Jade Iginla

Jade Grace Iginla (born October 19, 2004) is a Canadian Professional ice hockey player who is a right wing for PWHL Hamilton of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). Previously, she played for Brown University of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

Playing career For her junior year of high school, Iginla attended Shattuck-Saint Mary's, recording 15 goals and 30 points in 39 games. The following year, her family moved to Kelowna, where she joined RINK Hockey Academy. With RINK, she would post 18 goals and 28 points in 22 games. She recorded her first collegiate hat-trick on February 3, 2023, against Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Finishing the year with 23 points, her 17 goals were tied for seventh in her conference and were the most by a Bear since 2007, She was named the team's most valuable player and ECAC Co-Rookie of the Year. International play

At the 2022 World U18 Championship, Iginla sustained an upper-body injury in pre-tournament play, and was not initially expected to return in time to make her Team Canada debut at the event. Returning after the preliminary round, she scored one goal and two assists in three games, including an assist in the 3–2 gold medal game victory over the United States.

Personal life Jade Grace Iginla was born on October 19, 2004. She is the eldest child of Hockey Hall of Fame inductee Jarome Iginla. Her younger brothers Joe and Tij both play major junior hockey in the Western Hockey League. She grew up playing ringette, softball, and figure skating. She first transitioned to hockey after watching Tij play, and eventually began to pursue it full time while recovering from a long-term elbow injury as a high school freshman.

Iginla is of Yoruba descent through her father; their surname means "big tree" in the Yoruba language.

Career statistics College Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2022–23 Brown University ECAC 29 17 6 23 4 — — — — — 2023–24 Brown University ECAC 32 16 11 27 12 — — — — — 2024–25 Brown University ECAC 30 6 10 16 16 — — — — — NCAA totals 91 39 27 66 32 — — — — —

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2022 Canada U18 3 1 2 3 2 Junior totals 3 1 2 3 2

Awards and honours Award Year RefCollege ECAC All-Rookie Team 2023 ECAC Rookie of the Year 2023 Second Team All-Ivy 2024Brown University Women's Hockey Most Valuable Player 2023