Jarome Iginla News & Rumors: Pro Sports Daily

February 7

Calgary Sun

"Every time Jarome Iginla's name is brought up in the rumour mill, Calgary Flames GM Jay Feaster has shot it down. But with the Feb. 27 trade deadline visible on the horizon and the Flames on the outside of the NHL's Western Conference playoff picture, you can bet the captain's name will soon enough be the subject of many rumours. After Monday's morning skate in anticipation facing the Anaheim Ducks, Iginla was asked whether he expected to be with the Flames past the deadline. "I intend to," said Iginla, who was caught off-guard by the question. "I think we're going to be a playoff team. I believe that."

Iginla deftly dispels trade rumours again

February 7

Calgary Herald

"To Jarome Iginla, stickhandling through media scrums just comes with the job. So it was no surprise when a familiar topic came up Monday after the morning skate at the Honda Center. Specifically, his future and whether he sees himself on the move come the Feb. 27 National Hockey League trade deadline. Does the captain intend on staying with the Calgary Flames until the end of the season? "Oh yeah, I intend to," Iginla said. "I think we're going to be a playoff team. I believe that . . . I don't want to speak about the Eastern Conference, but the Western Conference is tight. I don't think there's any favourite front-runner. I think if you make the playoffs, you have a shot.""

Iginla wants to make it 12

January 30

Calgary Sun

"Jarome Iginla has been to a half-dozen NHL all-star games. Each one has taken on a different feel and tone for the Calgary Flames captain through his career arc and in the jammed Team Chara dressing room Sunday at Scotiabank Place, Iginla was a light mood, savouring the experience with his kids and laughing about the chastising he took from captain Zdeno Chara. Iginla turned the puck over late in what turned out to be a 12-9 win over Team Alfredsson. "I gave that one away near the end and Chara asked me if I was playing on their team for that one shift," said Iginla. "Once you get out there, you don't really like to be scored on. "He wanted to win. He's competitive. He thought I have that"

Iggy should pop after NHL all-star game

January 29

Calgary Sun

"The theory is obvious. The NHL all-star game, as much as it can be fun for players to attend and a showcase for the league, is not time well spent for players. Therefore, those such as Jarome Iginla — the Calgary Flames captain who will attend his sixth game this weekend in Ottawa — would be better served using the break for some downtime. That way, so the theory goes, he'd be refreshed by some days off and therefore more prolific down the stretch while the playoff chase cranks onto a high gear. But trust Iginla to prove he's not been affected after the all-star game in seasons past. In the five previous seasons Iginla has gone to the all-star games, he's always returned with a vengeance."

Flames' Iginla overrated? Ridiculous!

January 12

Calgary Sun

columnist Eric Francis

"One day after being awarded a golden stick, Jarome Iginla was unjustly awarded a golden raspberry of sorts. As part of a Sports Illustrated player poll that found Dion Phaneuf the NHL's most overrated player, the Flames captain somehow found himself 12th on the list. Apparently, concussions are a much bigger problem than we thought for today's players. How else to explain how one of the era's greatest leaders and most prolific goal scorers lands on a list that includes flops like Scott Gomez and Mike Komisarek? One of only 42 players in NHL lore to score 500 goals, Iginla is one of only 10 in the game's history to have 10 consecutive 30 or more goal seasons. Yet, somehow, the 34-year-old"

Big welcome from Lanny

January 9

Calgary Sun

"Lanny McDonald is no longer alone in the club, and he's thrilled to welcome Jarome Iginla into the fraternity. For nearly 23 years, McDonald had the distinction of being the lone player to score his 500th goal while playing for the Calgary Flames. Iginla joined McDonald with his third-period tally in Saturday's 3-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild, not only in the exclusive 500-goal club but also having done it while skating for the Flames. "It's fabulous," McDonald said Sunday morning. "Thank God for two things — he did it at home, and, more importantly, a game-winner in a winning cause. "It still would have been great but would have taken something off it had it come in a 9-1 loss (in"

Iggy second to nobody

January 9

Calgary Sun

"As if Jarome Iginla's achievement of scoring 500 goals — and more than 1,000 points — for the Calgary Flames wasn't impressive enough. Consider that from the start of the 1996-97 season to now, only one other player, Daymond Langkow, has scored more than 100 goals for the Flames in all that time (123 over six seasons). Chew on that for a while. OK, so now does anybody doubt whether Iginla has forever been on an island in leading the Flames? Sure, nobody has played close to as many games as Iginla for the Flames over that time, but nobody other than Theoren Fleury can grasp what it's been like for Iginla to be the main man during all those years."

