Mammoth get major Tij Iginla update before WHL Memorial Cup
Jarome's son is certainly raising his stock.
Mammoth get major Tij Iginla update before WHL Memorial Cup originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Tij Iginla continues to prove that his hockey future is bright.
Soon enough, he'll be suiting up full-time in the NHL for the Utah Mammoth . First, though, he has some big WHL games to play in the Memorial Cup. Iginla, the son of Calgary legend Jarome, plays in the Western Hockey League for the Kelowna Rockets.
This season, he put up 41 goals and 49 assists across 48 games. He averaged nearly two points per game. "He’s a stout goal scorer who plays with as much poise and hockey sense as anyone at this level," wrote Steven Ellis of Daily Faceoff .
"The highly skilled sniper can shoot from anywhere, and he’s one of the more competitive junior players from a physical and battle-winning standpoint. " MORE: Sabres' story of this season is about all the chapters along the way All of that points to a guy who is ready for the NHL, right? That's exactly what Ellis thinks.