Tij Iginla

Tij Iginla was born in Lake Country, British Columbia, Canada. He is the son of Hockey Hall of Fame inductee Jarome Iginla, who played 21 seasons in the NHL. While attending Rink Academy in Kelowna and playing for their under-18 team, Iginla was drafted 9th overall by the Seattle Thunderbirds in the 2021 Western Hockey League draft. He only played 3 games in his draft season of 2021-2022, picking up 1 assist. Iginla made his international debut for Canada as a member of Team Canada Red at the 2022 World U-17 Hockey Challenge. He scored 2 goals and 5 assists in 7 games and won a silver medal. In his rookie year for Seattle in 2022-2023, he played in 48 games and scored 6 goals and 12 assists. Iginla was traded from Seattle to the Kelowna Rockets prior to this past season and had a season which shot him up the NHL draft boards. He played in 64 games and scored 47 goals and he added 37 assists to lead the Rockets. He represented Canada at the 2024 IIHF World U18 Championships, scoring 6 goals and 6 assists in 7 games, including a 3-point performance in the gold medal game against the United States, where he scored the game-winning goal.