Iginla's milestone celebrated by one and all

January 8

Calgary Herald

columnist George Johnson

"If you're in the least curious about exclusivity, avoid the obvious — don't scroll down the 42-man membership in-good-standing. Instead, check out who hasn't been allowed admittance, issued a key to the executive washroom.Ted Lindsay, Terrible Ted, isn't to be found in the National Hockey League's 500 Club. No Boom Boom Geoffrion, believe it or not. Nor Peter Stastny or Sergei Fedorov. Theo Fleury? Denis Savard? Nope. Sorry. Rod Gilbert, '70s melter of hearts and denter of twine on Broadway, didn't make the cut, either. "Wow! Amazing,'' whistled Craig Conroy, wandering through the press box prior to puck-drop Saturday night. "That's quite a list.'' Until Saturday night, a name-droppers"

Iginla always a class act

January 8

Calgary Sun

"It has been almost 16 years since a young Calgary Sun scribe was sent to Kamloops to find out more about a teenage phenom who'd soon take Calgary by storm. The two-time defending Memorial Cup champion Blazers were on the verge of playoff elimination in their own barn, opening the door for Jarome Iginla to make his NHL debut in Calgary soon thereafter. Asked if he could spare an hour over lunch to help the writer introduce him to Calgarians, the 18-year-old winger flashed a shy smile before offering a suggestion. "We can go to Earl's — players get a discount there," said Iginla, who seemed excited when told the Sun would be treating. With that, he climbed into an aging Jeep and told his"

Breakout season established Iginla as NHL powerhouse

January 8

Calgary Sun

"The stick has a special place in Denis Gauthier's home. It's a gift he received from Calgary Flames teammate Jarome Iginla to celebrate the breakout 2001-02 season in which the Flames captain led the NHL with 52 goals and 96 points. "It's still one of my prized possessions," said Gauthier, who's now retired from playing and keeps himself busy coaching and working for French-language sports channel RDS. "It might be the only thing I have from my career. For some reason, that one's special. I could have had all kinds of autographed sticks and jerseys from the places I played — and I played with some pretty decent players — but I'm satisfied just having that one. "That season meant a lot to"

Iginla followed through on lofty NHL goals

January 8

Calgary Sun

"If memory serves, it was my first conversation with Jarome Iginla. In the days leading up to the 2000-01 NHL season — my first on the Calgary Flames beat — Iginla made a bold proclamation. Despite scoring a grand total of 91 goals in his first four seasons and coming off a career-best 29-goal season in the previous campaign, Iginla — who was sporting a hairdo of small, tight braids with blond tips — said he was gunning to be a 40-goal sniper. "I remember saying that," Iginla recalled. "People asked what you're shooting for, and I think I got to 30 before, I guess 29. It didn't really make sense to say 30, one goal more. People would say, 'You're not shooting very high, eh?' "Some people"

Big nights for Olli, Lance

January 8

Calgary Sun

"Jarome Iginla's goal might be all that's remembered from Saturday night's 3-1 win over the Minnesota Wild at the Saddledome, but there was another cool moment worth celebrating. Lance Bouma, who was only officially called up from the AHL in the morning, scored his first NHL goal early in the third period to kick off the scoring. "It's pretty cool to get your first goal on that night, too," said Bouma, who hails from Provost and had some family members in attendance. "It was an unbelievable feeling. It's any kid's dream to score in the NHL. It was pretty exciting. "As soon as I saw it go in, I was pretty happy." He's just 499 behind the Flames captain and might carve out a nice little"

Iginla joins elite 500-goal club as Flames snap skid

January 8

Calgary Herald

"The milestones for Jarome Iginla keep piling up to the point that it's easy to think the man himself fails to realize their significance.Not 500 goals. Not by a long shot. The Calgary Flames captain hit the magical milestone on Saturday in an otherwise sleepy Game 43 of the marathon that is the NHL regular season, a 3-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild. "It feels better and more special to do it at home here," Iginla said, mobbed by reporters after the game. "I've been very blessed in hockey to have some great moments and memories that will stick with me. "I definitely have to pinch myself. You don't stop too often to look at things. We're always playing."

