Tij Iginla is expected to be among the players to have his name called during the first night of the 2024 NHL Draft.
Iginla's name will be familiar to many, especially Calgary Flames fans awaiting news about who their team might select with the ninth overall pick.
Here's what to know about Tij Iginla and the 17-year-old's connection to Jerome Iginla.
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Is Tij Iginla related to Jarome Iginla?
Yes, Tij Iginla is Jarome Iginla's son. Tij was born on Aug. 1, 2006, when his father played for the Calgary Flames.
Jarome Iginla enjoyed a 20-year NHL career and was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2020. Tij will be hoping to follow in his father's footsteps as an impactful scorer and first-round pick.
When was Jarome Iginla drafted?
Jarome Iginla was selected 11th overall by the Dallas Stars in the first round of the 1995 NHL Draft. He was one of four All-Stars taken in the first round of that draft and remains the lone Hockey Hall of Famer to be selected within that draft's 234 picks.
The Stars traded Iginla's rights to the Flames just six months after they drafted him. Dallas did so to acquire Joe Nieuwendyk, another Hockey Hall of Famer, who was embroiled in a contract dispute with Calgary.
Iginla debuted for Calgary during the 1996 Stanley Cup Playoffs and played 16 seasons for the Flames before beginning a mini, Stanley Cup-seeking odyssey at the end of his career.
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Jarome Iginla teams
Iginla played for five teams during his 20-year NHL career. He spent 16 seasons with the Flames but went on to play one season for several teams at the end of his career, sandwiching a three-year stint with the Avalanche.
Below is a brief look at Iginla's career timeline:
- Calgary Flames (1996-13)
- Pittsburgh Penguins (2013)
- Boston Bruins (2013-14)
- Colorado Avalanche (2014-17)
- Los Angeles Kings (2017)
Iginla played a total of 1,554 regular-season games between the five clubs.
Jarome Iginla stats
Iginla scored 625 goals during his NHL career. That's tied for the 16th-most in NHL history with Joe Sakic.
Iginla is one of just 36 skaters to record at least 1,300 career points. He was a four-time All-Star and won the league's Rocket Richard trophy twice.
Here's a look at Iginla's career totals across notable stat categories:
| Games | 1,554 |
| Points | 1,300 |
| Goals | 625 |
| Assists | 675 |
| Plus/Minus | +30 |
| Penalty minutes | 1,040 |
| Shooting % | 13.1 |
If Tij Iginla can get even halfway to most of his father's stats, his NHL career will be considered aa success.
Tij Iginla stats
The younger Iginla has spent parts of the last three seasons playing in the WHL for the Seattle Thunderbirds and the Kelowna Rockets. He tallied 84 points in 64 games during the 2023-24 season with the Rockets and added nine goals in 11 playoff games.
Below is a breakdown of Iginla's stats from each of his three WHL seasons.
| Year | Team | Games | Points | Goals | Assists |
| 2021-22 | Seattle Thunderbirds | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022-23 | Seattle Thunderbirds | 48 | 18 | 6 | 12 |
| 2023-24 | Kelowna Rockets | 64 | 84 | 47 | 37 |
| Total | — | 115 | 103 | 53 | 50 |
Like his father, Iginla has the skills to be a quality NHL scorer. That should make him a coveted prospect in the early stages of the 2024 NHL Draft.
