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Former RHA Kelowna student-athlete Tij Iginla has signed his NHL Entry Level Contract with Utah Hockey Club.

Iginla was selected sixth overall by Utah at the 2024 NHL Entry Draft becoming the first player selected in franchise history.

A forward from Lake Country, BC, Iginla听 joined RHA Kelowna for the 2021/22 U18 Prep season. In 32 games he recorded a team high 26 goals, finishing second in team scoring with 48 points.

Selected ninth overall by the Seattle Thunderbirds at the 2021 WHL Draft, Iginla joined Seattle for the 2022/23 season tallying 18 points in 48 games. He would add an additional point in three playoff games as Seattle were crowned WHL Champions.

That season he would win a silver medal with Team Canada at the U17 World Hockey Challenge, recording seven points in seven games.

Prior to the start of the 2023/24 season Iginla would be traded to the Kelowna Rockets leading to a breakout season of 84 points in 64 games while being named a WHL (BC) First All-Star Team. He would help Canada capture gold at the U18 World Championships with 12 points in 7 games.

Tij is the son of former NHLer and Hockey Hall of Fame member Jarome Iginla.