Iginla busted out at world juniors

January 5

Calgary Sun

"On Thursday night, Calgary Flames captain Jarome Iginla will hit the ice at TD Garden in Boston with an opportunity to join the NHL's prestigious 500-goal club. It would be a fitting location for the milestone marker, considering it was in the same rink that Iginla first served notice he'd become a star. "My recollection is he was like a man among boys," said former Flames GM Al Coates of the 1996 World Junior Hockey Championship in Boston. "You could see the size and strength and the ability to fend not just one defender, but sometimes two. "He was clearly a dominant player in the games.""

Iginla scores in Flames' loss to Preds

January 2

Calgary Sun

"Even if country music isn't your bag, Nashville is a great party town. Imagine how fun it can be to ring in the New Year. When the countdown to 2012 was in full swing, traffic was at a standstill throughout the downtown, especially along the strip of honky-tonks, and the fireworks set off sounded at midnight like a series of bombs. The Calgary Flames sure weren't celebrating the calendar flipping, at least not after a 5-3 loss to the Predators Sunday. How they played for much of the game, it would be easy to wonder whether anybody was tripping the light fantastic the night before. "Guys weren't out or anything like that. This is too important to be fooling around at this point in time,""

Terrible outing for Flames captain Iginla

December 30

Calgary Sun

"Tough night for the captain. Jarome Iginla has been hot for the Flames lately, but he was ice cold Thursday night against the Islanders in New York. Looking for his 500th NHL goal, he managed just a single shot on net and was a minus-2 on the night. While that second minus came on an empty netter for the Islanders, Iginla and his linemates Curtis Glencross and Olli Jokinen were out there for the winning goal, too, giving up an odd-man rush that young Isles star John Tavares took advantage of all on his own."

Iggy two away from 500 goals

December 29

Calgary Sun

"Jarome Iginla has been teased about the fact he doesn't shy away from empty-net goals. But with just a pair to check off his list in the quest for 500 career NHL counters, he's not about to change his philosophy just so he can say his milestone marker was a pretty one. If the Calgary Flames captain finds himself sitting at 499 and staring at an empty cage in front of him, he's not about to pass the puck."

Road just as sweet as home for Iginla

December 29

Calgary Herald

"Nearly balanced is the home-and-away output. It's almost enough to make Jarome Iginla the poster boy for offensive consistency. Not that he sees it that way. "It wasn't a plan or anything like that," said the Calgary Flames star winger, who has scored 252 times at home and 246 on the road. "That's just kind of the way it's shaken out Earlier I remember people in different years going, 'Oh geez, you haven't been able to get any at home.'"

Iginla inches closer to NHL 500-goal milestone

December 21

Calgary Herald

"Four-hundred and ninety-seven down. Three to go. "It's one of those things you try not to think about but you definitely do,'' said the Calgary Flames captain, after inching ever closer to the 500-goal milestone in a 2-1 squeaker over the Minnesota Wild. "I'd be lying if I said I didn't. "I'd like to (get it over with). At the same time, I'm trying to stay focused, win a few games and move up the standings. "I'm thankful to be a few from 500, but I'd like to, yeah . . . just get there.''"

Iginla closes in on 500 career NHL goals

December 18

Calgary Herald

"Jarome Iginla could have made a nice living as an enforcer.That has long been the contention of Craig Berube, former tough-guy of the Calgary Flames. In his mind, Iginla possessed enough of the requisites — the stones, the strength, the appetite — to operate as a thug in the National Hockey League. And, more than once, it did cross Iginla's mind that goal-scoring might not be his ticket to steady employment. "You're trying to figure out what role you're going to have," says the Flames captain. "You start to just be thankful you're in the NHL and (thinking), 'Are you going to be able to score any goals here?' I remember thinking, 'Maybe I'm going to be more of a role (player) with some"

Iginla's starpower shining bright

December 13

Calgary Sun

"The Calgary Flames have won three straight hockey games. Their captain and undisputed offensive leader just won the NHL's First Star of the Week. Coincidence? Not really. After registering four goals and a pair of assists last week, Flames sharpshooter Jarome Iginla was named the NHL's top performer over the seven-day stretch, which marked the club's first three-game winning streak of the season and also Iginla's only three-game point streak so far."

