ABOUT JAROME IGINLA

Jarome was born in Edmonton, AB and raised in Stalbert, AB. He played three years with the Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League (WHL) before he made his NHL debut. Drafted in the first round of the 1995 NHL draft, he made Alberta home and played 16 seasons with the Calgary Flames before going on to play a total of 21 seasons in the NHL.

About the Canadian Hockey League

The Canadian Hockey League (CHL) is the world’s largest development hockey league with 51 Canadian and 9 American teams participating in the Western Hockey League (WHL), Ontario Hockey League (OHL), and Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The CHL supplies more players to the National Hockey League (NHL) and U SPORTS than any other league. Throughout the 2023-24 season of the 1,000-plus players who played a game in the NHL, over 430 came through the CHL.