Tij Iginla, son of Jarome, drafted ninth overall by Thunderbirds in WHL draft

Posted Dec 9, 2021 12:41 pm.

Last Updated Dec 9, 2021 12:44 pm.

Tij Iginla, the son of Calgary Flames legend Jarome Iginla, has been drafted ninth overall by the Seattle Thunderbirds in the WHL draft.

With the ninth-overall pick in the 2021 #WHLDraft, the @SeattleTbirds select forward Tij Iginla of the @rha_kelowna pic.twitter.com/kEivAZEAzq

— The WHL (@TheWHL) December 9, 2021

Iginla, 15, recorded six goals and five assists in 10 games this season with the Rink Hockey Academy Kelowna U-18 in the CSSHL.

He also represented Team British Columbia in the WHL Cup, which won the 2021 tournament. Iginla had two goals and an assist in five games in the competition.

Iginla’s Hall of Fame father played three seasons in the WHL with the Kamloops Blazers, helping them win the Memorial Cup in 1994.

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