Jade Iginla Explained

Birth Date:19 October 2004
Birth Place:Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Height Ft:5
Height In:8
Position:Right wing
Shoots:Right
League:NCAA
Team:Brown University
Sex:f

Jade Iginla (born October 19, 2004) is a Canadian college ice hockey right wing 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.

Iginla joined Brown University for the 2022–23 season, where she was immediately an impact player.[1] 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, as well as the most among ECAC freshmen and third among rookies nationally.[2] She was named the team's most valuable player and ECAC Co-Rookie of the Year.

As a sophomore in the 2023–24 season, Iginla scored 16 goals and 27 points, including a hat-trick against Harvard University on February 9, 2024. Her 11 assists ranked second among Brown players, and her 99 shots led the team. For her efforts, she would be named Second Team All-Ivy League.

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.[3] 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.[4]

Personal life

Iginla 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.[5] She grew up playing ringette, softball, and figure skating, and transitioned to hockey while recovering from a long-term elbow injury as a high school freshman.[6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
Team LeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
2022–23Brown UniversityECAC29 17 6 23 4
2023–24Brown UniversityECAC32 16 11 27 12
NCAA totals61 33 17 50 16

International

YearTeamEventResultGP G A Pts PIM
2022CanadaU183 1 2 3 2
Junior totals3 1 2 3 2

Awards and honours

AwardYearRef
College
ECAC All-Rookie Team2023[7]
ECAC Rookie of the Year2023[8]
Second Team All-Ivy2024
Brown University
Women's Hockey Most Valuable Player2023

Notes and References

  1. News: Klinkenberg . Marty . Jade Iginla making her presence known with Brown University's hockey team, and on the family rink . June 8, 2024 . . November 18, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221207235435/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/article-jade-iginla-making-her-presence-known-with-brown-universitys-hockey/ . December 7, 2022 . live.
  2. Web site: ECAC Hockey Announces 2022-23 Women's All-League Teams . . June 8, 2024 . March 2, 2023.
  3. Web site: Canada F Iginla to miss U18 women's hockey worlds - TSN.ca . . June 8, 2024 . June 6, 2022.
  4. Web site: Douglas . William . Color of Hockey: Jade Iginla wins gold with Hall of Fame father watching . . June 8, 2024 . July 25, 2022.
  5. Web site: Douglas . William . Color of Hockey: Iginla's children adding to family's legacy in game . . June 8, 2024 . February 26, 2024.
  6. Web site: Clark . Ryan S. . You know their dad. Now meet the next generation of Iginlas making their mark on hockey . . June 8, 2024 . April 26, 2022.
  7. Web site: Kennedy . Ian . Recruiting Class: Brown Gets Offensive . . June 8, 2024 . en . 13 August 2023.
  8. Web site: Jade Iginla - Women's Ice Hockey . Brown University Athletics . June 8, 2024.