Iggy says Flames ready for a run

December 12

Calgary Herald

"Just in case you haven't noticed, captain Jarome Iginla is now the Flames' No. 1 sniper and tied with Olli Jokinen for points. Seems as the captain rises, the Flames rise or maybe that should read the other away around. But while Iginla has scored six of his 11 goals during a 6-1-1 run in the past eight games, the whole team has been better. They've pushed past. 500 for the first time this season and inched to within two points of a playoff spot in the Western Conference. All that after sinking to a season-low 8-12-1 on Nov. 25 after a 2-0 loss at St. Louis. "Our whole game is getting better," said the captain, following Saturday's 3-0 dismantling of the visiting Edmonton Oilers to run up"

Feaster flatly denies Iginla trade rumors

December 3

Calgary Sun

"No matter how hard he tries, Calgary Flames GM Jay Feaster can't make the rumours of a pending Jarome Iginla trade go away. The Twitterverse was fluttering Thursday night with reports — created by people who don't put their face or name to their claims — Iginla was the key part of a major deal with the Montreal Canadiens, and all that was left was for the Calgary captain to waive his no-trade clause. Feaster initially didn't want to respond to the rumours but did emphatically. "It is not true. Jarome Iginla has not been asked to waive his no-trade, and Jarome Iginla has not demanded a trade or asked for a trade," he said. "There is no list (of teams he'd go to). There is no smoking gun."

Y all the fuss about Iginla?

November 30

Calgary Sun

"Steve Yzerman is well aware of the obvious parallels drawn between his career and that of Jarome Iginla's. Both longtime captains and snipers played for just one organization and are local icons who will reside close to one another in the Hockey Hall of Fame soon after Iginla retires. The Detroit Red Wings legend also knows they are further linked by the fact Iginla was on the ice in Motown the day Yzerman's career was ended by a puck to the face, as well as by the assist Iginla had on the Golden Goal that gave Yzerman's Canadian team Olympic glory in 2010. What he can't understand is how the two are being lumped together with regards to Yzerman's shift in focus from offence to defence."

Iginla patiently shrugs off trade rumours

November 30

Calgary Herald

"Jarome Iginla has a game plan when it comes to forcing the media to cease with rampant trade speculation. "The best way to stop the stories," the captain said Tuesday, "is to win games and climb up in the standings." In recent years, the future of Iginla has dominated talk around the water cooler in Calgary even more than the regular griping over civic tax hikes and questionable snow removal. Will the face of the Calgary Flames franchise ever come to the conclusion his chances of winning a Stanley Cup here are negligible, at best? Will he pull a Ray Bourque and request a trade in hopes of realizing the dream harboured by virtually every Canadian kid to pick up a hockey stick?"

Flames' Iginla teaches that little squirt

November 28

Calgary Sun

"But if Jarome Iginla did see who squirted him with water from the Wild bench during the third period of the Calgary Flames' 5-2 victory at the Xcel Energy Center, he wasn't telling. "I honestly didn't see," the Flames captain said with a grin while talking about the incident that took place after he scored his team's fifth goal 8:26 into the final frame. "It was all just part of the game. Someone was saying something to me all shift, I was fortunate to score on the same shift as someone was yelling at me the whole time. "It was just one of those fun moments where I gave him a wink or something, and he didn't like it." Iginla didn't like being denied twice on one-timers in tight by"

Sources say Iginla considering options

November 27

Calgary Sun

"Jarome Iginla would never admit it, but he's thinking about the possibility of life without the Calgary Flames. So say several sources close to the longtime Flames captain who believe the 34-year-old winger is quietly struggling with the realization his dreams of winning a Stanley Cup will not play out in Calgary. If he's to complete the championship journey he fell one game short of in 2004, he will have to waive his no-trade clause or sign elsewhere two summers from now. Until now, Iginla has publicly refused to believe what the hockey world has known for some time: The Flames' downward trend is real. Publicly, he's steadfastly insisted he wants to be part of the solution and win a Cup"

Iggy always enjoys good cup of Joe

November 24

Calgary Sun

"Jarome Iginla seems to like The Joe. The Calgary Flames captain has scored six goals this season, and half of them have come during a pair of visits to Detroit. But more impressive than his shot through Red Wing goaltender Jimmy Howard's five-hole in the second period to get the visiting Flames on the scoreboard Wednesday night was his overall effort — still not at the superstar level we saw late last season but pretty decent, including in his own end. The Flames better hope it's a sign of good things to come."

