Jarome Iginla, the third player to have his number retired by the Calgary Flames, turns 44 today.
Iginla spent parts of 17 seasons with the Flames after debuting with the team during the 1995-96 playoffs. While wearing his iconic No. 12 in Calgary, he racked up 525 goals and 1,095 points in 1,219 regular-season games (all franchise records).
A two-time 50-goal scorer, Iginla captured two “Rocket” Richard Trophies during his career and was thrice named to the NHL’s end-of-season first all-star team. He won the Art Ross Trophy as the NHL’s leading point-scorer in 2001–02, scoring a career-high 52 goals with Calgary that season while also winning his first of two Olympic gold medals.