Virgo
I’ve been in the NHL about 11 or 12 years. It’s gone so quick. I’d love to play until I’m 40 years old, but as quick as the last 12 have gone, and now that I’m getting older, who knows. I want to win a Stanley Cup and I realize there’s only a certain amount of time.
I was absolutely disappointed not to be in the Stanley Cup Finals this year. On the one hand, I have a lot of respect for Detroit, what they’ve done as a team and how good they are. Between Detroit and Pittsburgh, certainly if there was a team that had the veteran experience to be on top, that was Detroit.
On the other hand, the regular season is enjoyable, but I played to be in the playoffs and win the Stanley Cup!
Golf Season
In the summer my wife and I spend a lot of time out in Kelowna, British Columbia. We have two kids – our daughter turns four in October and our son turns two in August. We actually have another one on the way in August. It’s busy.
During the season the focus is on preparation for games; summers are really just about recovery and family time. We’re very fortunate to have that time in the summer to chase the kids around.
When I was younger, it was pretty much all hockey, movies and whatever, but as I got older I had to manage my time a little bit more. It’s all still enjoyable.
Making It
There have been a lot of enjoyable moments in my career, but I think the one that stands out the most is probably my first NHL game and getting called up to the playoffs.
COMMENTS (3)
RATE THIS STORY
There are reports today that Vanessa Hudgens has been...
I thought covering the Democratic National Convention in my hometown would be a breeze....
Comments
Re: Jarome Iginla: Chasing The Win
By luyen, June 5, 2008 at 14:22I can't believe he's been around for 12 years already, how time flies! So elusive is the cup...so many greats have never lifted it.
Re: Jarome Iginla: Chasing The Win
By Michelle Kenneth, June 5, 2008 at 10:34Congratulations on finally getting this interview. We've been waiting a year now! Just great to see it finally happened.
What Jarome says about the Cup is exactly the same way that Darius Kasparaitis was talking when I did my interview with him earlier this season. Even during the Playoffs when I was in both the New Jersey Devils and New York Rangers locker rooms, all any hockey player in those locker rooms wanted was the Cup. Their main goal in life is to have that moment when they can lift the Cup over their heads and kiss it. That is why they are in the NHL.
You will find that a lot of NHLers most prized moments or goals in life are the Cup. That's what it's all about. Winning a gold medal in the Olympics comes nowhere close to what it means to win the Stanley Cup.
Re: Jarome Iginla: Chasing The Win
By Heather Wallace, June 5, 2008 at 10:21I couldn't help but think that hockey players who haven't won a Cup have a "Stanley Cup Biological Clock" thing going on when Jarome remarked he hopes he can win one by age 40...
I also had to laugh when he said people wouldn't remember him after he retires, not to mention the fact that he thinks he will retire by age 40! Something tells me he's got the juice to carry on until he carries the Cup, whether that's sooner or later. Either way, stay with the Flames Jarome - We'd like to see you carry the Cup back to Alberta. :)
Heather Wallace
senior editor
Orato.com