Sutter, Iginla not on same page

November 23

Calgary Sun

"Brent Sutter is practically begging his players to buy in. He wants each of them to depend on teammates to get things done in every area of the ice in order to have success. But more than anyone, the Calgary Flames head coach needs that from his captain. If Jarome Iginla can shake the idea he's the only guy who can carry this team offensively and focus on other important aspects of his game first, others will follow his lead. And then, the goals will likely come anyway. At least that's the vision Sutter has. During a 20-minute interview Tuesday at Joe Louis Arena, he made that pretty clear."

Iggy eyes rebound

November 18

Calgary Sun

"Knowing the questions were coming his way, Jarome Iginla did his research. Admittedly, his start has been rough this NHL season. He's well aware his minus-10 rating and paltry five goals through the first 17 games is not up to anyone's standards of a top player, especially his own. But it's not as bad as last year, and the Calgary Flames captain had statistical evidence at the ready as he faced a throng of media members Thursday after practice at the Saddledome. "I actually feel better than I did last year," Iginla said when asked if it seems harder to snap out of his traditional early-season slump this time around. "I was looking at my game logs last year, and I think I was minus-6 last"

Captain's minus rating is telling

November 17

Calgary Herald

"This, in better times, would have stood up as one cracker of a line. Strength. Skill. Size. Everything you could want. These three gents are considered to be premier forwards in the National Hockey League. And now they actually are together — at the bottom of the plus-minus charts. Centre Eric Staal, minus-18, is ranked 696th overall. Dead. Last. Left-winger Rick Nash, minus-12, is tied for 694th. Right-winger Jarome Iginla, minus-10, is tied for 686th."

Avs star learning from master Iginla

November 13

Calgary Sun

"Matt Duchene had a simple reason for remaining calm through his early season struggles. The Colorado Avalanche rising star had been through it a year ago. Not only did Duchene pull out of his slump to kick off the 2010-11 season — as he's done this year — but he learned something valuable at that time thanks to Calgary Flames captain Jarome Iginla. When last season was nearing the quarter pole, Duchene was struggling in the goal-scoring department, with just two tallies in the first 18 games. Near the end of his slump, he and the Avalanche were facing the Flames, and he spotted how Iginla was in a similar situation. "I don't pay a ton of attention to stats, but I'd heard about Jarome,"

Iggy and Olli show powers Flames to win over Wings

November 4

Calgary Herald

"To some of the bewildered folks back home, Brent Sutter required a sobriety test Thursday for his pronouncements after the morning skate. Olli Jokinen and Jarome Iginla on the same line? Again? Didn't some wise soul tell us a long time ago that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting a different result? No matter. Iginla and Jokinen indeed played together in Detroit, and the Flames defeated the faltering Red Wings 4-1 at Joe Louis Arena. So is Sutter a clairvoyant of sorts? How else to explain a move that, from the outside, appeared nonsensical?"

Flames' Iginla eyes up another Scorevember

October 31

Calgary Sun

"Likely no NHL player looks forward to Halloween more than Jarome Iginla. It's not because of some desire to dress up in costume, munch on chocolate bars or go bobbing for apples. Halloween means the end of the NHL's opening month, and it usually indicates better times are ahead for the Calgary Flames captain. "I've had a few frustrating Octobers," he admitted after Sunday's practice at the Stampede Corral. Add October 2011 to that list for Iginla, whose team returns to action Tuesday against the Vancouver Canucks."

Light starting to go on for Iginla

October 16

Calgary Herald

"Jarome Iginla has some calming words for Calgary Flames fans understandably disturbed over the 1-3 start to the season for their favourite hockey club. "You know, in the last 10 minutes, I started feeling pretty good," the captain said Saturday in the aftermath of a 3-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. "Unfortunately, it was a little too late. "Personally, I'll build off that. In the final 10 minutes, I felt normal again." Iginla, 34, missed virtually all of training camp with a bad back. On Friday, he told reporters the back wasn't bothering him at all — he simply needed to feel like himself again in terms of timing and puck feel."

