Jarome Iginla
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Iginla in 2014 with the Colorado Avalanche.
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| Born |
July 1, 1977 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
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NHL team Former teams |
Colorado Avalanche Calgary Flames Pittsburgh Penguins Boston Bruins |
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| National team |
 Canada
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| NHL Draft | 11th overall, 1995 Dallas Stars |
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| Playing career | 1996–present | ||
 Iginla won gold medals at the Olympics in 2002 and 2010. |
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| Medal record | ||
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| Representing Canada
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| Men's ice hockey | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
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2002 Salt Lake City | |
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2010 Vancouver | |
| World Championship | ||
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1997 Finland | |
| World Cup | ||
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2004 World Cup of Hockey | |
| World Junior Championship | ||
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1996 USA | |
Jarome Arthur-Leigh Adekunle Tig Junior Elvis Iginla (/dʒəˈroʊm ᵻˈɡɪnlə/; born July 1, 1977) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was a longtime member and former captain of the Calgary Flames and also played for the Pittsburgh Penguins and Boston Bruins before joining the Avalanche in 2014.
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)'s 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. 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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