Jarome Iginla Fan Page
Jarome Iginla
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Page dedicated to the greatest hockey player alive!
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32 years old
Calgary
Canada
Last Login: 9/15/2009
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| Status: | Married | | Here for: | Networking, Friends | | Orientation: | Straight | | Hometown: | Edmonton, Canada | | Body type: | 6' 1" / Athletic | | Ethnicity: | Black / African descent | | Zodiac Sign: | Cancer | | Smoke / Drink: | No / No | | Children: | Proud parent | | Occupation: | NHL Hockey Player | | Income: | $250,000 and Higher |
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Iginla was picked in the first round (11th overall) by the Dallas Stars in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, but was traded shortly thereafter with Corey Millen to the Calgary Flames for Joe Nieuwendyk. Arguably, Iginla's best season was 2001-02 when he registered 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. 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. That same year, Iginla was also a key member of Team Canada's Olympic gold medal-winning hockey team in 2002. This season elevated him to superstar status and he became a fan favourite.
At the start of the 2003-04 season, Iginla was named Calgary's team captain, 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). 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. Entering the 2004 Stanley Cup Playoffs as the sixth seed, Iginla led the Flames to their first Stanley Cup Finals appearance in 15 years. In a 3-0 victory in game three, he recorded a Gordie Howe hat trick by tallying a goal and an assist, as well as fightning Tampa Bay's Vincent Lecavalier. However, the Flames eventually lost to the Lightning in seven games. Iginla finished the playoffs first in goal scoring, with 13, and third in points, with 22.
In 2006, Iginla played for Team Canada as an alternate captain in the Winter Olympics. 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. 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 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.
On March 1, 2008, he scored two goals against the Phoenix Coyotes to tie Theoren Fleury's franchise goal-scoring record. 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. On the last game of the 2007-08 season, an away game against divisional rival, the Vancouver Canucks, the Flames won 7-1. This was speculated to be the last game of Canucks star Trevor Linden's career. 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. Showcasing each other's mutual respect, Linden declared afterwards that Iginla was "probably 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.
Iginla is known as an elite power forward. 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 centre 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
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