Iginla admits he was rusty in Flames opener

October 10

Calgary Sun

"The only injury issue Jarome Iginla was facing after Saturday's season opener was right there for all to see. For much of the Calgary Flames 5-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins, the captain had a bandage just below his mouth for a nasty gash courtesy a high stick. "Just a follow through on a shot. It's not a penalty," Iginla said. The scar which will be the end result isn't his first and won't be the last. The good news on the injury front for Iginla was his sore back — which kept him out of all of the pre-season games and most of training camp — wasn't an issue in the curtain raiser."

Iginla goes full blast

October 5

Calgary Sun

"There should be no more delays in Jarome Iginla's final stretch to 500 goals. After more than two weeks spent either resting or doing some light skating by himself or the other injured brigade members due to his bad back, the Calgary Flames captain was at full blast in Tuesday's practice in Banff. Barring an unforeseen issue, Iginla is set to play in Saturday's season-opener against the Pittsburgh Penguins. "I've been feeling really good," Iginla said. "We definitely took more time to make sure (it's 100%) and everything's been really positive. Hopefully, it's just a one-off and not an issue down the road."

Iginla to be ready for season opener

October 1

Calgary Sun

"Brent Sutter wouldn't go as far as saying Jarome Iginla will unequivocally be 100% ready for the Calgary Flames season opener. But Sutter came as close as possible Friday when the Flames captain skated for the second straight day after missing a dozen days due to a back problem. Iginla didn't participate in practice at Westside Recreation Centre, but he skated with Rene Bourque and Brett Carson — two guys who've also been on the shelf — before the rest of the squad hit the ice. "I shouldn't say for sure because there's nothing for sure in life, but I think we'll definitely have Bourque and Jarome," Sutter said. "It's a good chance, anyway, for the start of the regular season." On a"

Jarome Iginla hits the ice for solo skate, makes progess

September 30

Calgary Herald

"Perhaps it doesn't carry the wide-scale breathlessness of, say, "Garbo Talks!" or "Man Walks on Moon!" but around Calgary these days any good news on the captain front carries an automatic exclamation point tacked on to the end. Iginla skates! Briefly. Twenty minutes or so. By his lonesome. Without, saints be praised, being wheeled off the ice on a gurney. For the first time since feeling a twinge in his back early on opening day of training camp."

Iginla recovery continues

September 29

Calgary Sun

"The only Jarome Iginla sighting Wednesday was a plain-clothes visit to join his teammates for a mandatory seminar taking place at the Westside Recreation Centre. The Calgary Flames practised without their captain once again, although GM Jay Feaster said he's "doing fine" and that they "anticipate he'll be on the ice by the end of the week." Head coach Brent Sutter was less committal. Then again, only Iginla really knows exactly how he's feeling after suffering from back spasms on the first day of practice almost two weeks ago. And Iginla isn't talking yet. "It's still a day-to-day thing. When Jarome feels like he's up to snuff to be getting on the ice, that's when he'll get on the ice,""

No Iggy just yet

September 28

Calgary Sun

"The Calgary Flames captain hasn't skated since the first day of on-ice workouts at training camp, and the team is treating his back spasms very cautiously to ensure he's ready to go when the games start to count in the standings. "He's still not skating," head coach Brent Sutter said Tuesday after the morning practice ahead of an exhibition outing against the New York Islanders. "But we'll see how the next few days go." GM Jay Feaster suggested this week Iginla could lace up again as early as Wednesday's practice, but don't expect the 34-year-old star to suit up before the Oct. 8 season opener against the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Saddledome."

Don't worry about Iginla — yet

September 23

Calgary Sun

"Six days into camp and still no Jarome Iginla. Fifteen days until the puck drops to open the season, and the Flames are still without their captain. From the moment No. 12 left the opening practice of this year's camp with back spasms, the club has downplayed the injury. Yet, what team officials and Iginla suggested was likely a minor, day-to-day ailment has now stretched into almost a full week. And still there's no timeline for a return. So, given his importance to the franchise and any chance the team has of breaking the string of two straight playoff-less seasons, the obvious question is this: When do fans start to worry? "Don't," was coach Brent Sutter's advice."

