Tij Iginla expected to be high pick at NHL draft
Tij Iginla doesn’t shy away from his famous last name, instead embracing the expectations that come with being the son of a Hockey Hall of Famer.
“Obviously, if I was to go to Calgary, that would be kind of magnified,” he added. “I mean, I’d be thrilled to go anywhere. But I think it would be cool to play in a Canadian market where the fans have as much passion as they do.” The Flames currently hold the ninth pick, and Iginla just happens to be NHL Central Scouting’s ninth-ranked North American skater, though his overall ranking drops outside of the top 10 when adding in European skaters.More family ties
“Maybe take a couple of advices from him, but just kind of do my own thing,” the 18-year-old Koivu said, when asked about his father who is an adviser for his son’s Finnish League team, TPS. “Maybe sometimes it might actually motivate me a bit because he played. So I kind of just want to show people that I can play as well, and I can be a good player myself.”
“I just tried to use it as fuel and motivation as much as I could,” he added. “Going through that adversity, I think it helped me to build a lot of grit.”Rockets coach Kris Mallette was impressed by how Iginla responded to adversity while being open to constructive criticism and improving his game. Mallette said he would often relay to Iginla conversations he had with NHL scouts on what they perceived being the player’s deficiencies.
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