Tij Iginla

November 2024- Unfortunately, Iginla ended up missing Utah’s rookie camp and faceoff tournament due to a lower-body injury. He finally joined Utah on the ice in the second week of training camp. In just a few practices and two preseason games appearances, Iginla impressed the coaching staff and several of his teammates before being assigned to Kelowna. Despite not registering a point in those two preseason games, Iginla looked comfortable, being consistently involved in the offensive zone. He’s off to an excellent start in the WHL in 2024-25, racking up 13 goals and 28 points in 19 games. Despite being only 18 years old, Iginla was named an assistant captain on the Rockets. Keith Duggan

July 2024- After an impressive development camp with Utah, the Hockey Club wasted no time signing him to his ELC. Keith Duggan

June 2024 – Iginla was selected 6th overall by the Utah HC. Pat Quinn

November 2023 – Though the scoring has dried up somewhat from his red-hot start, Tij Iginla still looks like an interesting prospect. Besides the name pedigree, Iginla is an easy player to root for. His habits away from the puck are a definite strength, from his frequent scanning, active stick, good forechecking routes and hard-nosed backchecking. Iginla’s best skills seem to be in slowing the play down to give him space or finding soft spots on the ice. He gets off the wall to the middle quickly, and can also drift into high-danger areas, and when paired with his lightning-quick snapshot, makes him a dangerous goal scorer. Though his skating isn’t elite, he’s got quickness, stability and mobility which helps him be a solid transition player, though they’re more useful off the cycle, where he is just as effective, solving problems and playing a possession game. Iginla might lack the high-end dynamism of some of the other WHLers in this class, but his combination of all-around skills and pro-level habits make him a good bet to be a contributing NHLer. Luke Sweeney (November Rankings: 18th Overall)