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Originally Posted by CalgaryFan1988
I will always remember Iginla's career for personal reasons, surrounding my late wife. Meeting her when Iginla was coming into his own and introducing her to hockey, she fell in love with the Flames and Iginla. We were together for 15 years, coincidentally Iginla was the face of the Flames for 14 of those 15 years.
I love this story about Iginla from his wiki page.
"Iginla is well known for his kind-hearted nature. Former Flames General manager Craig Button described Iginla as being grounded: "He doesn't carry himself with any attitude or arrogance. He's confident in his abilities. He's self-assured. He's genuine. He's a better person than he is a player, and we all know what kind of player he is."In 2002, while in Salt Lake City for the Winter Olympic Games, Iginla struck up a conversation with four Calgarians sitting next to his table, and found out they were sleeping in their car outside of the hotel. He excused himself from the conversation, and booked them accommodations at his own expense at the hotel his family was staying in."
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Aww man, I am sorry to hear that part.