Flames taking it easy with Iginla's back

September 23

Calgary Herald

"Calgary Flames captain Jarome Iginla continues to show up for off-ice training, but that's as far as it goes as he continues to rest a wonky back. Iginla hasn't been on the ice since he left the first session on opening day of training camp with back spasms. Coach Brent Sutter said people shouldn't be concerned. "We're just being smart," reiterated the coach, following Thursday's triple practice sessions. "We want him to be 100 per cent and there's no rush, no need for him to be out here at this time."

Iginla: I'll be back

September 20

Calgary Sun

"The daily Jarome Iginla update crowd grew bigger Monday. Concern might be growing, too. Considering this team hasn't had to do without its biggest star for any real length of time since he joined the Flames full-time in 1996, it's hard to imagine them without him. It's unlikely his minor bout with back spasms that has kept him off the ice for two straight days — and possibly a couple more to come — is a signal the 34-year-old is breaking down physically. Rumour has it he claimed the title of Fittest Flame once again this year. But there's a reason the group waiting for word from Iginla on his current status multiplied. One day, his time in the NHL will come to a close. And it could be"

Flames play it safe with Iginla's back woes

September 20

Calgary Herald

"Many are auditioning for a job. Jarome Iginla is not. Many are trying to catch an eye. Iginla is not. Many are in perfect physical condition. Iginla, alas, is not. While back spasms continue to keep the Calgary Flames' captain on the sidelines during training camp, it's laughable to consider him losing traction on the depth charts. No one is worrying about Iginla's capabilities. "Obviously, it's a situation where he's got nothing to prove," said Flames coach Brent Sutter, whose star winger is 1,106 games and 1,006 points to the good in the National Hockey League. "I just want Jarome healthy so he can have a real good start to the season. There's no need to have anybody on the ice who's not"

Sitting ailing Iginla no-brainer for Flames

September 19

Calgary Sun

"The Flames are playing it safe with Jarome Iginla. And why not? There've been just a pair of on-ice sessions, and it's not like the former 50-goal scorer has anything to prove. Back spasms kept the Flames captain out Sunday after the issue forced him out of Saturday's action early. "Hey, it's just two days into camp. There's no pressure on anybody to be out there skating if they're not 100%," said head coach Brent Sutter. "He'll be fine. "We're just making sure we handle it the right way." Among the injured, defenceman Cory Sarich (pelvis) and forward Brendan Morrison (knee) both skated with groups while wearing yellow jerseys. Brett Carson (undisclosed) and Raitis Ivanans"

Back spasms cut Iginla's day short

September 18

Calgary Sun

"First his brain let him down, then his back. It was a tough start to training camp for Calgary Flames captain Jarome Iginla Saturday. His late-morning session came to an early end on the ice after about 20 minutes when his back started acting up. "I just had a little bit of a spasm there," Iginla said after going through the pre-season photo shoots that followed practice. "I've had them during the season and stuff over the years. Unfortunately, it happened today, first day — I was looking forward to it.""

Teammates nominate Jarome Iginla for King Clancy trophy

April 15

Calgary Herald

"With his Calgary Flames teammates doing the voting, Jarome Iginla has been nominated for the 2011 King Clancy Memorial Trophy. The award goes annually to the National Hockey League player who "best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and who has made a significant humanitarian contribution to his community." Each NHL club, with its own players voting, selects one nominee. Iginla, the Flames captain and star right-winger, reached the 1,000-point plateau this past season, making him the 77th NHLer to achieve that milestone. He also hit 30 goals for the 10th consecutive winter, in addition to cresting the 40-goal plateau for the fourth time. Iginla, 33, also continues to be"

Iggy's off-ice contributions lauded

April 15

Calgary Sun

"As good as he was on the ice over the last half of the NHL season, Jarome Iginla has had even more of an impact off it. For that, he's been nominated by his Calgary Flames teammates for the King Clancy Memorial Trophy, which is given annually to the NHLer 'who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and who has made a significant humanitarian contribution to his community.' The Flames captain won the award in 2004, and was also nominated in 2002. Iginla's on-ice achievements speak for themselves. He likely doesn't get enough credit for the off-ice involvement. He's been an ambassador for KidSport since 2000, now donating $2,000 for every regular-season goal to raise funds"