey Hall of Fame 2020
INTERNATIONAL
World Junior First All-Star team 1996
World Junior Best Forward 1996
1996 WJC GOLD
1997 WC GOLD
2002 OG GOLD
2004 WHC GOLD
2010 OG GOLD
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